Maintenance Worker Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Formal education in arithmetic covering addition and subtraction, and in reading, writing, and speaking common English vocabulary.
• Twelve months of training or experience in maintenance repair, including basic electrical, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and use of associated hand and power tools and equipment; an equivalent may substitute for the experience requirement.
• A valid commercial driver's license is required only when motor equipment is of a type and size regulated by the cited Ohio Revised Code sections, as applicable.
• Applicants for the Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry must have successfully completed the mandated basic firefighter/introduction to fire behavior course (S-130/S-190).

Responsibilities

• Lead inmates or other assigned staff by providing work direction and training during maintenance work.
• Perform skilled and semi-skilled repairs on electrical equipment, fixtures, circuits, appliances, motors, and components of heating and cooling systems.
• Perform carpentry repairs to doors, locks, cabinets, furniture, floors, walls, windows, stairways, and partitions.
• Repair plumbing equipment and systems, including pipes, fixtures, pumps, valves, faucets, toilets, and radiators.
• Perform interior custodial duties, including mopping, sweeping, waxing floors, and washing walls and windows.
• Perform exterior groundskeeping duties and remove snow and ice from sidewalks.
• Continuously inspect buildings and equipment for needed repairs or replacements.
• Perform systematic and routine preventive maintenance in assigned areas.
• Operate machine tools and welding equipment to repair metal parts and equipment.
• Maintain the security of tools and complete tool counts and inventories.
• Assist in related job crafts as required.
• Control or restrict inmate movement to assigned areas.
• Conduct inmate searches when a breach of security is suspected.
• Respond to emergencies.
• Attend meetings and training sessions.
• Participate on institution committees.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of the eligibility period
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave
• Education and development opportunities, including employee development funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Public retirement systems and optional deferred compensation