Maintenance Worker Job Description
Maintenance Worker Duties & Responsibilities
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Maintenance Worker Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Maintenance Worker
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: HVAC, II, CPR, CJIS, ATV, OSHA, ASHRAE, NCPI, EPA, AALAS
Education for Maintenance Worker
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the maintenance worker job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Associate Degree in Education, General Education, Technical, Department of Education, Supervision, Faculty, Management, Communication, History, Technology
Skills for Maintenance Worker
Desired skills for maintenance worker include:
Desired experience for maintenance worker includes:
Maintenance Worker Examples
Maintenance Worker Job Description
- Basic Plumbing (PVC and CPVC as minimum)
- Perform maintenance of electrical systems replace light bulbs and sockets, clean and repair circuit breaker panels
- Conduct general upkeep or other tasks as assigned such as painting, carpentry
- Plow and complete snow removal on all road systems
- Irrigation maintenance
- Repair machinery and maintain up to date preventative maintenance reports on all equipment
- Perform general and routine maintenance both inside and outside the facility - in all types of weather
- Maintains a safe and clean work enviornment
- Participates in departmental continous improvement opportunities
- Perform general preventive maintenance, including changing filters, lubricating mechanical parts, cleaning ice machines, changing light bulbs
- Periodically inspect air handling units, tighten or replace belts, replace filters and grease components
- Performs exterior custodial duties as needed
- Ability to read and interpret documents, plans and schematic drawings and comprehend instructions
- Minimum 4 years of experience in a maintenance or industrial electrician role within a manufacturing environment
- Experience with PLC, Drives, DC circuitry and hydraulics/pneumatics
- Prior experience is a must
Maintenance Worker Job Description
- Lie out, assemble, install, and maintain pipe system and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
- Report any broken equipment
- Transport necessary equipment to designated areas
- Conduct preventative maintenance checks and inspection of assigned equipment
- Report any broken equipment according to FedEx Supply Chain Pharmaceutical Services guidelines
- Use a variety of hand and power tools, test and measuring devices (Precision Multi-meter, Micrometers, Chart recorders, and Oscilloscopes)
- Attend service schools, seminars and other training sessions considered by management to be necessary for adequate machine and equipment repair coverage
- The position requires the ability to proceed alone with diagnosing, planning, layout, and completion of a familiar or simple assignments
- Removes debris and trash from grounds
- Participates on teams in openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments
- Must be able to work Monday - Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, including some weekends and holidays
- 6 months of relevant experience is preferred
- Must be a team player with enthusiasm, initiative, and pride in work well done
- Occasionally, such as to procure parts
- Experience using a backhoe or excavator is a plus
- Must be able to work during the week on the weekends
Maintenance Worker Job Description
- Makes minor repairs and adjustments to electrical equipment and appliances
- Monitors and maintains equipment daily while performing general maintenance tasks such as corrosion control and painting
- Ensure all light fixtures are working correctly and replace lights and fixtures as needed, including exit and emergency lights
- Plans and schedules work assignments to accomplish workload with available resources and equipment
- Communicates departmental procedures for maintenance and operation of buildings
- Be responsible for snow and ice clean up, salt spreading in main entrances and parking lot paths during winter season
- Keep inventory and order plastic and metal drums for material handling, especially waste handling
- Clean up oil or water spills in both buildings, manufacturing areas and/or bathroom and cafeterias
- Drive the propane Fork Lift in order to move materials, drums and supplies around
- Dispose of mop water using metal drums
- 0- 2 years of experience in maintenance or a high school diploma or equivalent
- Accurately read and comprehend basic material such as instruction manuals, procedural manuals, warning labels, and blueprints
- Ability to write to record basic information (prepare reports, record maintenance activities, completing forms, taking messages)
- Ability to use a computer with clear instructions and procedures (electronic mail, basic data entry, listing database information)
- Knowledge of and ability to use tools or special devices to work, guide or move objects or materials
- Ability to carry out tasks that require a sequence of steps usually performed in a particular order
Maintenance Worker Job Description
- Be responsible for handling of Non-Hazardous and Hazardous waste containers inside the plant and to the storage cabinets outside
- Demonstrate basic mechanical aptitude
- Have knowledge of power tools and hand tools
- Know how to use basic diagnostic tools, like Voltmeters and ammeters
- Understands LOTO (Lock Out, Tag Out) procedures
- Keeps accurate maintenance records of work done, inventory and purchasing
- Recommends replacement of major items (such as carpet, appliances, ) long and short term maintenance needs
- Assist with trash dumpster, recycling and various cleaning duties
- Repair and maintain machinery
- Perform manual repairs when necessary, fix locks, replace windows
- Be very versatile and very conscientious
- Skill using hand, power and bench tools and the equipment used in maintenance and repair work
- Ability to do occasional heavy lifting
- Irrigation experience is a plus
- Irrigation Services a plus, not required
- Minimum of two (2) years hands-on experience with components of mechanical environmental systems
Maintenance Worker Job Description
- Does minor electrical repairs and completes the required documentation
- Sheetrock repair and interior/exterior painting
- Plumbing repair and minor carpentry
- Maintain buildings landscaping including snow removal for employee/customer safety
- Provides HVAC monitoring/maintenance
- Performs basic installation of receptacles, switches, breakers, ballast
- Perform basic power equipment repairs and upkeep
- Perform basic carpentry
- Work both independently and as a team member to maintain all Residential Life & Housing facilities, to include semi-skilled daily maintenance tasks in the following areas
- Perform regular walkthroughs of assigned areas to identify unreported maintenance concerns and areas for improvement
- Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer and leaf blower and irrigation maintenance
- Previous janitorial and general maintenance experience preferred
- Knowledge of commercial sprinkler systems required
- Knowledge of computerized diagnostic systems required
- Ability to plan and perform job duties
- Knowledge of hazards when working with mechanical equipment