Job Specification
BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER
ALL JURISDICTIONS
DEFINITION
Under direction of a supervisory official, performs varied simple
and moderately physically strenuous tasks involved in cleaning
and maintaining offices, furniture, buildings, and grounds; may
assist in making minor repairs to buildings or equipment; does
other related duties as required.
NOTE: The definition and 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.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Cleans rooms, offices, cafeterias, cottages, other living
quarters, halls, gymnasiums, laboratories, auditoriums, hospital
wards, bathrooms, and restrooms.
Dusts, cleans, and polishes furniture, fixtures, woodwork, and
equipment.
Washes and cleans windows, sweeps, washes, strips, waxes,
and polishes floors, and sweeps and vacuums rugs.
May make minor repairs to the heating, electrical, and other
systems of varied types of buildings, and services
bathrooms/restrooms.
Assists carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and
steamfitters by carrying tools and materials, by placing and
removing ladders, by cleaning up after work has been done, and by
doing other varied tasks of a simple nature.
Services coin machines and empties ashtrays and wastebaskets.
May make beds and change household linens.
May collect, count, and sort laundry.
Distributes supplies.
Keeps essential records and files.
In the Department of Human Services, may be required to undergo
fire training classes.
When necessary, moves and controls heavy equipment, carries and
sets up ladders and scaffolding, and works from ladders and
scaffolds.
When assigned, moves objects weighing about 50 pounds.
Mops or scrapes sticky or heavy liquids from floors.
Occasionally works on ladders and scaffolds to change light
bulbs, replace venetian blinds, wash walls, and so forth.
When assigned, moves heavy furniture, supplies, and equipment.
Runs power cleaning equipment, cleans and oils the equipment, and
changes brushes and accessories.
May mow lawns, trim hedges, rake and burn leaves and refuse, trim
driveway and sidewalk edges using spades and hoes, shovel snow,
and spread sand or salt on icy surfaces to prevent slipping.
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.
REQUIREMENTS:
LICENSE:
Appointee 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 essential duties of the
position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of procedures, materials, and tools used in washing,
waxing, vacuuming, and polishing wood, tile, cement, linoleum,
glass, and other woodwork, furniture, and fixtures.
Knowledge of use of and minor adjustment to sweepers, vacuum
cleaners, floor waxers, polishers, and other equipment.
Knowledge of how to make minor repairs to heating, electrical,
plumbing, and other systems.
Ability to handle cleaning problems, lift and move moderately
heavy objects, organize cleaning work, and develop work methods.
Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written
directions, and to learn quickly from directions and
demonstrations.
Ability to maintain a building, ward, laboratory, office, unit,
or area in a clean, hygienic, and orderly condition.
Ability to follow safety precautions and to report potentially
hazardous conditions.
Ability to work effectively with other employees.
Ability to keep simple 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 the 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 the essential functions of the job after
reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If
the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the
employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 00929 | | L | N | | N/A | 01 | | - |
This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
6/02/1997 |
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