Building and Grounds Maintenance Part Time (Open until Filled)

City of Columbia•Columbia, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs semi-skilled work in a variety of areas including grounds keeping, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and refrigeration and heating. This role is responsible for the upkeep and repair of city-owned structures and facilities, ensuring a safe and pleasant environment for the public. The position involves both routine maintenance tasks and more specialized repairs across various trades.

Requirements

Principles and practices of one or more skilled trades in the maintenance/construction trades field.
Electrical and refrigeration operations and equipment, such as components, symbols, schematics, compressors, relays, motors.
Types of lumber, paint, concrete, pipe fittings, and plumbing supplies.
Tools associated with grounds keeping, construction, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, electrician, and refrigeration.
Federal, state and local codes and regulations specific to construction and maintenance, herbicide applications, worker safety.
Energy management systems.
Current fire, electrical and building codes.
OSHA safety regulations.
Use of a variety of power and hand tools.
Operate vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
Deal courteously with other city employees and the public.
Interpret assignments from blueprints and sketches.
Follow oral and written instructions of maintenance computer reports.
Coordinate visual and muscular dexterity in the operation of a variety of heavy equipment and hand-held tools.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; participates in meetings.
Ability to write clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; able to read and interpret written information.
Ability to follow instructions, responds to management direction; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Ability to meet scheduling and attendance requirements.
Commercial Driver’s License preferred. Without Class B license, applicant selected is required within six months of date of hire to obtain a CDL.
Restricted use Pesticide Certification.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification and first aid certification.
Six months to twelve months related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two year-college or technical school; or one year to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
Maintain and adjust sprinkler systems, provide irrigation services, maintain irrigation equipment, and remove 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.
Perform a variety of tasks, including the maintenance and repair of city owned structures and facilities.
Perform rough carpentry tasks such as framing walls, roofs, and partitions; remodel existing structures by demolishing walls and constructing new walls and doors.
Perform other carpentry tasks such as cabinet making, finish carpentry, insulation, suspending new ceilings, dry wall, and painting.
Repair, replace, install, and maintain electrical systems including lighting fixtures, motors, pumps, power disconnects, circuit breaker panels, fuses, photo cells, wiring and conductor raceways.
Repair, replace, install, and maintain refrigeration and heating systems including water heaters, compressors, relays, contactors, motors, valves, belts, blowers, humidifiers, pneumatic systems, etc.
Perform room maintenance functions including roof cleaning and inspections, repairing splits, punctures, and roof drains on all types of roof systems.
Perform plumbing maintenance and repairs including, replacing or installing drains, feed lines, vents, flush valves, copper pipes, unplugging drains.
Perform welding and metal fabricating tasks while maintaining, building and repairing structures and equipment.
Prepare surfaces for painting by sanding and cleaning; cover or remove graffiti from city buildings by caulking, scraping, power washing, paint color matching, and painting.
Work and coordinate with contractors plans and specifications; read and perform duties from blueprints.
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.
Participate in the maintenance of athletic fields (baseball, softball, football and related work as required.
Perform 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.
Obtain price quotes for materials.
Perform other related duties as assigned.