Building maintenance provides maintenance to the buildings, vehicles and associated facilities, including electrical, plumbing, lighting, HVAC, structural and landscaping.
Building Maintenance Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective building maintenance job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included building maintenance job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Perform minor painting, carpentry and masonry work
Splices wires by stripping insulation from terminal leads, twisting or soldering wires together, and applying tape or terminal caps in order to repair HVAC and refrigeration equipment
Connects HVAC wiring to household power supply
Repairs or replaces any faulty, hazardous, or broken HVAC and refrigeration equipment
Assists on projects such as HVAC and refrigeration equipment
Responsible for assuring that all equipment in facility including the computer room (Fire Alarm Systems, Generator, Boilers, A/C Units, Anhydrous Ammonia familiarity a plus, UPS System, UPS Batteries, Modular Power Units, Security System and Building Management System and Environmental Units) is on a preventative maintenance program and that tasks are being completed
Perform minor plumbing maintenance
Perform electrical work up to and including 480 vac/3 phase
Lighting repairs, replacements and upgrades
Troubleshoot, repair, and service HVAC related equipment, compressor change out, motor replacement, leak detection, repair belts, filters, and drains
Building Maintenance Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Building Maintenance
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: HVAC, NAPE, EPA
Education for Building Maintenance
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the building maintenance job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Associate Degree in General Education, Painting, Education, Technical, Associates, Management, Industrial, Engineering, Military, Trades
Skills for Building Maintenance
Desired skills for building maintenance include:
Use and care of tools and equipment used in facility and ground maintenance
Basic Interior and Exterior building maintenance
Desired experience for building maintenance includes:
College graduate with education in a related field, or equivalent work experience
3 years experience in semi-skilled building maintenance duties
Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and thermostats in HCAV and refrigeration equipment
Inspects, trouble shoots, and maintains HCAV and refrigeration equipment
Performs any routine maintenance to the facilities refrigeration equipment
Participates in the weekend "on-call" schedule and responds to calls in a timely and appropriate manner