Senior Building Maintenance Worker

City of Sacramento•Sacramento, CA

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Building Maintenance Worker serves as a lead-level maintenance professional responsible for planning, assigning, and performing skilled work across multiple building trades. This position conducts maintenance and repairs involving carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, mechanical, and welding tasks, while providing daily guidance and support to Building Maintenance Workers. This position also includes conducting facility inspections, coordinating repairs with Facility Management and contractors, and ensuring City facilities are safe, functional, and well maintained to support public operations and scheduled events.

Requirements

Five years of experience performing a variety of commercial maintenance and/or construction work in one or more of the following trades: carpentry, electrical, painting, plumbing, mechanical, and welding.
OR Three years of experience performing a variety of maintenance and/or construction work including work in one or more of the following crafts: carpentry, electrical, painting,plumbing, mechanical, and welding AND completion of at least two years of a recognized apprenticeship program in one of the trades.
Speak, read, and write English at a level necessary for effective performance.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Carry out work assignments under minimal supervision.
Perform a variety of skilled trade-related work in building maintenance and repair.
Use a variety of hand and power tools competently and safely.
Supervise and train subordinate employees.
Assist supervisors in the evaluation of subordinate employees.
Knowledge of standard methods, equipment, and practices used in commercial carpentry, electrical, painting, plumbing, welding, mechanical, and related trades.
Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions of those trades.
Knowledge of building materials, supplies, and tools used in the various trades (including their proper uses and sizing) including, but not limited to: Carpentry: Grades and types of lumber, screws, nails, glues, and other fasteners. Electrical: Basic test equipment; sizes, types, and capacities of hardware, wires, and fuses. Painting: Types and uses of paints, stains, lacquers, varnishes, and the other coatings; methods of preparing surfaces. Plumbing: Sizes, types, composition, and uses of pipes and fittings used in water and sewer plumbing. Mechanical: Ducting, registers, fasteners, and filters. Welding: Types, sizes, and uses of welding rods and materials used in arc and gas welding.
Knowledge of common hand and power tools used in carpentry, electrical, painting, plumbing, and welding work.

Nice To Haves

Successful Completion of a certification program in mechanical, electrical technology or related certification program from an accredited institution may substitute two years of the required five years of work experience.

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, and assign work to subordinate personnel.
Perform routine maintenance on City facilities, equipment, and buildings by performing carpentry, electrical, painting, plumbing, mechanical, and welding work.
Lead and assist Building Maintenance Workers in remodeling, repairing, and constructing such items as partitions, room additions, door hardware, counters, tables, book cases, floors, roofs, and mechanical equipment.
Install, maintain, and repair carpeting, floor tile, linoleum, wood floors, ceramic tile, and other floor coverings or finishes.
Operate mechanical saws, buffers, lathes, drills, paint sprayers, drill presses, arc and acetylene welding units, and other shop machinery and tools.
Fabricate and repair brackets, braces, and fasteners.
Requisition and purchase materials.
Keep records on tools, equipment and materials including service, maintenance, and repair work performed.
Train subordinates.
Coordinate repairs, maintenance, and improvements to City facilities with Facility Management personnel.
Coordinate with contractors on various City related projects.
Review and process repair, maintenance, and improvement requests.
Inspect facilities for structural problems, vandalism, roof damage, proper elevator operation, pest infestations and proper lighting.
When assigned to City Hall, set up tables and chairs for special meetings and insure all equipment is on and functioning properly.
Stock and monitor janitorial and building maintenance supplies.
Provide exceptional customer service to those contacted in the course of work.