Plant Maintenance Assistant - Tenino School District : Job Details

Job Posting: Tenino School District - Plant Maintenance Assistant - 2024/2025 Closing Date: Open until filled Term: Continuing (260 days/year) Hours/Schedule: 8 hours per day/Monday-Friday Contract/Salary: Based on the 24-25 PSE Salary Schedule Benefits/Supplemental Information Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Essential duties of this position include the following. Employees in this position perform some or all of the following tasks. Other duties may be assigned.

• Working under general supervision from the Director of Maintenance and Operations, performs semi-skilled work in carpentry, plumbing, painting, minor electrical, and a variety of in-house maintenance tasks to continually support the physical infrastructure of the school district.
• Further responsibilities include: reviewing and tracking assigned work orders through an online tracking system and providing status and communication updates with the end users on a daily basis, including estimating time and materials needed to complete repairs.
• Assists with troubleshooting and repairs of building systems to include: HVAC, plumbing, roofs, drains and kitchen equipment.
• Assists in the maintenance of the grounds and snow removal as needed.
• Tracks needed preventive maintenance and periodic service to the physical site(s), equipment, tools and other required areas and maintains updated logs.
• Assists with security and safety-related activities.
• Completes safety training as necessary.
• Executes minor building maintenance/modifications with skilled carpentry services and/or painting.
• Assists in the movement of furniture, materials and equipment as required.
• Remove and replace or install all types of plumbing fixtures.
• Operate both power and hand tools, electrical testing equipment, and other equipment associated with the maintenance department.
• Maintain roofing systems.
• Follow District policies and procedures.
• Ability to use independent judgment in assessing problems and devising work methods.
• Must possess knowledge of hand tools and small power tools and their safe use.
• Provide excellent customer service with urgency and passion.
• Ability to read, write and interpret instructions and/or directions.
• Ability to perform new or complex maintenance work with minimal supervision.
• Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School graduate, GED, or equivalent.
• Three years applicable work experience in building trades, equipment maintenance, general contracting, repair work or equivalent.
• Physical ability to perform a variety of outdoor and indoor work in all types of weather.
• Knowledge and experience in facility and grounds.
• Ability to organize and coordinate tasks, direct others to accomplish tasks, and to ensure that projects are completed in an efficient and timely manner.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Employment is contingent upon results of a Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation background check.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Employees must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift fifty (50) pound objects from one level to another (for example, from the ground to the bed of a truck) on a daily basis.
• Ability to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead.
• Ability and willingness to work from scaffolds, ladders, and hydraulic lifts.

The district will provide equal educational opportunity for all students in all aspects of the academic & activities program without discrimination based on race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The district will provide equal access to the boy scouts and other designated youth groups. The following positions have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Amanda Jewell, Title IX and Civil Right Compliance Coordinator and Section 504/Special Services Coordinator [email protected] | (360) ###-#### | PO Box 4024, Tenino, WA, 98589.