Maintenance Worker

Summary:

Under general supervision, performs a variety of work in the basic maintenance and repair of buildings, facilities, equipment, machinery, trucks and vehicles.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Examines vehicles and confers with Management to determine malfunction and repairs desired.
• Refers major vehicle repairs to appropriate management.
• Removes and replaces parts of ignition system such as spark plugs, points, coil, or alternator to complete tune-up or replace malfunctioning part of system.
• Repairs or replaces tires, brakes, belts and hoses.
• Replaces defective chassis parts such as shock absorbers, ball joint suspension, brake pads, and wheel bearings.
• Have an excellent understanding of general maintenance of machinery, equipment and vehicles owned and operated.
• Services vehicles and equipment to maintain best possible condition.
• Ensures that annual inspections are completed and are accurate.
• Maintains appropriate documents for DOT truck/equipment files.
• Has a plan/schedule to perform routine maintenance.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability at all times.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

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 is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Lift Level: Heavy

Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly.