Maintenance Mechanic

This is a Civil Service Position - appointment in the position is contingent on approval from Dutchess County Civil Service.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

This class involves a variety of building maintenance and repair tasks of a generally skilled nature. Although employees in this class may, by reason of personal training and experience, devote more of their time to work of a single specialized field, they may be required to work along various building maintenance lines as the occasion demands. Employees are expected to be able to perform or learn to perform a wide variety of duties within the field of building maintenance and repair, and may also be required to perform grounds maintenance tasks when necessary. The duties of this class differ from Maintenance Worker by reason of the more skilled nature of the work involved. Incumbents perform their duties with wide latitude for independent planning or laying out of the working details. In those cases where supervisory responsibilities are involved, the Maintenance Mechanic acts as foreman over a number of workers who perform maintenance and repair jobs of a less skilled nature..

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES include but are not limited to:

1. Performs skilled repairs to plumbing, steam lines, electric wiring and equipment, furniture, doors and windows, hardware and varied mechanical equipment and machinery;

2. Installs shelving, storage cabinets and new hardware, and performs other skilled carpentry tasks;

3. Does skilled painting work;

4. Maintains and repairs central heating systems;

5. Performs grounds maintenance

6. Makes inspections of property to ascertain repair needs;

7. Estimates material required for repairs;

8. Performs snow and ice control activities;

9. Prep vacant apartments for turnover

10. May keep daily time and material records;

11. May oversee seasonal help.

12. Make repairs in occupied apartments

13. Participate in an on-call rotation to respond to after hour maintenance requests

14. Does related work as required.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Knowledge of various building construction trades sufficient to be able to perform a wide range of maintenance and repair activities on facilities; Knowledge of routine grounds maintenance; Ability to learn new repair or installation procedures to perform non-routine repairs; Ability to plan and supervise the work of others; Ability to understand oral and written directions; Ability to work in adverse weather conditions; Personal characteristics necessary to perform the duties of the position; Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EITHER: (A) One year of work experience as a journeyman in a skilled trade, such as plumbing, electrical, carpentry or steam fitting; OR: (B) Four years of experience in either general building construction or in building maintenance work; OR: (C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as indicated in (A) and (B) above.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person