Maintenance Technicians

Accountable To: Maintenance Manager or Maintenance Supervisor

Department: Maintenance

Band: B

Grade: 2

Subgrade: 2

Come join one of the nation’s highest ranked housing agencies. Be a part of an innovative and creative team of individuals committed to serving the community by providing affordable, quality housing.

The St. Paul Public Housing Agency (PHA) has been serving the community for over 45 years. St. Paul PHA is an independent agency that owns and operates affordable rental housing for low-income families and individuals throughout the City, with subsidies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The PHA provides approximately 4,273 affordable rental units in hi-rise buildings, townhomes, and scattered site single family and duplex homes.

The PHA administers 5,242 Housing Choice Vouchers, paying over 45 million annually in federal rent subsidies to private owners who rent units to eligible families and individuals with very low incomes.

The PHA helps families and individuals with low incomes achieve greater stability and self-reliance by providing safe, affordable, quality housing and links to community services.

The PHA offers a generous employee benefits package. The standard package includes paid vacation and sick leave; eleven paid designated holidays and two paid floating holidays; health and dental insurance coverage; and an employer pension contribution equal to 7% of employee's salary (employee contributes 5%). Additional benefits vary by contract or Supervisory and Confidential (S&C) policies.

Incumbents are responsible for performing routine maintenance and janitorial duties in hi-rise buildings to ensure the safety of the building, its residents and equipment.

The Maintenance Technician is the second level of five level maintenance series and is responsible for addressing maintenance and safety issues in hi-rise buildings; and is distinguished from the Maintenance Mechanic, which is responsible for performing semi-skilled maintenance and repairs and is distinguished from the Maintenance Helper by its responsibility for semi-skilled maintenance duties and floor care in hi-rise buildings.

Same as above.

• Performs routine cleaning duties in hi-rise building common areas such as community room, offices, restrooms and elevators to include: cleaning and dusting furniture; washing windows and walls; vacuuming hallways; minor touch up and repair and painting of walls; and, floor care such as stripping and waxing.
• Prepares hi-rise units for rental to include: clean appliances; wash windows; wash out cupboards and closets; strip and wax unit floors; completes minor electrical repairs such as replace switches; minor repair of plumbing such as leaking faucets; replace unit locks; repair screens; minor tile replace or repair; replace cabinet hardware and, minor repair on refrigerators and stoves.
• Performs routine, emergency and after hours work order service requests in hi-rise buildings such as repair plumbing, electrical, and appliances such as leaking sinks and toilets; replace unit locks; clean out plugged drains, repair minor electrical problems such as replace switches, minor repair on refrigerators and stoves. Responds to floods and do appropriated clean up.
• Performs grounds maintenance duties around the hi-rise to include: removing leaves, branches, trash, and debris from sidewalks, walking paths and parking lots; trimming hedges and shrubs; edging and mowing; and, salting and snow removal.
• Performs preventative maintenance on dwelling units to include: inspecting and servicing electrical, plumbing, heating systems and appliances.
• Operates vehicles and equipment such as snowplows, riding mowers and saws and performs routine preventive maintenance such as changing oil and sharpening and replacing blades.
• Performs records management duties to include: locations of emergency or maintenance equipment within hi-rise building, after-hours emergency phone numbers, and inventory records.
• Complete and turn in all reports, daily work logs and receipts.
• Responds to hi-rise building alarms in…