2026-2027 SY General Maintenance

Title:

General Maintenance

Work Unit:

Facilities & Maintenance Department

Reports To:

Facilities & Maintenance Department Director(s)/Maintenance Supervisor

Contract Length:

12 month

Pay Schedule:

Maintenance

Overtime Status:

Non-exempt

Hours:

8 hours per day

May need to perform emergency call-back hours

Union Status:

SFFSE

Licensure:

Current Driver's License & insurable driving record

Note: All positions with Santa Fe Public Schools require a post-offer/pre-employment background check. Some positions have additional requirements as established by federal or state rules and regulations.

General Function:

Employees in this position are assigned to SFPS facilities and property to provide services and repairs as assigned. Wide ranges of duties are performed as described in the Essential Job Functions. Works cooperatively with other maintenance staff, principals, and school/department staff, construction management staff, and district contractors to provide needed services.

Education/Training/Experience:

Minimum: High School Diploma or GED; prior manual labor experience; any combination of diversified maintenance experience and/or training in maintenance trades equaling three (3) years of experience; knowledge of standard methods, practices, tools, materials, and equipment to perform the jobs; knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions for the applicable trades.

Preferred: Bilingual: English-Spanish

Knowledge/Skills and Abilities:

Ability to perform preventative maintenance according to published guidelines. Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures. Ability to use hand and power tools applicable to the trade. Ability to follow routine verbal and written instructions. Ability to adapt to changing work priorities, communicate with diverse groups, meet deadlines and schedules, work as part of a team, and work with frequent interruptions and meet deadlines.

Essential Job Functions:

Performs all functions in accordance with established policies, procedures, safety and environmental regulations, facility and computer security policies and procedures. Functions are subject to change over time to meet the organization's needs. Current essential responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performs assigned work in any of the following areas, depending on experience:
• Assisting electricians with electrical work
• Assisting the locksmith with doors and access control
• Assisting with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
• Carpentry
• Carpet and flooring repairs
• Concrete finishing
• Glazing
• Grounds and landscaping
• Masonry
• Metal work, including sheet metal and welding
• Plastering
• Plumbing and pipefitting
• Roofing
• Preventative maintenance

Other related mechanical and trades work.

Warehouse duties, including but not limited to:

• Receives, stores, and maintains all goods delivered to the warehouse safely and neatly.
• Reports all shortages to the supervisor and his/her designee
• Follows the guidelines of the district's hazard procedures regarding merchandise and labels
• Maintains control of stock to ensure accuracy of physical inventory
• Assists in physical inventories to the extent assigned by the supervisor
• Processes all deliveries - shipping and receiving
• Prepares shipment of returns to vendors or forwards to district locations
• Drives delivery vehicles as assigned by the supervisor and uses trucks, fork-lifts and other equipment as needed.
• Assists with snow and ice removal.
• Assists journeyman workers as needed.
• Provides excellent customer service.
• Upon approval of the supervisor, purchases supplies as needed to perform work. Considers the purchase of materials that provide the best value to the district.
• Prepares job estimates and prioritizes materials, time, and labor required to complete assignments in a safe, effective, and efficient manner.
• Receives and accurately records all work performed in the district's electronic work order system.
• Properly accounts for costs, including hours worked, materials used, and contracted services used to complete work orders.
• Uses and maintains tools, equipment, and vehicles assigned and assures that everything is maintained and used safely as outlined by the manufacturer and or preventative maintenance procedures.
• Performs all work using proper personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with the Maintenance Safety Plan.
• Assists the Maintenance Supervisor in planning projects.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Position may be used as an apprentice for individuals wanting to gain skills for advancement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Salary Range:

$35,890 to $50,000+

Resources Used in Performing the ratchetsJob Include (but are not limited to):

Examples of hand and power tools include, but are not limited to: pipe wrenches, screw drivers, nut drivers, ratchets and sockets, paint brushes and rollers, power drills, power saws, and drain machines. District vehicle. Computer to access the email and work order system.

Physical/Cognitive Requirements:

Regularly required to stand; move throughout a room and/or facility. Communicate verbally and electronically. Use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. Occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, and drive. May have occasion to perform heavy lifting up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Read instructions and operating manuals, use hands to manipulate parts, and feet to control equipment and machinery pedals. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and private automobile. Some evening or weekend work for emergency calls may be required.

Environmental Conditions:

Drive from site to site; both indoor and outdoor work with temperature extremes. Work on slippery or icy surfaces, in confined spaces, with sharp tools. Work may be required on active construction sites.

Personal Accountability:

• Demonstrates reliability as evidenced by attendance records and punctuality.
• Properly notifies supervisor and/or designee of absences or tardiness.
• Begins and completes work within the allotted time.
• Consistently appears in attire appropriate to the work environment.
• Demonstrates skill in the use of equipment, including its capabilities, limitations, and appropriate/special applications
• Protects the district's resources through appropriate and careful use of supplies and equipment.
• Utilizes appropriate body mechanics to aid in the prevention of muscle strain/injury.

Santa Fe Public Schools does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, medical/genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.