Maintenance Technician - Semi Skilled
Detroit, MI
Full Time
Mid Level
Position Summary:
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining and monitoring the functionality and safety of the building's systems and infrastructure. This role includes overseeing HVAC units, alarms, fire suppression, and other critical systems, performing a variety of maintenance and repair tasks, responding to building emergencies, and ensuring compliance with all relevant codes and regulations.
Essential Responsibilities:
Education/Experience:
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.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
In addition:
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining and monitoring the functionality and safety of the building's systems and infrastructure. This role includes overseeing HVAC units, alarms, fire suppression, and other critical systems, performing a variety of maintenance and repair tasks, responding to building emergencies, and ensuring compliance with all relevant codes and regulations.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Maintains and monitors the following systems: HVAC units, alarms, fire suppression, lawn sprinkler, lighting and piping
- Monitors the performance or the heating system and manually controls the system pneumatics for proper operation during transitional climatic periods
- Performs a variety of field maintenance tasks including carpentry, electrical repairs, plumbing repairs, dry wall repairs, painting, floor finishing, carpet care, landscaping, and vehicle maintenance
- Responds to building emergencies when requested, coordinates activities with other responders, and directs the efforts to return the building to a safe and secure state
- Inspects completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications and standards
- Maintains logs and records of work performed, materials used, and equipment used
- Inspects and maintains a variety of power and hand tools to insure that they are in safe and working order
- Insures compliance with all City, State, Federal, and Salvation Army building codes, procedures and policies
- Assist with grounds keeping and landscaping
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education/Experience:
- Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent
- Three (3) years or more of maintenance experience
- Possess good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a team and individual setting
- TB test and police clearance
- Authorization to work in the United States
- Basic computer skills required
- Complete Safe From Harm training within 30 days of employment, and keep current as needed
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.
| Average Daily Physical Requirements | Frequency |
| Work in stationary position | 2 to 5 hours |
| Move about work area | 2 to 5 hours |
| Use hands/fingers to handle or feel | 2 to 5 hours |
| Reach with hands and arms | 2 to 5 hours |
| Climb (stairs/ladders) or balance | Less than 2 hours |
| Bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl | 2 to 5 hours |
| Communicate with others | More than 5 hours |
| Detect flavors or smells | Less than 2 hours |
| Move objects up to 25 pounds | 2 to 5 hours |
| Visual acuity | More than 5 hours |
| Read and understand written word | More than 5 hours |
| Drive or travel | Less than 2 hours |
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
| Average Daily Environmental Conditions | Frequency |
| Environment: No exposure to extreme heat, cold, noise, chemicals or hazardous equipment. | More than 5 hours |
| Medical Environment: Exposure to body fluids, radiation, medical equipment, solvents or chemicals. | More than 5 hours |
| Noise: Exposure to constant or intermittent extreme sounds. | None |
| Temperature: Exposure to extreme heat or cold either indoors or outside. | None |
In addition:
| LEADERSHIP: Ability to motivate and guide others to ensure performance in accordance with clear expectations and goals; providing timely guidance and feedback. |
| MOTIVATION: Ability to inspire and encourage others to reach a goal; maintaining high level of productivity and self-direction. |
| TEAMWORK: Effectively interacts with people by being able to share and receive information that supports team goals. |
| PLANNING AND ORGANIZING: Ability to set priorities and allocate resources properly in order to effectively achieve work responsibilities and objectives. |
| EMPATHY: Ability to identify with or be sensitive to the feelings and experiences of others. |
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