Lead Mechanic : General Maintenance (6:00am-2:30pm)

Anne Arundel County Public Schools•Pasadena, MD

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Performs skilled general maintenance tasks and leads a small group of employees engaged in maintaining school facilities. The position handles repairs and installations involving building structures, roofing, and interior and exterior components and finishes. The lead worker performs the same type of work as assigned crew members and may help schedule, assign, and complete complex work. The role leads 1 to 5 staff and includes training employees, directing and planning work, maintaining records, providing performance feedback to the supervisor, and instructing staff in specific techniques and technical methods. Work is based in office, school, or similar indoor environments, with regular outdoor work and occasional exposure to street, construction-site, confined-space, warehouse, and shop environments. The position involves countywide travel between schools, with travel required for approximately 30% of the workday. A valid Class C non-commercial driver’s license and proof of a good driving record are required. The employee must use safety devices and protective equipment and correct or report hazardous conditions in AACPS buildings and grounds. The position is listed as 12 months, 260 days, and 8 hours worked. Additional schedules or hours may be required based on assignment, including emergencies, evenings or nights, extended hours, holidays, inclement weather, on-call duty, overtime, peak season, shift work, summer hours, and weekends.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
Five years of progressively responsible general maintenance, construction, or related experience.
One year of experience or training assigning and scheduling work duties in a lead capacity.
Intermediate knowledge of construction methods and procedures.
Intermediate carpentry skills, including layout, framing, and sheathing.
Ability to oversee others and make independent judgments and decisions within established parameters.
Ability to use shop and hand power tools, including saws, drills, woodworking machines, and welding machines.
Ability to interpret work orders, diagrams, sketches, blueprints, drawings, specifications, and manufacturer manuals.
Ability to practice and enforce applicable safety regulations.
Knowledge of procedures and regulations pertaining to hazardous materials.
Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, and ability to work and communicate effectively with diverse populations.
Ability to use business technology tools, including email, AACPS Intranet, electronic benefits enrollment tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Must provide basic hand tools.
Upon hire, a Maryland or state-of-legal-residence Class C non-commercial driver’s license and proof of a good driving record are required; the employee must retain active licenses, certifications, and enrollment as a condition of employment.
Driving is required to conduct bona fide Board business within the scope of the position.
Must meet the described physical demands, including standing, walking, handling materials and tools, reaching, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, bending, twisting, repetitive motions, coordination, and driving.
Must be able to lift and carry up to 80 pounds occasionally and work at heights, including up to 40 feet on a vertical ladder or scaffolding and up to 80 feet on a boom lift.
Career-ladder advancement requirements include additional continuous successful experience, practical maintenance trades or vocational training, advanced ability in multiple trades, and the applicable experience, performance, training, certification, and supervisor recommendation requirements described in the posting.

Nice To Haves

One year of welding experience is preferred.
Completion of practical maintenance trades or vocational training/education and advanced ability in multiple trades are specified for higher-grade career-ladder consideration.

Responsibilities

Installs and repairs floor finishes, metal-framed or drywall partitions, and specialty items such as chalkboards, bulletin boards, smart boards, bleachers, lockers, toilet partitions, overhead doors, and folding partitions.
Evaluates, installs, and repairs roofing materials, flashing, exterior trim, soffit, fascias, gutters, and downspouts; cleans roof drains.
Serves as a lead worker and lays out work for self and crew members; may assist with scheduling, assigning, and completing complex assignments.
Advises management when tasks require collaboration with other departments.
Cuts, fits, and joins lumber and plastic laminate for the construction and repair of cabinetry, bookcases, and countertops.
Sizes, mortises, bores, fits, and hangs wood door blanks; sizes, orders, and hangs metal doors.
Repairs and replaces tongue-and-groove ceiling tile, suspended ceiling tile and grid, masonry block, brick, and concrete.
Trains employees, directs and plans their work, maintains records, provides feedback to support the supervisor’s performance assessment, and instructs employees in work techniques and methods.
Performs the same type of work as the employees assigned to the lead worker.
Uses safety devices and protective equipment, follows safe practices in operating equipment and supplies, and corrects or reports hazardous conditions in AACPS buildings and grounds.
Performs other related duties as assigned within the same or a lower classification.