Building Maintenance Representative

Job Type: Full-Time

Exemption Type: Non-Exempt

Wage Amount: 19.99 minimum hourly

This position reports to our Main location which is at 6420 E US 290 SVRD Austin, Texas 78723

Great opportunity to join our great facilities team at A+ FCU!

The primary purpose of this position is to assist the Credit Union in achieving its mission of becoming the members’ financial partner and helping to fulfill their life-long dreams. Your role to achieve this mission will be to provide outstanding service to internal members and to provide maintenance services to Credit Union facilities. Support a sales and service culture.

Essential Functions:

• Perform maintenance needs of all assigned Credit Union facilities including the interior and exterior of building within scheduled hours.
• Follow A+FCU’s Personal and Property Security Program when entering or leaving facilities.
• Continually observe facilities to identify and report to supervisor major repair needs such as roof leaks, door and window problems, carpet, lawn, parking lot, and HVAC needs.
• Perform carpentry repairs such as door adjustments, ceiling tile repairs, painting, and furniture and fixture repairs as assigned.
• Perform electrical repairs such as changing ballasts, changing bulbs, and testing outside lights monthly for building security.
• Performs routine plumbing repairs such as unstopping toilets, sinks or urinals, fixing water leaks, leaking faucets, and water fountains.
• Purchases supplies, equipment, and materials necessary to complete projects.
• Assembles and moves furniture, hang pictures and bulletin boards, makes name plates, moves and sets up tables and chairs.
• Repairs and replaces door knobs or locks, repairs door closures, patches holes in walls.
• Paints interior and exterior walls.
• Report/order repair for leaking irrigation systems.
• Assist with carpet cleaning and stripping/waxing of tile floors.
• Perform monthly elevator testing.
• Monthly visit offsite ATM’s for any needed upkeep or repairs and report them to supervisor.
• Assist Maintenance Representatives with janitorial services as assigned/needed.
• Schedule or perform vehicle maintenance/service as needed
• Assemble, disassemble, or move system furniture as required.
• Perform exterior window cleaning, exterior light fixture cleaning, and exterior sign cleaning
• Perform other or miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
• Minimum of two years of general janitorial and/or maintenance experience required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Good organizational and communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license and insurability
• Ability to communicate repair needs to vendors/employees
• Knowledge of trades related to building maintenance and repair.
• Knowledge of a variety of building maintenance procedures and techniques.
• Knowledge of machinery, equipment, and tools necessary for the maintenance and repair of public buildings.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Skills in following safety practices and recognizing hazards.
• Skill in using hand and power tools.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and members.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Desirable Traits

• Pleasant and professional
• Problem solver
• Positive attitude
• Attention to detail
• Verbal skills
• Flexible working hours
• Dependable
• Organizer and planner
• Possess decision-making abilities.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Types of Decisions Made Independently: Recommend/suggest repair changes or work schedule changes. Recommendations to management regarding vendor selection, storage inventory needs, ordering supplies, and identifying and determining repair needs.

Types of Decisions Requiring Supervisory Approval: Final selections of vendor repair companies, major repair costs, and situations outside A+FCU policies and procedures