General Maintenance II

FAIRFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA

JOB DESCRIPTION , JULY 2025

JOB TITLE:

MAINTENANCE II MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Under close supervision, the Maintenance II position performs general maintenance duties across district schools and facilities. This includes unskilled to skilled work in maintaining and repairing district buildings, ensuring facilities are properly maintained and visually appealing. The position involves inspecting buildings for safety, assisting with minor repairs, and performing general maintenance duties as required. The Maintenance II reports to the Coordinator of Maintenance and is essential to the upkeep and appearance of district facilities.

• Performs a variety of unskilled to skilled work to maintain and repair District schools and other facilities.
• Inspects general condition of buildings for safety purposes; notifies supervisor of maintenance and repair need
• Requests and picks up supplies and materials as needed.
• Assists other trades workers with assignments as required, which may include minor maintenance work.
• Assists in completing capital construction/renovation projects as needed.
• Loads, transports, unloads and delivers equipment, materials and tools to District work sites as necessary.
• Moves furniture and other heavy objects; sets up for meetings and special events as requested.
• Cleans and maintains assigned vehicles, tools and equipment.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of work completed and materials used.
• Maintains a clean and orderly shop area.
• Performs all duties in compliance with District and department policies, procedures and standards of quality and safety.
• Receives and responds to concerns, complaints and inquiries in areas of responsibility.
• May operate a pickup truck, bucket truck, forklift, man lift, and a variety of equipment such as ladders, electrician's tools, mechanic's tools, plumbing tools, carpentry tools, welding equipment, painting tools, meters, etc.; uses hardware, spare parts, building materials and other maintenance supplies.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as the immediate supervisor, co-workers facility supervisors, District / school administrators and staff, vendors and service providers, and the general public.
• Attends training, meetings, workshops, etc., as necessary to maintain and enhance job knowledge and skills.

• Performs grounds maintenance activities, including but not limited to mowing grass, installing landscape materials, trimming / pruning trees and shrubbery, removing weeds, removing trash and debris, raking, edging sidewalks, etc.
• Repairs potholes in pavement as needed.
• Dismantles structures and fixtures as requested.

• Remains on call after regular working hours for emergency response.
• Moves furniture and other heavy items as necessary.
• Assists other building trades /maintenance staff with tasks as necessary.
• Performs related duties as required.

Requires high school diploma or GED with specialized vocational training supplemented by one to two years of related facility maintenance experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must possess a valid state driver's license.

• Physical Requirements:
  
  Requires medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing, stretching or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.
• Data Conception:
  Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.
• Interpersonal Communication:
  Requires the ability of speaking and/or signalling people to convey or exchange information. Includes the receiving of information and instructions from supervisor.
• Language Ability:
  Requires the ability to read work orders, technical instruction, diagrams, blueprints. Requires the ability to prepare routine records with the proper format. Has the ability to speak before others with poise, voice control and confidence.
• Intelligence:
  Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations. Requires the ability to learn and understand principles and techniques; to make routine independent judgments in absence of supervision; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation.
  
  Must have the ability to comprehend and…