Journeyman Level Maintenance Technician

Classification Title: Craftworker 2, C20

Location: 14250 49th Street N., Clearwater, FL 33762

This position is located in Real Estate Management, within the Facility Operations Division. REM FO provides professional in-house and contracted services to maintain and operate County buildings. This position requires highly skilled technical supervision or a designated leadership role in construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings, equipment, or facilities. This position functions as a unit leader on assignments and routinely applies craftworker skills that clearly exceed the journeyman level directing and guiding others to complete highly skilled assignments. This position requires advanced technical knowledge and experience in the installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of building systems, subsystems and associated components, inclusive of plumbing/mechanical and minor electrical (lighting components, switches and fuses). The employee in this position will be required to provide leadership and supervision over one or more helpers or peers as needed and on projects.

Essential Job Functions

Supervises and is responsible for satisfactory completion of construction, renovation, and additions to county buildings, structures, and facilities.
Performs advanced skilled work in one or more complex combinations of assignments in asset lifecycle management, systems, and equipment data collection, maintenance and repair of buildings and buildings systems.
Performs advanced installation, repair, and maintenance of plumbing and mechanical systems within large facilities.
Makes repairs to electrical systems, switches, circuit breakers, fuse boxes and lighting equipment in buildings. Use various hand tools and test equipment.
Able to use computers for HR, BI, Workflow (CMMS), Time Management (Outlook) and Reporting (Word, Excel). Able to learn and adopt new technology.
Assist mechanics in operation, maintenance and repair of heating, refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.
Performs various plumbing tasks in buildings including but not limited to the repair of copper, steel, cast iron and PVC pipes and valves up to 4-inch in size.
Purchase, plan and order a wide range of construction and maintenance materials, supplies, and inventory necessary for a project.
Read and interpret blueprints, schematics and equipment diagrams.
Erect drywall, ceiling grids, and painting.

Position Specific Requirements

5 years of skilled craft or trade experience in the installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of building systems, subsystems and associated components, inclusive of plumbing/mechanical and minor electrical and team leader, supervision, or supervisory training; or
Completion of a 2-year skilled trades vocational or technical school program with a diploma or certification and 3 years in the installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of building systems, subsystems and associated components, inclusive of plumbing/mechanical and minor electrical and team leader, supervision, or supervisory training; or
An equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
Possession and maintenance of a valid Florida Driver's License.
Assignment to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to schedule, assign, supervise, and evaluate work performance of subordinates; establish and maintain effective working relationships. Ability to measure, implement and manage workflow and business processes.
Knowledge of supervisory techniques, data management, and ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing from data analysis.
Knowledge of standard methods, practices, materials, tools, and equipment used in building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, metalworking, welding and other trades.
Knowledge of occupational hazards and ability to implement appropriate safety precautions.
Skill in the use and care of tools and related equipment.
Ability to apply computer applications and software.
Ability to work from oral or written instructions; interpret drawings and blueprints, prepare work specifications, estimate and procure material needs.

Physical/Mental Demands

The work is very heavy work which requires exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Visual ability: Sufficient to effectively operate office equipment including copier, computer, etc.; and to read and write reports, correspondence, instructions, etc.
Hearing ability: Sufficient to hold a conversation with other individuals both in person and over a telephone; and to hear recording on transcription device.
Speaking ability: Sufficient to communicate effectively with other individuals in person and over a telephone.
Mental acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Repetitive motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.

This position has supplemental questions. If unable to complete all questions, you may save your answers as a draft during the application process and return at any time prior to the closing date. Please note that the application is complete upon final submission.