STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
Class Code: 6061-21
Date Established: 08-12-82
Occupational Code: 5-2-3
Date of Last Revision: 12/28/01
BASIC PURPOSE: To perform or supervise the technical
maintenance and repair of building systems such as heating, air-conditioning,
refrigeration, ventilation or general building maintenance.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Installs, repairs,
and maintains air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating and ventilating systems
for state-owned buildings or facilities.
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Trains, supervises
and schedules subordinate staff and assists other trades personnel to complete
required tasks.
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Calibrates and
adjusts hydraulic, pneumatic, electric and electronics controls and motors to
ensure efficient operations.
·
Tests, cleans,
lubricates, and chemically treats heating and cooling systems on a scheduled
basis.
·
Orders materials and
supplies and maintains inventory.
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Maintains records,
logs, and job costs to provide for budgetary information.
·
Monitors contractors
to ensure compliance with stated specifications.
·
Examines property,
grounds and equipment on a regular basis to ensure safety and proper
maintenance or improvement.
·
Responds to emergency
calls to maintain safe and proper operating condition.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business
practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including
working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of
practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Associate's degree from a recognized
technical school with a major in mechanical or electrical technology or
maintenance. Each additional year
of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Five years' experience in the operation
and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical equipment used in buildings,
with at least two years' supervisory experience. Each additional year of approved work experience may be
substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of electronic
temperature and humidity controls, including maintenance and repair
procedures. Considerable knowledge
of occupational and safety precautions employed in mechanical, electrical and
building trades. Knowledge of
brazing, soldering and welding of various metals. Knowledge of basic chemistry. Ability to supervise trades personnel. Ability to maintain current accurate
records. Ability to set up and
maintain a program of maintenance and repair of electronic, pneumatic and oil
or gas driven motors, valves and engines.
Ability to supervise others in buildings and grounds maintenance. Ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with personnel of other agencies, subordinates
and other associates. Must be
willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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