Join our dedicated Facilities Maintenance team as a Building Maintenance Worker III and make a positive impact on the community of the City of Milpitas!
The Maintenance Worker III serves as lead worker over a crew within their assigned area of responsibility to perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance and repair of public facilities. This is the advanced journey level class in the maintenance worker class series. The Maintenance Worker Ill is distinguished from other classes in the maintenance series by the responsibility assumed by leading a crew and by the performance of the more complex and responsible duties assigned to positions in this series. Incumbents at this level typically possess specialized skills, knowledge and abilities, and work independently.
The ideal candidate is a skilled and dependable professional with experience in public works facilities. They demonstrate strong leadership as a crew lead, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to standard. They bring hands-on expertise in tasks such as carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and equipment operation, along with the ability to read blueprints and maintain systems in compliance with health and safety codes. They are proficient in maintaining pools, pumps, filters, and related infrastructure.
They take pride in public service and contribute to the safety, function, and appearance of community facilities and infrastructure. Known for their reliability, teamwork, and ability to train and guide staff, the ideal candidate will excel in both fieldwork and administrative tasks such as recordkeeping and coordinating daily operations.
If you're a hardworking and knowledgeable facilities maintenance professional looking to make a difference, we encourage you to apply!
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In addition to the benefits as outlined in the Benefits tab of this job announcement, this position will be scheduled to work 4, 10-hour days per week, which can allow for a generous work/life balance. The current vacancy is within the Facilities Maintenance Section.
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Serve as lead worker over an assigned crew;
- Provide guidance and training to less experienced personnel;
- Assist assigned supervisor with daily supervision of personnel and the timely completion of assigned duties;
- Check work of assigned crew;
- Maintain timesheets and other records as appropriate;
- Ensure that safety measures and practices are utilized at all times;
- Performs a variety of duties at the skilled level to maintain and repair city buildings, structures and their attendant equipment;
- Duties include carpentry, painting, lock-smith, plumbing, electrical control systems, HVAC systems, read blue prints, build and assemble furnishings;
- Balance and maintain proper water chemistry;
- Monitor/adjust filtration equipment;
- Calibrate chemical probes;
- Maintain/repair filters, pumps, motors, lines, tanks;
- Maintain and ensure all aspects of the Civic Center pond and Sports Center pool operations;
- Meet state and federal health code standards;
- Provide training and assist the Facilities Supervisor or Public Works Manager in assigning and coordination of work;
- Requisition of supplies and inspection of work performed by staff and contractors;
- Perform related duties as assigned.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Experience: Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in the maintenance and repair of public facilities including the areas of streets, utilities, parks, street landscape maintenance, facilities, and/or recreation, comparable to that of the Maintenance Worker Il in the City of Milpitas.
Education: High school diploma or equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
LICENSES OR CERTIFICATES- Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate, valid California Commercial Driver's License with Class B and tanker endorsement within 11 months of appointment.
- Preferred, but not required: Certified Pool Operator (CPO) or Aquatic Facility Operator (AFO)
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED- Receives general supervision from assigned Senior Public Works Lead, Maintenance Supervisor or Public Works Division Manager.
- Exercises indirect supervision over assigned maintenance personnel.
SELECTION PROCESSThe selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire. Only the candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews.
Please note: The examination process (including dates) may be changed as deemed necessary by the Human Resource Department. Meeting the minimum requirements listed in this job description does not guarantee advancement in subsequent phases of the selection process.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential duties require the following physical abilities and work environment:
Visual Requirements: Discern colors
Auditory Requirements: 100-decibel hearing
Physical exam, and drug and alcohol screening.
Work is mainly performed outdoors; ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, squat, kneel, crawl, bend, and stoop at any given time; ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 75 pounds of weight throughout the day and occasionally up to 90 pounds; exposure to outdoor elements in all weather conditions throughout the year, confined spaces, hazardous waste, sewage, chemicals, herbicides and pesticides; ability to walk on uneven surfaces; ability to travel to various locations within and outside the City of Milpitas.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Milpitas will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the Human Resources Department.
The City of Milpitas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
