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Job Title: Senior Maintenance Worker Job ID: 4818

Salary Min: $60,340.80 Salary Max: $73,403.20 Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Close Date: 01/22/2016

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The City of San José, the Capital of Silicon Valley, is one of the nation's best managed cities and one of the top ten cities in which to live, work, and do business. Moreover, San José is the center of cultural, government and economic activity for the

region. The employees of the City of San José have embraced the following values: Integrity, Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and

Celebration. The City's Airport Department is seeking an individual whose values align with the values of the City's employees.

Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport is located in San José, California's 3rd largest city and the nation's 10th largest city. The Airport is a self-supporting enterprise, owned and operated by the City of San José and has approximately 350 commercial arrivals and departures daily. For more information about the Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, visit http://www.sjc.org.

Position and Duties

The Airport Department is currently recruiting to fill a Senior Maintenance Worker vacancy within the Maintenance Services Section. The Airport Maintenance Services Section is responsible for the maintenance, repair and improvements to Airport building facilities and properties on a seven day a week, twenty-four hour a day operation

schedule.

The Senior Maintenance Worker leads groups of six to eight employees comprised of Maintenance Assistants, Maintenance Workers and Facility Repair Workers. The majority of the work performed by the Senior Maintenance Worker is highly skilled repair work in the field.

Typical duties for this position include, but are but are not limited to:

- Providing lead direction in the maintenance and repair of Airport Terminal Buildings, including plumbing systems, sump pumps, sanitary lift pumps, and restroom fixtures.

- Repairing damaged walls, construction of new walls, repairing automatic door systems, and door hardware.

- Repairing floor coverings including carpeting, ceramic tile, and composition tile and wood

- Repairing roofing systems including single ply, built up roofs and drainage systems. - Maintenance and reconstruction of: streets, roadways, Airport ramp areas, parking

lots, chain link fencing, turf maintenance, area seeding and planting, tree trimming and upgrades to landscaping, irrigation systems, streets and roadways.

- Development of work priorities and the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) program.

- Leading the Zone Maintenance work programs and assisting the Airport Maintenance Supervisor on a daily basis in facilitating this program.

- This position may be assigned to work any days of the week or be assigned to any of the three shifts.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and experience equivalent to:

1. Education: Successful completion of high school, General Education Development (G.E.D.) Certificate, or California Proficiency Certificate.

2. Experience: Six (6) years of increasingly responsible sub-professional

engineering/technical support experience of which two (2) years must have been in a position comparable to the level of a City of San José Associate Engineering Technician, Associate Construction Inspector, Instrument Person (in Land Surveying), or close equivalent.

3. Acceptable Substitutions: Successful completion of two (2) academic years or sixty (60) semester units of college level engineering technology courses or related field may be substituted for the remaining two (2) years of sub-professional engineering/technical support experience. There will be no substitute for the education requirement.

4. Licenses or Certificates: Possession of a valid driver's license authorizing operation of a motor vehicle in the State of California.

5. Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will not prepare or file a labor condition application with the Dept. of Labor.

Competencies

The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:

1. Job Expertise - demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations including: - Knowledge of the safe operation of motor vehicles and equipment.

- Knowledge of workplace safety practices and precautions. - Knowledge of preventive maintenance procedures.

- Knowledge of safety rules in using herbicides, pesticides, insecticides, and other chemicals.

- Ability to read and interpret sketches, plans, blueprints, and diagrams. - Ability to follow oral and written instructions.

- Ability to estimate and order materials necessary for work completion. - Ability to perform arithmetic calculations and to make simple measurements. - Ability to prepare reports and keep records of work completed, time spent, and parts, supplies, and materials used.

- Ability to deal with the public.

- Ability to lift heavy weights of 20-100 pounds.

2. Job Expertise - Demonstrates experience and knowledge of general materials, methods, tools, and equipment used in the troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of buildings and equipment at City facilities, including plumbing, carpentry, automatic door systems, floors, irrigation systems, streets and roadways.

3. Accountability - manages performance to achieve expected results.

4. Computer Skills - experienced with common business computer applications including but not limited to: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and MS

Excel. Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to create work orders, track labor and create Daily Activity Reports is desirable.

5. Supervision - sets effective long and short-term goals based on a good understanding of management practices; establishes realistic priorities within available resources. 6. Reliability - completes quality work assignments in a timely and efficient manner; fulfills responsibilities and maintains confidentiality as appropriate. Is willing and able to work shift work including weekends and holidays.

7. Communication Skills - communicates and listens effectively and responds in a timely, effective, positive and respectful manner; written reports and correspondence are accurate, complete, current, well-organized, legible, concise, neat, and in proper

grammatical form. Selection Process

The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application, resume and answers to the job-specific questions. Only those candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to interview.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

To be considered for this vacancy, candidates must answer all job specific questions and complete all sections in the online application (including education and work

experience); otherwise, applications will be deemed incomplete.

SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS OPTIONAL. HOWEVER, SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IN LIEU OF COMPLETING THE EDUCATION AND WORK

EXPERIENCE SECTIONS ON THE APPLICATION WILL CONSTITUTE AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION AND IT MAY BE WITHHELD FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

E-mail will be the default method of correspondence with applicants. To ensure that you receive timely notifications regarding your application status for this recruitment, please enter a primary e-mail address when submitting your application.

You will be prompted to respond to the following questions in the online application process:

1. Have you completed high school or equivalent General Educational Development (GED) Certificate, or California Proficiency Certificate?

2. Do you possess a current California Driver’s License?

3. Do you have four (4) years of experience in the maintenance and repair of streets, sewers, parks, street landscaping or public facilities? If yes, please describe your experience related to building maintenance and repair work for a facility. 4. Do you have experience in the use and care of common hand tools and other

equipment used in facilities grounds work and building maintenance and repair work? If yes, please describe your experience and how it relates to the duties for this position including the types of tools and equipment you have used.

5. Do you have at least one (1) year in a lead capacity at a level such as Maintenance Worker II, Facility Worker I, or Athletic Stadium Groundskeeper with the City of San Jose? If yes, please describe your experience including the number of staff supervised. Include any experience related to your day-to-day responsibilities, involvement in disciplinary actions, hiring, training, scheduling, and evaluating employee performance. 6. Do you have experience with computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and CMMS? If yes, please include a description of the type of work or

activities you performed using these applications including any experience you may have using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for generating work orders, tracking labor and creating Daily Activity Reports.

7. Do you have experience working independently to perform necessary work without immediate supervision? If yes, please describe examples of when and how you have communicated with your supervisor regarding your progress on projects or potential issues.

8. Are you available to work shift work (including graveyard shifts, weekends and holidays)?

Employee Unit

Employees in this classification are represented by International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 3 (OE#3).

If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. If you do not receive the confirmation, please email CityJobs@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application.

Physical Requirements

Ability to perform the essential physical functions of this position will be determined by a post-offer medical examination conducted by City of San Jose Employee Health Services.