MAINTENANCE WORKER (8201 - 8202)

SCOPE OF WORK:

Individuals assigned to positions in this series perform duties required for the maintenance and repair of buildings, grounds, athletic facilities, gardens, and/or highway rest areas.

DUTIES PERFORMED AT ALL LEVELS:

• Observe established safety practices and procedures in working with chemicals, materials, and equipment commonly used by the work unit.
• Perform general labor and grounds work such as picking up trash and litter, mowing grass, snow removal, operating maintenance equipment, etc.
• Prepare and maintain athletic fields such as football and baseball fields, ice and hockey rinks, golf courses, indoor and outdoor tracks, tennis courts, etc.
• Plant, fertilize, spray, water, prune, seed, propagate, and cultivate grasses, flowers, bushes, trees, and other plants and shrubbery
• Move furniture, equipment, and supplies.

NOTE: The duties listed are not intended to be all-inclusive. Duties assigned any individual employee are at the discretion of the appointing authority.

MAINTENANCE WORKER I (8201)

Grade 5

LEVEL DEFINITION:

Individuals in positions at this level perform, under direct supervision, a wide variety of manual and semiskilled tasks in the general cleaning, maintenance, and minor repair of buildings and grounds.

Additional duties performed at this level:

• Perform custodial tasks in facility maintenance such as installing window glass and hardware, fire protection equipment, bath and kitchen equipment, etc.; repair chairs, flooring, roof, etc.
• Assist with or supervise the maintenance of the institution’s greenhouse.
• May supervise or function as a leadworker over temporary or seasonal helpers, patients, residents, and/or institutional helpers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Requires a high school diploma or GED and one year of custodial or facility maintenance experience including tasks such as gardening, landscaping, grounds-keeping, etc.; or three years of custodial or facility maintenance experience including tasks such as gardening, landscaping, grounds-keeping, etc.

CLASS EVALUATION:

Technical Knowledge

• Requires knowledge of processes, procedures, or methods.
• Requires some specialized knowledge, skill, and ability.
• Requires a high school diploma or GED.
• Requires specific training or experience in duties similar in type and complexity to those performed at this level.

Management Breadth

• The requirement for managing others does not exist.

Interpersonal Skills

• Requires the use of common courtesy in everyday contacts with employees, clients, and the general public.

Guidelines

• Specific guidelines are provided.
• Guidelines are worded in general terms.
• Employee must apply appropriate guideline to appropriate duty.

Mental Challenge

• Specific duties are clearly defined.
• General procedures are provided for performing duties.
• Work procedures may require minor changes when duties are repeated.

Independence of Action

• Instructions are given for each task.
• Duties include a series of similar specific tasks.
• Supervisor reviews tasks once series of duties is completed.
• Employee consults supervisor when deviations, problems, or unusual situations occur.

Control of Budget Dollars

• None.

Effect on Decisions

• Limited effect - Activities provide a product, information, or service used by others in making decisions.

Hazardous Working Condition

• Work includes exposure to hazardous conditions resulting in a risk of physical injury requiring minor medical attention and little or no lost time from work.
• Exposure occurs on a seasonal, periodic, or similar intermittent basis.

MAINTENANCE WORKER II (8202)

Grade 6

LEVEL DEFINITION:

Individuals in positions at this level perform, under general supervision, semiskilled and skilled maintenance and repair work, or assist skilled trades workers with difficult maintenance and repair projects.

additional duties performed at this level:

• Perform building and equipment maintenance work such as rough masonry, plumbing, carpentry, minor electrical repairs, etc.; adjust and maintain electric, gas, or oil burning heaters and stoves, refrigeration equipment, elevators, ventilating fans, etc. Inspect and clean filters, pumps, and controls.
• Supervise and participate in mowing grass, removing snow, operating grounds maintenance equipment, etc.
• Instruct other employees on the operation and maintenance of equipment.
• Supervise and participate in preparing and conditioning athletic fields.
• Develop plans for the institution’s landscape.
• Supervise and maintain the institution’s greenhouse.
• Inspect the work of maintenance personnel to ensure compliance with appropriate procedures; maintain required records.
• May supervise lower level maintenance personnel.

minimum qualifications:

The appointing authority shall establish a specific additional type and amount of experience required when recruiting at this level.

class evaluation:

(Those Factors Rated Differently from Previous Level)

Management Breadth

• The requirement to manage others is limited in scope and/or duration.

Interpersonal Skills

• Requires a high degree of written and/or verbal communication skills in dealing with other employees, clients, or the general public.

Guidelines

• Specific guidelines are provided.
• Guidelines are worded in general terms.
• Requires some interpretation because of varying circumstances.

Mental Challenge

• Specific duties are clearly defined.
• A variety of related procedures are provided for performing duties.
• Choosing the appropriate work procedure from available choices is necessary.

Independence of Action

• Instructions are given in general terms.
• Duties include completing a variety of recurring activities independently.
• Supervisor reviews work as necessary assuring work progress, accuracy, and task completion.

Eff. Date: 10/74 - Grounds worker I, & II, Class Code 8001-2
Rev: 7/76 - Changed to Building & Grounds Worker I, and II
Rev: 7/79 - Combined Class Codes 8001-2, 8008, 8016, 8201-2; changed title
Rev: 8/92 - Administrative factoring project
Reviewed: 3/98 - Rewritten in current format