Maintenance Technician II in Bremerton, Washington at Bremerton Housing Authority
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Job Description
Maintenance Technician II
Department: Housing
Job Status: Full Time or On-call
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Maintenance Supervisor
Grade/Level: 33
Amount of Travel Required: 15% local driving
Job Type: Regular
Positions Supervised: None
Work Schedule: Regular business hours
Union: Teamsters represented position
Work Location: On-site
Starting Hourly Rate: $_29.14-$30.31 per hour; Union position Grade 33, Step 1-3, DOE
Full Hourly Range: $29.14- $40.80 per hour
Position Close Date: Monday, June 22 at 5:00pm
Benefit package includes:
- Medical Insurance-BHA pays 95% for employee only or 95% for family
- Vision Insurance-BHA pays 95% for employee only or 95% for family
- Dental Insurance – 100% Covered by BHA
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Washington State Retirement (PERS)
- Washington State Deferred Compensation
- Paid Time Off (PTO) Accrual of 150 hours in first year
- Washington State Paid Sick Leave – 1 hour for every thirty hours worked (approx. 69 hours per year)
- 14 Paid Holidays per year
- Longevity Pay
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
This position is responsible for keeping the buildings, apartments, grounds, and equipment in good maintenance and repair. This may include preparation and painting of units as well as demonstrating basic knowledge of heating systems, carpentry, plumbing, and electricity in order to complete work orders submitted by residents, within state and local codes. Provide oversight and quality control of vendors and outside contractors.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSReasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Summaries
- Use knowledge and skillset of specific trades to complete complex projects or make recommendations for how to best complete projects if they can’t be done in-house.
- Complete work orders in a safe and efficient manner, including performing a wide variety of electrical, plumbing, carpentry, pest control, and preventative maintenance tasks as needed.
- Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical, or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
- Diagnose mechanical and electrical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
- Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hand tools or power tools.
- Estimate costs and prepare draft scopes of work if necessary to repair machinery, equipment, or building structures.
- Install equipment to improve the energy or operational efficiency of residential buildings.
- Recommend time or energy-saving alternatives for work processes or mechanical/electrical systems.
- Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.
- Perform regular maintenance of the building exteriors, interiors, and common areas including but not limited to pressure washing, painting and maintenance of all building systems and related properties.
- Vacant units need to be made market ready within the goals assigned to their level. Pre-inspect any units on notice to vacate and assess what maintenance supplies will be needed to either return the unit to market ready status or board it up for demolition.
- Paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures.
- Repair or replace cabinetry, trim, kitchen and bathroom fixtures, flooring, electrical fixtures and other items needed in units.
- Maintain inventory on all parts and tools belonging to the property in a neat and orderly manner. Clean and store tools and supplies upon completion of tasks.
- Check the locks on all vacant units and make any necessary keys.
- Operate BHA vehicles in a safe and sound manner, according to the BHA Vehicle Policy.
- Act as a lead on projects when requested.
- Train new maintenance personnel as needed.
- Respond to afterhours emergency calls when assigned the on-call phone.
- Other tasks as assigned.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Required Education and Experience
Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required
Experience:
- 4 plus years of experience in multi-family facility maintenance.
- 3 plus years of experience providing maintenance on BHA properties preferred.
- Knowledge of building and grounds maintenance, including standard practices, methods, tools, materials, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting, carpentry, and grounds keeping.
- Knowledge of common safety rules, including accident causation and prevention; occupational hazards and appropriate safety precautions.
- Proof of formal training past licensing or experience in one or more of the following areas: carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, refurbishing and other building maintenance tasks.
- Knowledge of HUD regulations regarding housing quality standards and other maintenance related standards is preferred.
Bremerton Housing Authority has the discretion to accept any other equivalent combination of education and experience when relevant.
Computer Skills:
- Experienced user of Yardi or similar property management software to track maintenance work is preferred.
- Must be comfortable using a cell phone for communication via text, email and voice.
- Must be familiar with using computer technology to assist in job performance.
Other Requirements:
- Must be available to come to work during inclement weather events as needed to ensure BHA properties are safe for residents as quickly as possible.
- Must possess a valid driver's license for use in Washington State and with the continued ability to be covered under Bremerton Housing Authority's auto insurance policies.
Required Competencies
- Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for their actions.
- Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
- Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
- Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
- Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
- Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
- Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
- Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
- Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
- Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
- Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
- Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
- Project Management - Ability to organize and direct a project to completion.
- Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
- Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
- Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
- Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
- Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.
- Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work will be performed in office, residential, and outdoor settings. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate various pieces of office equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, use hands to feel or operate objects, tools and controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift up to 60 pounds. Physical aspects of the job may also require heavy lifting, bending, pushing, pulling, kneeling, stooping, climbing, balancing, and carrying. Position requires the ability to transport oneself to a variety of locations, primarily in and around Kitsap County.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.
O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)
Physical Demands Lift/Carry
Stand F 10 lbs or less F
Walk F 11-20 lbs F
Sit O 21-50 lbs O
Manually Manipulate F 51-100 lbs. O (Requires 2 people to prevent injury)
Reach Outward F
Reach Above Shoulder F Push/Pull
Climb O 12 lbs or less F
Crawl O 13-25 lbs F
Squat or Kneel F 26-40 lbs. O
Bend F 41-100 lbs O
Grasp F
Speak O
Other Physical Requirements
- Vision (Near)
- Sense of Sound - listening to instructions and customer comments
- Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - gloves, foot & eye protection, protective hearing devices (earplugs, muffs) hard hats, respirators.
The Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton (BHA) has reviewed this position outline to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. Review the job analysis or desk manual for greater details about the types of tasks being performed in this position. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and BHA reserves the right to change this position outline and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.
Equal Employment and Housing Opportunity Barrier Free
Bremerton Housing Authority does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, age (over 40), military status, whistleblower retaliation, or familial status in admission and access to its programs.
To request a reasonable accommodation for work related reasons, contact the HR office at 360-616-7107.
To request a reasonable accommodation for housing, contact a BHA Section 504 Coordinator at 360-479-3694