Senior Facilities Maintenance Specialist

• The Facilities Maintenance Specialist series are a recruitment to fill one opening.*

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

This position is the senior classification in the Airport Facilities Maintenance Specialist series. Performs a variety of unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled tasks related to area of assignment within the Redmond Municipal Airport including facilities and parking lots.

Performs a full range of facilities maintenance for Airport buildings and structures. This includes corrective and preventative maintenance, construction, carpentry, demolition, cabinetry, and remodeling projects for Airport facilities; maintains HVAC, baggage, and parking revenue systems. Incumbents in this role will act in a more senior role in areas with HVAC Systems, boilers, and piping within and around the Airport, and may provide direction to junior roles in this job series.

This description covers the most significant essential and auxiliary duties performed but does not include other occasional work which may be similar, related to, or logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Performs basic and more skilled Airport facilities maintenance tasks, including painting, lighting, plumbing, and heating/cooling.

Performs construction, carpentry, remodeling, roofing, and woodworking tasks such as building of structures, fences, furniture, signs, and cabinets.

Performs concrete and finish work such as sidewalks, street patch repairs, ramps, pads, and driveways; set forms, pour concrete, and completes final finish work.

Performs basic and more skilled building maintenance and repairs such as scheduled general maintenance for HVAC, boilers, baggage, parking revenue components and electrical computerized controls, plumbing, interior and exterior of all municipal structures for all structures within all Airport functions.

Maintains landscapes, turf, shrubs, trees, and flower beds. Trims trees and shrubs.

Operates and maintains automatic and hand irrigation systems.

Installs irrigation equipment.

Performs routine preventative maintenance on baggage handling and paid parking revenue systems. Responds to equipment malfunctions in a timely manner.

Reads blueprints and maps; reads and understands plans, orders and/or other documents as required. Maintains records and reports on projects as required.

Performs inspections and promptly reports any vehicle, component concerns, or issues to a supervisor and/or the Fleet Services Division through the Service Request program.

Operates in a competent, safe manner a wide variety of vehicles and equipment required to perform duties in assigned area.

Operates a motor vehicle regularly to attend to building maintenance and landscape needs.

Performs basic operational and safety checks on vehicles and maintains both interior and exterior cleanliness.

Performs outdoor clean-up tasks on Airport properties, including parking lots and on rights-of-way.

Performs snow & ice removal and applies deicer/gravel to facilities and parking lot sidewalks.

Security knowledge, responsibilities and active participation are mandatory requirements due to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations.  

Security responsibilities and training will be provided. Employee accepts and acknowledges responsibilities upon issuance of a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) badge.

Carries assigned phone to respond to maintenance requests/emergencies.

Performs other duties as assigned within the Redmond Municipal Airport property.

JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Mandatory Requirements:

High school graduation or equivalent; plus, six (6) years of experience and training which has provided specific knowledge to perform in the position assigned and lead worker training or experience; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which demonstrates the ability to perform the above-described duties. Woodworking experience and/or equipment-operation related to the described duties of this position.

Considerable knowledge of one or more of these areas:

The principles and practices associated with the repair, maintenance, and installation of irrigation and/or landscaping, HVAC, facilities maintenance, or construction. The systems, practices, methods, hazards, and safety precautions associated with materials, vehicles, equipment, and tools in area of assignment.

Specialized knowledge of one or more of these areas:

Irrigation design, repair, programming, and operation.

Basic electricity, reading blueprints, carpentry & finish work.

Basic understanding of:

Boiler operation and functions.

Ability to:

Drive or operate vehicles, equipment, machines, and tools safely and in conformance with applicable laws, regulations, and work rules; detect needed repairs and make minor adjustments to equipment, machines or tools needed to perform duties; understand and carry out written and oral instructions; work independently in performance of regular assignments; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, supervisors, and the public.

Special Requirements/Licenses:

• The position requires employees to operate a motor vehicle in the course of their position. Possession of, or must obtain within thirty (30) days from date of hire, a valid Oregon driver's license.

• Must have a safe driving record.

• Obtain an Oregon Class II Boiler Building Mechanic Certificate within one (1) year of hire.

• Possession of a current Basic first Aid and CPR Certificate.

• Twelve months verifiable work experience with HVAC, Variable Frequency Drive (VFD), and Talon/NIAGARA Building Management software.

• Twelve months verifiable work experience with Electric motors, contactors, start devices.

• Twelve months verifiable work experience with Process Logic Control (PLC) systems (Schneider Electric, Modicon, Allen Bradley).

• Twelve months verifiable work experience with centrifugal/screw chillers.

• Two (2) years verifiable Airport/Airfield experience in facilities maintenance

• Must be able to pass FBI background check.

• Must follow PPE requirements as outlined in the position specific PPE Hazard Assessment

Certification.

Desirable Requirements:

For desirable requirements to be considered, one must have met the minimum requirements noted above:

• Two (2) years verifiable work experience in City/County/State government.

• Possession of a current Limited Maintenance Electrician License. 

• EPA Universal Refrigeration Certificate.

• Brazing Certificate.

• Possession of an Oregon Electrical License, Journeyman Plant Electrician License (JPE), Limited Maintenance Electrician License (LME), or a Low Voltage Electrician Class B Certification (LEB).

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

An employee in this class may be assigned to any division within the Redmond Municipal Airport and is expected to perform duties independently or as part of a work crew often without direct supervision after assignment of duties.  The employee generally works under the direct supervision of the Airport Facilities Manager and /or the Airport Facilities Supervisor.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervision is not a function of this position. Employee may assist in operational procedures to other employees, and providing direction to temporary employees.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds, and occasionally lift weights up to one hundred (100) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Specific hearing abilities required by this job include the ability to hear audible alarms and two-way radio transmissions.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT USED:

Telephone system, mobile radio, cell phone; operates pickup/backhoe, dump truck, sweeper, chain/trimming saws, snowplow/blower, miscellaneous power and hand tools, multi-meters, grader, weed eaters, lawn edgers, loader, riding and manual lawn mowers, and other landscaping equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions; near moving mechanical parts; vibrations; exposed to fumes, airborne particle, chemicals, occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to adverse weather conditions.

The noise level in the field environment is usually moderate, except during certain maintenance duties when noise levels may be loud.

Employees in this position are required to work in areas or around equipment which may meet or exceed the OSHA Hearing Conservation sound level. Employees in this position will participate in the City of Redmond Hearing Conservation Program.

This position will be shifting work that includes weekends, evenings, and holidays.

This description covers the most significant essential and auxiliary duties performed but does not include other occasional work which may be similar, related to, or logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.