MAINTENANCE WORKER/DRIVER
There is no civil service exam for Maintenance Worker/Driver. As a non-competitive state title, it is filled on the strength of meeting the listed qualifications.
It expects 1 year of relevant experience and a valid NJ driver's license. Pay on the FY 2027 schedule runs $40,322 to $57,949, and state payroll currently lists 5 people in the title, most of them at Children and Families.
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Maintenance Worker/Driver appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Children and Families.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Children and Families | 5 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 5 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $55,137. The agencies employing the most are:
- Children and Families (5)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under the direction of a supervisory official in a state department, institution, or agency, improves and maintains the physical condition of state property by performing routine manual work; cleans office facilities, equipment, and grounds; operate State vehicles in the course of official business; makes minor repairs; does related work as required.
<i><u>For positions specific to the Department of Children and Families:</u></i>
Under the direction of a Supervisor of Child Care Services or other Supervisory Officer assigned to a child care center, transports children in a small bus or van; cleans office facilities, equipment, and grounds; makes minor repairs; does related work as required; may be required to work a split shift as Child Care Center needs dictate.
Examples of work
- Transports children and/or other passengers in a safe and courteous manner by use of small bus or van.
- Makes inspections and determinations related to repairs needed, areas to be cleaned and the type of maintenance to be performed.
- Maintains the safety and cleanliness of office facilities by washing and cleaning windows, floors, walls, and all other office related areas.
- Carefully cleans and maintains washrooms, toilets, sinks and other lavatory facilities.
- Cleans and replaces windows and related equipment; rearranges and relocates furniture as well as records and supplies.
- Collects and disposes of waste papers and refuse; keeps garbage containers and waste baskets clean; sweeps sidewalks and removes papers, refuse, trash, and weeds from outside grounds.
- Replaces light bulbs and fuses; does minor repairs when required.
- Sees that damaged appliances, equipment and supplies are reported and/or replaced.
- Responsible for obtaining, storing, handling, safeguarding, and recording deliveries and proper use of equipment, materials and supplies; keeps unsafe materials, supplies and equipment out of reach of children.
- Informs the supervisor to order supplies, maintenance equipment, and appliances.
- Sees that vehicles are maintained, cleaned, filled with gas and oil, and checks tires and services regularly or when required.
- Takes vehicles for inspection and repairs, maintains records, makes simple reports and keeps records.
- Secures vehicles at the end of the day.
- Ensures that building is secured at end of day; opens building at start of day, when required.
- Reports accidents or incidents to supervisor immediately.
- Assists in snow removal as may be required.
- As may be required, assist in extinguishing small fires.
- Runs errands.
- 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 inspection, cleaning, and maintenance of furniture, fixtures, offices and buildings.
One (1) year of experience in driving passenger automobiles, bus, or light trucks.
License
Appointees must possess a valid New Jersey driver's license.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the methods used to inspect and identify needed cleaning and repairs.
- Knowledge of the methods used to clean and maintain office facilities and equipment.
- Ability to learn to use a fire extinguisher.
- Ability to understand and follow written or verbal directions.
- Ability to make minor repairs on buses, small vans, and/or other small motorized vehicles.
- Ability to work effectively with associates.
- Ability to operate a bus, small van, or other small motorized vehicle in a safe and courteous manner.
- Ability to clean and wash windows, venetian blinds, blackboards, and floors, to dust desks, chairs, tables, and other furniture, to wax and polish floors, to clean and wash toilets, sinks, and other lavatory fixtures, and to do other work involved in the cleaning of offices, halls, classrooms, lavatories, and other buildings.
- Ability to obtain, store, safeguard, and properly use equipment, materials and supplies.
- Ability to prepare reports and keep records.
- Ability to learn 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.
Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.
The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.