Maintenance Generalist - Sandy Spring, United States - Sandy Spring Friends School

Sandy Spring Friends School

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Sandy Spring, United States

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Description

Founded in 1961, Sandy Spring Friends School is a progressive, coed, academically-rigorous day and boarding school serving approximately 700 students from age three through 12th grade.

The campus is located on 140 acres in the historic Sandy Spring area of Montgomery County, Maryland, and the School is approved by the Maryland State Board of Education and accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools.

Our school's culture, rooted in the idea that collaboration engenders achievement, can be traced to our Quaker heritage and abiding belief in the Quaker values of simplicity, equality, honesty, stewardship of the environment, and peaceful resolution of conflict.

Maintenance Generalist - Level I Full Time, 12 month, Non Exempt

Summary:
General work for the purpose of maintaining facilities for students, staff and public in a safe, operating condition.

Responsibilities:

Responds to administrative work requests for completing work orders (and/or projects) in a timely, efficient, and productive manner.
Assists skilled workers as a helper in various trades (ex: carpentry, HVAC, plumbing, grounds, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
Inspects facilities, systems, and their components for the purpose of identifying necessary repairs.
Maintains tools and/or equipment for the purpose of ensuring the availability of equipment in safe operating condition.
May safely operate basic equipment using defined methods.
Performs minor repairs as assigned.
Provides support for school events, on and off campus.
Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns.
Transports various items (e.g. tools, equipment, supplies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of materials required at the job site.
Ability to deal with a variety of people in a professional and courteous manner.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Please note that the School has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination, which includes a bivalent dose of the vaccine given on or after 9/1/2022.

Essential Physical Requirements:

This is a highly physical position requiring but not limited to the following:

Sitting less than 1 hour per day, standing greater than 7 hours per day, walking 3-7 hours per day ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds, push/pull greater than 50 pounds, climbing stairs/ladders 1-3 hours per day, moderate bending, excessive squatting and frequent twisting, kneeling, and reaching.
Driving is a requirement.
Also required is normal vision including distance, peripheral, and depth perception, normal visual color discrimination, normal hearing, and speaking/reading/writing English proficiently.
Exposure to chemicals, noise levels above 85dB, dust, fumes, odors, humidity, as well as slippery and uneven surfaces should be expected.
Oncall duty is required, as well as overtime; work schedules may vary.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to deal with a variety of people in a professional and courteous manner.
Knowledge of occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
Understands and follows oral and written instructions.
Estimates time, materials and equipment required for jobs assigned
Performs multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.
Work with immediate supervision, providing information and/or advising others
Use resources from other work units to perform the job's functions.
Keeps uptodate work records

Commitment to Diversity:

Sandy Spring Friends School embraces the Quaker testimony of Equality and seeks applicants who represent all backgrounds and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We greatly value our diverse student population and we actively seek faculty representatives of our students' diversity. Click to learn more about diversity at Sandy Spring Friends School. Special consideration may be given to members of The Religious Society of Friends.