Building and Grounds Maintenance Worker Part-Time

Description

Job Summary:

Performs semi skilled work in a variety of areas; grounds keeping; electrical, plumbing, carpentry or refrigeration and heating.  $15.53 minimum starting hourly rate.

Essential Functions:

• Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers;
• Maintains and adjusts sprinkler systems, provides irrigation services, maintains irrigation equipment, and removes graffiti;
• Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas;
• Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls;
• Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes;
• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws;
• Gather and remove litter;
• Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools;
• Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders;
• Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, ball fields, or other grounds features;
• Clean or prepare sites to eliminate possible hazards;
• Provide proper upkeep of restrooms, shelters, picnic tables, buildings, houses, roads, pads, and other infrastructure;
• Load, or unload materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations according to directions;
• Inspect, clean, repair and maintain equipment, including light maintenance and servicing equipment;
• Prepare time and work reports;
• Provide safe and pleasant environment for public;
• Perform trash and debris removal, cleaning of facilities and restrooms;
• Work to improve customer service;
• Work with other departments to ensure efficient and effective service delivery;
• Performs a variety of tasks, including the maintenance and repair of city owned structures and facilities;
• Performs rough carpentry tasks such as framing walls, roofs, and partitions; remodels existing structures by demolishing walls and constructing new walls and doors;
• Performs other carpentry tasks such as cabinet making, finish carpentry, insulation, suspending new ceilings, dry wall, and painting;
• Repairs, replaces, installs, and maintains electrical systems including lighting fixtures, motors, pumps, power disconnects, circuit breaker panels, fuses, photo cells, wiring and conductor raceways;
• Repairs, replaces, installs, and maintains refrigeration and heating systems including water heaters, compressors, relays, contactors, motors, valves, belts, blowers, humidifiers, pneumatic systems, etc.;
• Performs room maintenance functions including roof cleaning and inspections, repairing splits, punctures, and roof drains on all types of roof systems;
• Performs plumbing maintenance and repairs including, replacing or installing drains, feed lines, vents, flush valves, copper pipes, unplugging drains;
• Performs welding and metal fabricating tasks while maintaining, building and repairing structures and equipment;
• Prepares surfaces fro painting by sanding and cleaning; covers or removes graffiti from city building by caulking, scraping, power washing, paint color matching, and painting;
• Works and coordinates with contractors plans and specifications; reads and performs duties from blue prints;
• Participate in the maintenance of athletic fields (baseball, softball, football) and related work as required;
• Display courteous, civil, and respectful behavior to all persons and shall make every effort to meet the needs of citizens requesting assistance;
• Refrain from the use of abusive, indecent or profane language or gestures in the workplace, in the performance of duties or in the presence of a member of the public;
• Perform duties in a manner that is fair, impartial, and without prejudice toward any person or group;
• Refrain from arguing unnecessarily with any person or otherwise showing a lack of self-control, ridicule, or defame any employee, elected official or any other person or any agency of the City of Columbia;
• Display responsibility for attendance and promptness and report to the work area on time.

Secondary Functions:

• Performs other building maintenance projects such as hanging pictures, repairing and replacing locks, moving furniture, assembling and hanging steel shelving, install fences, sandblasting and repairing windows;
• Obtains price quotes for materials;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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