Maintenance Technician

Base pay range

$17.00/hr - $19.00/hr

• Basic practices and methods in the repair of buildings, including safety procedures; common tools, equipment, and materials used in the carpentry, painting, plumbing and electrical trades; electro‑mechanical appliances used in homes and other buildings.

• Determine need for repairs involving a variety of building trades; recognize hazards typical of the work; use hand tools utilized in a variety of building trades; read blueprints and sketches; estimate time and material needed to perform a job;
• Make mechanical repairs to equipment and appliances; understand and follow oral and written instructions.

• Applicants must be physically able to perform, efficiently and effectively, the essential duties of the position. Typical physical tasks include reading blueprints and specifications, reading measurements on tape ruler, visually inspecting exteriors of buildings for deficiencies, matching color‑coded electrical wires, mixing to match touch‑up paint, listening to detect problems in electrical motors or equipment, making electrical connections, repairing or replacing leaky faucets, soldering copper pipes, hammering nails, sanding and painting walls and ceilings, repairing pipes under house;
  
  digging holes and mixing cement; climbing up ladders with gear; lifting lumber and heavy timber; lifting bags of cement; cracking concrete using a sledge hammer; loosening pipe fittings; crawling through ceiling to do repairs; standing on planks to paint buildings; performing repairs and inspections of buildings; digging trenches to repair and replace water lines; building tile walls.

• Valid motor vehicle operator's license.
• Lift/carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted, and lift/carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds assisted by another person and/or use of equipment (e.g., hoisting equipment, hand truck).

Reports to Maintenance Director

Not Applicable

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Hospitals and Health Care