UPPER ARLINGTON CITY SCHOOLS

Position: 2nd Shift Utility Worker
Time Schedule: 12 months, 8 Hours a day, 5 Days per week
Monday-Friday 2:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Building: Graf
Salary Rate or Ratio: $22.64-$25.13 p/hour (shift differential options)
Reports to: Director of Operational Services
Employment Status: Classified - Regular/Full Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Probationary Period: 120 days

DESCRIPTION:

Perform maintenance duties, which relate to the school plant, buildings, facilities, equipment, and grounds operation. Maintain and repair a variety of tools, machines, mechanical and electrical equipment, building construction, and furniture. Perform related tasks as required for the operation of all school district buildings.
NOTE: The lists below are not ranked in order of importance:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or GED
• Three years experience in maintenance
• Experience or knowledge of all building trade skills
• Valid Ohio driver’s license
• Alternatives to the above qualifications as the Supervisor and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to work effectively with others and embrace assigned duties
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Computer skills
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• Basic understanding of electricity, plumbing, carpentry, landscaping, roofing and glazing
• Training in the proper care and storage of chemicals, e.g., hazards communication training
• Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions, written warnings, and labels
• Ability to operate machinery
• Ability to distinguish colors for electrical wiring purposes
• Training in OSHA rules and regulations
• Commitment to high quality work and craftsmanship in maintaining buildings and grounds.
• Thorough understanding of friendly customer service
• Alternatives to the above knowledge, skills and abilities as the Supervisor and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

THE UPPER ARLINGTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, INCLUDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND TRANSGENDER IDENTITY, DISABILITY, AGE, RELIGION, MILITARY STATUS, ANCESTRY, GENETIC INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER LEGALLY PROTECTED CATEGORY, IN ITS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.64 - $25.13 per hour
Work Location: In perso

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ensure safety of students
• Perform normal operator adjustments and service to facility equipment such as, but not limited to, compressors, HVAC system, and assist in maintaining records on operational and maintenance activities
• Assume primary responsibility for the safe condition of electric elements in the facilities owned or operated by the school district
• Perform general maintenance work inside and outside the physical plant such as ceiling, roof, electrical, welding, plumbing, concrete, masonry, glazing, insulation, tile, pump, and fan repairs
• Perform general labor inside and outside the physical plant including district wide grounds keeping, landscaping, handling materials and supplies, moving equipment, operating power-driver equipment, truck driving, snow plowing, mowing, etc.
• Recommend supplies and equipment for purchase
• Conduct periodical inspections of the facilities
• Deliver needed supplies and equipment to buildings
• Perform yearly inventory of work area, supplies, and equipment
• Promote good safety practices and procedures
• Repair and maintain HVAC, motors, and filters
• Inspect roofs for leaks and repair
• Perform painting projects as assigned
• Repair and maintain electrical components, e.g., install new circuits, run new wire, install new breakers
• Renew plumbing components, e.g., clean sewer lines, replace fixtures
• Assemble and install educational equipment
• Repair doors, windows and vents
• Repair and replace carpet and floor tiles
• Repair masonry structures
• Assist with district operations as assigned
• Maintain all safety and code requirements of the federal, state, and local board of authority
• Maintain and install windscreens, netting pads and any temporary fencing
• Maintains, paints, cleans, repairs, and prepares fences, swings, bike racks, bleachers, tables, and athletic fields
• Training by certified person on handling, use and proper maintenance of pool chemicals to include filters. Valves, pumps and periodic testing (Certified Pool Operator certificate required to work the pool)
• Repair and maintain district playground and athletic facility equipment to assure safety
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation
• Alternatives to the above essential functions as the Supervisor and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Frequent requirement to work near moving mechanical parts
• Maintain all safety and code requirements of the federal, state, and local board of education guidelines
• Instruct other workers on proper methods of procedure and proper use of tools
• Order and account for material and labor relative to assignments
• Maintain the inventory of district-owned hand tools, equipment, hardware, materials and supplies
• Conduct routine and periodic inspections of school and facilities as part of a preventative maintenance program
• Assist in the care of all maintenance tools and supplies
• Ensure the care, condition, appearance, repair, or replacement of all physical equipment, buildings, facilities and grounds
• Complete paperwork as necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Maintenance Coordinator, Head Groundskeeper, or Director of Operations
• Coordinate activities with PTO’s, booster groups and students for special grounds activities
• Duties as assigned by the Director of Operational Services