Mechanic Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school graduation, GED, or equivalent.
• Four years of apprenticeship training or three years of journeyman-level experience in construction or maintenance of buildings, electrical, carpentry, plumbing, or mechanical trades work; or an equivalent combination of experience or training.
• Valid Class 3 Boiler Operator Certificate, or ability to obtain one within one year of employment.
• At least six months of data processing and Microsoft Office-related computer experience.
• Valid Alaska driver's license and proof of a driving record in good standing from DMV when requested.
• Knowledge of methods, tools, practices, and systems used in mechanical, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, cement/masonry, and painting trades.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards, safety precautions, practices, processes, and materials related to building construction and maintenance and grounds and equipment maintenance.
• Knowledge of the cultivation and maintenance of trees, lawns, and ornamental shrubs and the equipment used for that work.
• Ability to use and care for tools and equipment used in building, grounds, and equipment maintenance, and office computers.
• Ability to work harmoniously with maintenance employees, tenants, the public, and Property Management staff.
• Ability to supervise tasks performed by small groups of semi-skilled or unskilled workers and monitor contractor work product.
• Ability to make and work from sketches or plans for building or equipment improvements or alterations and implement the work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the public and provide information about grounds and building facility policies.
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds repeatedly during an eight-hour workday.
• Ability to perform physical tasks involving lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
• External applicants tentatively selected must submit to urinalysis and breath alcohol testing and complete a pre-employment physical.

Responsibilities

• Perform and/or supervise maintenance, service, and repair tasks for buildings and equipment across multiple trades, including pest control, heating, electrical, glazing, roofing, carpentry, masonry, flooring, and painting.
• Perform moderately heavy manual labor indoors and outdoors, including work in adverse weather and around equipment, chemicals, tools, and soil.
• Perform seasonal preventative maintenance, including furnace tune-ups and repairs.
• Perform grounds work, including developing and caring for grounds, trees, lawns, shrubs, nursery, or greenhouse areas, and operating grounds equipment.
• Instruct tenants on the proper use of project-furnished equipment and care of buildings and grounds.
• Coordinate building inspections and assess normal maintenance needs and tenant-caused repair needs.
• Determine causes of damage and needed repairs, and advise Property Management when repair and labor costs may be charged to tenants.
• Inspect grounds and equipment periodically and during unit vacancies, and recommend remedies for deficient conditions.
• Coordinate with Property Management to support timely cleaning, repair, and renovation of housing units.
• Perform emergency maintenance and repairs at any hour; participate in rotating on-call duty and respond to after-hours emergencies, including weekends and holidays.
• Repair home electrical and plumbing systems, doors, appliances, locks, and windows to meet safe, sanitary, and decent housing requirements.
• Conduct routine inspections and preventative and annual maintenance of heating systems; winterize homes; remove snow and ice; and thaw and repair broken pipes.
• Clean and sanitize units for rental, remove trash, maintain lawns and walkways, and repair holes and cracks in roads and drives as needed.
• Clean and secure storerooms and shop areas; order, receive, inventory, and store routine supplies and equipment.
• Prepare work orders, reports, timesheets, personnel actions, material and equipment requisitions, and other inventory-control records using AHFC computer systems.
• May estimate labor, time, cost, and materials; coordinate local maintenance contract awards; and assist in hiring employees or contractors.
• May be assigned master keys; follow AHFC key and card receipt procedures and immediately report lost keys.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, prescription, and dental health plan.
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness benefits.
• Basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Optional life, long-term disability, and short-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary accident, hospital, and critical illness insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care or dependent care expenses.
• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), with employee and employer contributions.
• Option to enroll in the AHFC Deferred Compensation Program.
• Personal leave, with an accrual-rate increase based on time served.
• Twelve paid holidays per year.
• Health club reimbursement plan.
• Education reimbursement.