Qualifications

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
• Maintenance experience required. Knowledge of facility management preferred.
• Supervisor experience preferred.
• Willingness to work with others in a kind, caring, collaborative, and efficient manner.
• Excellent organizational, problem solving, and trouble shooting skills.
• Understanding of plumbing, mechanical, and/or electrical systems preferred.
• Ability to take direction and work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift up to 50 pounds, squat, bend, and reach above shoulders throughout the day.
• Comply with OSHA rules and regulations.
• Successful completion of Safeguarding God’s Children class, background check, and criminal background check.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Lifting/Carrying

Various hand and power tools, parts, equipment and supplies (Less than 10 pounds):

Generally handled between floor and overhead. Carried throughout parish. Includes up and down steps and ladders.

Various parts, equipment and supplies (10-20 pounds):

Generally handled between floor and overhead. Carried throughout parish. Includes up and down steps and ladders.

Various parts, equipment, and materials (20-50 pounds):

Generally handled between floor and ~ 5’. Examples:

Vacuum cleaner, 25 lbs., lifted/carried up/down several steps.

Stepladders (includes but not limited to 6 & 8foot), 25-30 pounds. Carried up to several hundred feet. Generally stored vertically; lifted to and from shoulder level.

Snow blower (small), 30 pounds. Lifted from ground to trailer or truck (approximately 30”).

De-icing salt, 50 pounds, generally handled between pallet at 5” and waist height. Can be carried a few feet.

Box of office paper, 50 pounds. Lifted between floor approximately waist level. Includes carrying several feet and may include carrying up or down a flight of stairs.

Pushing/Pulling

Wrenches:

Push and pull on wrenches between floor and overhead; can be performed while standing on a ladder.

Carts, dollies carrying supplies, materials, parts, equipment:

Generally pushed or pulled at preferred height, for distances of up to several hundred feet. Can include cart loaded with 15 pounds of stacking chairs. Example: Cart with 8’ tables, 67 lbs. to initiate; 20 lbs. to sustain.

Furniture, appliances:

Generally maneuvered using assistive tools such as desk mover, dollies, etc. Furniture maybe slid depending on surface. Generally pushed for a distance of up to several hundred feet. Examples include cafeteria tables, reception area tables, and desks.

Containers of boiler chemicals:

100 lbs. barrels, pushed/pulled/maneuvered below waist level (i.e. on/off hand truck).

Other Physical Requirements

Standing (Concrete, carpet, asphalt, tile, linoleum, and ladders; surfaces can be slippery. May include standing on man lift and/or scaffolding).

Walking (Concrete, carpet, asphalt, tile, linoleum, grass and scaffolding; surfaces can be slippery. Walks with operation of floor scrubber/buffer. Can walk up to several miles per day. Can encounter uneven surfaces, ramps, trip hazards (hoses, curbs, etc). Walks outdoors between buildings and works outside for several hours at one time, where conditions are seasonal dependent (i.e. snowy, icy, cold, hot, humid, etc.).

Sitting (Includes operation of any parish-owned tractors (e.g. for snow, grass, etc.). Drives to get parts/materials/supplies.

Bending/Twisting (Shoveling, mopping, taking down and setting up tables, chairs, and other equipment for gatherings. Bending to access equipment, tools, supplies/materials (salt, grass seed, paper, etc.). Bending and twisting to make repairs/replace parts and for grounds keeping tasks.

Kneeling (Repairing or replacement parts (e.g. kneeler, plumbing, snaking pipes). Repairing or replacement of floor tiles/carpet repair)

Squatting (Accessing equipment to make plumbing and electrical repairs, material handling (i.e. salt bags, chemicals, grass seed, paper).

Crawling (Accessing confined work spaces including repairs for plumbing, HVAC).

Climbing (Steps, ladders (stationary, extension and step-examples include but are not limited to 16 foot step ladder and 40 foot extension ladder); for washing windows, cleaning gutters, and performing other exterior work. Climbs ramps/inclines).

Balancing (Ladders; may need to coordinate with another employee on adjacent ladder to carry items up/down).

Reaching Vertically (Repairing/replacement equipment overhead including changing ballasts, light fixtures, motors. Bilateral upper extremity reaching (i.e. one hand holding a part while second hand manipulates /maneuvers nuts, bolts, tools, etc.).

Reaching Horizontally (Handling materials (salt, grass seed, paper, etc.), working with miscellaneous hand and power tools, operating snow blower, using shovel, rakes, brooms, mops. Moving furniture, pushing carts, driving. Replacing/repairing equipment. Bilateral upper extremity reaching).

Handling/Grasping (Using miscellaneous hand and power tools, using lawn and snow removal equipment, shoveling, carrying pails, material handling, ladders, various parts. Power equipment/tools such as floor scrubbers, buffers, drills, sawzall, etc. Can work with both hands simultaneously (i.e. one hand holding a part while second hand manipulates/maneuvers nuts, bolts, or hand tool).

Fingering (Computer, phone, two-way radio, pen/pencil, paper, wiring, plumbing, handling screws/nails/nuts, tape, etc).

Hand/Eye Coordination (Driving, operating mower, snow blowers; using shovels, miscellaneous hand and power tools. Performing repairs. Placing ladders. Writing/computer work).

Shoveling (For up to approximately two hours at one time with breaks as needed).

Lying on side/back/stomach (For repairs at floor level (repairing kneelers, sinks, and other plumbing, installing vanities, etc.).

Sensory Requirements

Near Acuity (Paper/computer work, labels, gauges).

Far Acuity (Driving (tractor, parish vehicles). Visual inspections of parish grounds/facilities).

Color Vision (Paints, wiring (black, white, green, yellow, red, etc.). Chemicals (i.e. safety with avoiding mixing hazardous combinations).

Depth Perception (Driving, repairs/replacing parts, placing ladders using table saw and other miscellaneous power tools).

Hearing (Two-way radio/cell phone; communication with parish staff, vendors, and contractors. Safety while driving).

Feeling (Pipes for warmth, safety with handling refrigerating coils, sharp objects (i.e. brokenglass, utility knife). Texture (i.e. residue). Can work with vision occluded).

Smell (Smoke, chemicals (safety), electrical (e.g. ballast).

Environmental Conditions

Inside (Up to majority of day depending on work flow/priorities).

Outside (Up to several hours at one time, with breaks as needed. Includes being on the roof. Outside in all weather conditions (i.e. hot, cold, humid, snowy, icy, rainy, etc.).

Extreme Heat (Steam trap/pipes, ovens, boiler rooms, propane torch, heat gun, motors, etc. )

Extreme Cold (Refrigerator coils. chemicals (safety), electrical)

Humidity (Waterline rupture. Steam boilers and steam cleaner).

Noise Intensity Level (Quiet to loud (operation of tractor, power blower, snow blower).

Vibration (Pressure washer, hammer drill, electric jack hammer, power tools, lawn equipment, rototiller, hedge trimmer/chainsaw, Sawzall).

Proximity to Moving / Mechanical Parts (Tractor. Mowers and snow blowers, floor buffers and scrubbers, miscellaneous shoptools/equipment (drill press, table saw, etc.).

Atmospheric Conditions (Dust, vomit, trash, gasoline and other chemical vapors (floor stripper, etc.).

Exposure to Electrical Shock (Making electrical repairs).

Elevated Surfaces (Ladders, man lift, roof, scaffolding).

Exposure to Chemical Hazards (See MSDS).

Lighting (Adequate/flashlight, drop and work lights as needed).

Sharp Objects (Utility knife, broken glasses (windows), blades (Sawzall, jig, etc.), razor blades).