SENIOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER LOW PRESSURE LICENSE

Definition

Under direction takes the lead over one or more building maintenance workers and performs varied, simple, routine, and moderately physically strenuous tasks involved in cleaning and maintenance of buildings and grounds; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

• Takes the lead over other workers in performance of their duties by giving instructions, demonstrating proper work methods, answering questions, resolving problems, and checking work progress.
• Ensures that necessary supplies and equipment are available for the performance of assigned tasks.
• Washes and cleans windows and floors, polishes floors, dusts desks, tables, chairs, and other furniture.
• Cleans business offices, cafeterias, living quarters, classrooms, halls, gymnasiums, auditoriums, hospital wards, lavatories, and other buildings.
• Burns trash in incinerators.
• Moves furniture and sets up tables and chairs in an auditorium or hall.
• Polishes metal fixtures and trimmings.
• Tends low pressure boilers used to produce hot water and heat.
• Removes dust from top of boiler, checks heat control valves, and control panels in building.
• Moves controls or turns valves to regulate the flow of fuel into firebox or speed of automatic stoker.
• Reads gauges and moves controls to maintain specified steam pressure, temperature, and water level in boiler.
• Cleans boiler.
• Organizes work areas by arranging equipment, materials, and articles in an orderly manner.
• Deposits sweepings in trash cans.
• Replaces burned out light bulbs and services water coolers.
• In addition to cleaning and maintaining buildings, mows lawns, trims hedges, rakes and burns leaves and refuse, trims driveway and sidewalk edges using spades and hoes.
• Shovels snow from driveways and sidewalks, and spreads sand/salt on icy surfaces to prevent slipping.
• Aids carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and steam fitters by carrying tools and materials, by placing and removing ladders, and by cleaning up after work has been done. Maintains records and files
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

One (1) year of experience in the cleaning and maintenance of furniture, fixtures, offices, and buildings.

License

Applicants will be required to possess a current, valid Black Seal Boiler Operator License of the appropriate type (high or low pressure) issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of problems, procedures, and methods used in inspecting, analyzing, and determining the cleaning and maintenance work to be done and the approved materials needed.
• Knowledge of routine procedures and methods effective in large scale cleaning and maintenance work.
• Knowledge of problems and procedures for maintaining and operating a low pressure boiler.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.