Maintenance Helper - Operation Services

POSITION TITLE: Maintenance Helper - Operation Services (Hourly)

REQUISITION #: req7519

DEPARTMENT: Operation Services

LOCATION: OPERATION SERVICES BLDG

BENEFIT CATEGORY: Variable Hourly View Classifications & Benefits

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Part-Time Hourly

HOURLY RATE: $22.00 per hour (based on relevant experience)

SELECTION PROCESS: Application deadline is: April 3, 2024.

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You will receive an email acknowledgment when you have successfully submitted an application. Your completed application will be forwarded to the hiring manager. You will be notified if you are selected for further testing or interviews.

Please keep your contact information up-to-date. The status of your application will be updated in your applicant profile. Post-offer background check, Motor Vehicle Report, and P.O.E.T required. Will need to complete CJIS training/testing upon hire.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less traditional background.

The City may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

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Why Work For the City of Fort Collins?

• Potential for paid personal leave and paid holidays

• Employee Assistance Program: counseling, legal, and financial assistance

• Wellness program, workout facilities

• Personal & professional learning opportunities plus potential for career mobility

• Collaborative work environment

Job Summary:

As a (BRM) Building Repair and Maintenance Helper you will be responsible for helping Facilities Technicians complete preventative maintenance, repairs, and new smaller projects in a portfolio of over 120 buildings throughout the City of Fort Collins. Collaborating with an excellent team you may find yourself helping a team member or working individually to accomplish tasks within the work orders that are assigned to you.

Your knowledge of but not limited to plumbing, painting, carpentry, drywall, roofing, carpeting, flooring, furniture installation and seasonal exterior maintenance will help you with your daily schedule. You will have the daily opportunity to work with many different people in many different work environments. Working in office buildings, recreational facilities, swimming pools, ice rinks as well as the Police Department and Fire departments; your ability to work with the values and needs of the internal customers of the City of Fort Collins and external customers will be second nature.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Although reporting to Building Repair and Maintenance you will also be available to help HVAC and electrical technicians with projects that they may have.

• Ability to help shovel snow, move furniture, clean gutters, paint, plumbing, drywall, roofing, hang pictures/TVs, sweep, clean and other maintenance tasks as needed.

• Utilize computers for inputting and receiving information.

• Operation of City vehicles and equipment.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to operate software packages.

• Ability to operate hand and power tools.

• Ability to operate software packages.

• Ability to operate hand and power tools.

• Ability to perform but not limited to building maintenance activities including carpentry, plumbing, painting, roofing, flooring, concrete, and asphalt repair.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, other City departments/divisions, City management, public officials, and the public.

• Ability to operate a pick-up and van.

• Knowledge of basic math.

• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

• Ability to perform data entry to monitor work order status and reports.

• Ability to interact with general understanding of HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Commercial Pools, and other general facility maintenance trades.

• Working knowledge of common equipment and tools used in construction and maintenance.

• Ability to enter and perform work in a "confined space" environment.

• Working knowledge of safety practices, procedures, and equipment.

City Competencies

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.

• Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.

• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.

• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

Required Education and Experience:

Minimum: High School Diploma or GED.

Experience Requirements:

Basic knowledge of maintenance practices and techniques.

Required Certifications/Licenses/Specialized Training:

Valid Colorado Driver's License. Will need to complete CJIS training upon hire.

Physical Activity:

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. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

Balance. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.

This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium. Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

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.

Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

Finger Dexterity. 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.

Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

Make Repetitive Motions. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance.

Notice Regarding Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Use:

Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.

The City of Fort Collins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation (including perceived sexual orientation), gender identity and expression, disability, age 40 years or older, pregnancy or related condition, genetic information, and, in certain specific circumstances, marriage to a coworker or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

POST OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK, MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT, AND P.O.E.T. REQUIRED. Will need to complete CJIS training/testing upon hire.

Note: Some information in your application may be public information under the Colorado Open Records Act.