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The following is a representative list of the duties and responsibilities associated with this position:

• Troubleshoots minor maintenance problems involving electrical, structural, plumbing, and equipment repair or replacement.
• Performs preventive building maintenance duties, caulks windows and doors, repairs and replaces broken windows.
• Performs routine plumbing repairs such as unstopping toilets, sinks or urinals, fixing water leaks, leaking faucets, and water fountains.
• Performs routine electrical repairs such as changing light bulbs or fluorescent lamps and assists in repairing ballast and light fixtures.
• Purchases supplies, equipment, and materials necessary to complete projects.
• Assembles and moves furniture; hangs pictures and bulletin boards, moves and sets up tables and chairs.
• Repairs and replaces door knobs or locks, repairs door closures, patches holes in walls.
• Paints interior and exterior walls.
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures and safety standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of trades related to building maintenance and repair.
• Knowledge of a variety of building maintenance procedures and techniques.
• Knowledge of machinery, equipment, and tools necessary for the maintenance and repair of commercial buildings.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Skill in reading and following blueprints and assembly instructions.
• Skills in following safety practices and recognizing hazards.
• Skill in using hand and power tools.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Company staff and the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Walking: Moving about on foot 
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) 50-75 lbs., 
• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder 
• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Includes slapping, striking, kicking, and treadle actions) 
• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) 
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles using feet and legs or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized 
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces, or maintaining body equilibrium when performing gymnastic feats 
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles 
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees 
• Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine 
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet 
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction 
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands. Fingers are involved only to the extent that they are an extension of the hand, such as to turn a switch or shift automobile gears 
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling 
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips 
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly 
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds by ear 
• Tasting/Smelling: Distinguishing, with a degree of accuracy, differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors or odors, or recognizing Near particular flavors or odors using tongue or nose 
• Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less 
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more 
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision. Ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are 
• Visual Accommodation: Adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This factor is required when doing near point work at varying distances from the eye 
• Color Vision: Ability to identify and distinguish colors 
• Field of Vision: Observing an area that can be seen up and down or to right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point 

Environmental Conditions: Exposure to...

• Weather 
• Moving mechanical parts 
• Non-Climate controlled conditions
• Wet and/or humid conditions
• High, exposed places 
• Noise  
• Vibration