CITY OF JANESVILLE DIVERSITY STATEMENT:
The citizens of Janesville choose this community, not just as a place to live, but as a place to realize life’s opportunities. We strive to sustain a community culture where differences are recognized, understood, and appreciated. As such, the City of Janesville recognizes the importance of developing an environment where diversity is not merely accepted but embraced and celebrated. As public servants, we believe everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. To this end, we will diligently recruit and retain the most talented employees in an environment that fosters maximizing one’s potential. Therefore, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to consider employment with the City of Janesville and serve the residents of “Wisconsin’s Park Place”.
OBJECTIVE:
Under general supervision of the Building and Traffic Management Supervisor, this position performs routine, complex, and extensive preventative maintenance and repair procedures on City buildings, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical equipment and utility systems, including traffic signals and streetlights. The Building Maintenance Technician troubleshoots alterations and repairs involving heating and cooling systems; plumbing systems; electrical systems; mechanical systems; computer, phone, and video cabling network; carpentry, doors, keys and locks, and other duties as assigned. In emergencies or during adverse weather conditions, this position may be required to perform snow and ice control duties or other severe weather maintenance operations.
RELATIONSHIPS:
Reports to: Building and Traffic Management Supervisor directly, and indirectly to Operations Superintendent and Operations Director.
Has regular work contacts with Department, Division, Office Heads, City employees, suppliers, vendors, contractors, and the general public.
Supervises: N/A
EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND MACHINES:
Machinery and equipment including HVAC equipment, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical equipment, snowplow, common hand and power tools, computer, and cell phones.
PHYSICAL FACTORS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any 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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in both indoor and outdoor environments and may, on occasion, be exposed to adverse weather conditions, including extreme heat and extreme cold, high winds, and wet/humid conditions. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, dust, and vibration. The employee may be exposed to physical hazards from working in and around traffic, heavy machinery, heights, confined spaces, and other underground utilities. On occasion, the employee is exposed to situations which could involve an element of personal risk, requiring compliance with necessary safety procedures. The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet to moderately noisy.
This position frequently walks, stands, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls, and exerts up to 100 pounds of force by lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects. The employee is frequently required to see/observe, talk/speak, and listen/hear; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects and equipment; repetitive arm, wrist, hand and eye movements are included. There is frequent twisting, reaching, wrist turning, and grasping. The employee may be required to climb or balance. Use of protective equipment is required.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of equipment. Employee is required to use cognitive ability to reason, analyze, and verbalize thoughts and ideas. Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes, and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials, or tasks.
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position, or is responsive to the needs of the City of Janesville.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
The City of Janesville, Wisconsin, is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.