Building Maintenance Worker II

The City of Springfield is currently accepting applications for the classified position of Building Maintenance Worker II!

This is skilled mechanical, building and grounds maintenance work at a variety of city facilities. Work involves performing a variety of maintenance and repair tasks on the outside and inside of city buildings. Work may also involve performing specialized maintenance and repair tasks that require advanced skills in heating and air conditioning, controls, carpentry, painting, electrical, plumbing and other trade areas.

The nature of work in this class is distinguished from work at the I level by the wider variety of trade specialties involved and higher-level technical or specialized skills required by the tasks performed.

• Repairs and maintains low-pressure boiler systems and central heating/air conditioning/ventilation systems, including pneumatic, mechanical, and electrical control systems; installs HVAC equipment according to manufacturer's instructions and diagrams; fabricates and installs heating/ventilating ducts.

• Repairs and performs preventive maintenance on electric motors, pumps, air compressors, controls, and related equipment.
• Performs maintenance and finishes carpentry tasks, including framing up walls, doorways and windows; installs and tapes drywall or installs paneling and carpeting; builds shelves, bookcases, steps, tables, and other office equipment.
• Repairs, installs and maintains plumbing and irrigation systems.
• Installs and repairs telephone equipment and lines; installs computer hardware and connecting cables.
• Performs a variety of building and grounds maintenance tasks, including but not limited to repairing garage doors and door locks, cutting and glazing window panes, repairing office furniture and equipment, repairing or replacing electrical fixtures and installing new conduit, pulling wire, and replacing fuses or circuit breakers; snow removal and landscaping.
• Performs masonry work, including replacing pavers, performing general concrete work on sidewalks, steps, curb and driveways, and filling cracks with expansion materials.
• Uses hand and bench tools to perform work.
• Performs all other job related work as assigned.

• Any combination of training equivalent to completion of high school, vocational school, or GED and considerable experience in mechanical maintenance and building maintenance; or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Must possess a valid Ohio driver’s license and meet and maintain insurability requirements under the City’s insurance plan.

• Considerable knowledge of hand and machine tools used for building and equipment maintenance.

• Considerable knowledge of the carpentry, painting, plumbing, and electrical trades as they relate to building and equipment maintenance and repair.
• Considerable knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety procedures used in building and mechanical maintenance activities.
• Knowledge of the operating procedures of low-pressure boiler systems, temperature control systems, and their related plumbing equipment and fixtures.
• Knowledge of the operation and maintenance of commercial-type air conditioning systems, air compressors, condensers, air handlers, pumps, blowers, motors, and related controls.