Position: General Maintenance and Signage Technician
Effective immediately; Open Until Filled
Primary Purpose:
Responsible for general maintenance, inspecting playgrounds, flagpoles, roll up doors, and bleachers. Additionally, designing and constructing cabinets to meet educational and/or administrator requirements. Responsible for designing, planning, construction, installation, and repair of all phases of exterior structural and interior building systems.
Education/Certification:
- GED/High School Diploma, preferred
- Valid Texas Driver’s License; must be insurable by district's insurance carrier
- Completion of apprenticeship or completion of technical school, preferred
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Ability to read and comprehend design drawings
- Ability to operate all types of woodworking machinery
- Ability to operate all types of metal welding and burning tools and equipment, preferred
- Ability to transform plans into a completed product
- Knowledge of design, construction and repair of carpentry related work assignments
Experience:
- Preferred experience in a carpentry/sign related work environment
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Install flooring, ceiling and other coverings using gypsum board, paneling, fiberboard and acoustical tile and other similar materials districtwide.
- Install glass in sashes and doors.
- Construct and install forms on small scale for construction such as concrete
- Install anchors, reinforcement steel and lintels (such as bare, stirrups and wire mesh).
- Place concrete in forms.
- Maintain carpentry districtwide.
- Installs, removes and replaces district signs as needed.
- Install, repair, replace and adjust items of building hardware such as hinges, hasps, locks, hydraulic door openers and
- Repair and replace floor tile, carpet base and ceramic tile.
- Maintain and repair existing structures as assigned.
- Maintain playground equipment and motorized bleachers.
- Design, fabricate and install all forms of cabinets districtwide.
- Select, order and monitor all shipments of building materials.
- Design, plan, construct, install and/or repair all district exterior structural and interior building systems assignments involving carpentry and iron/metal works.
- Maintain a clean, safe and well-organized environment.
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the General Maintenance Foreman and supervisor of Support Services.
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Tools/Equipment Used: Small hand tools, power tools, and measuring tools; light truck or van
Posture: Frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
Motion: Frequent walking, climbing stairs/ladders/scaffolding, grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, and overhead reaching; frequent driving
Lifting: Heavy lifting and carrying (45 pounds and over) on a daily basis
Environment: Work outside and inside, on slippery or uneven walking surfaces; frequent exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures, dust, toxic chemicals and materials, noise, vibration, and electrical hazards; work around machinery with moving parts; may work alone; regularly work irregular hours; occasional prolonged hours; frequent districtwide travel
Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress, ability to communicate effectively
Other Information:
The district contributes $400/monthly to the cost of "employee-only" health insurance which is $175/monthly greater than the state required amount of $225/monthly.
Apply: Apply online by completing the Manual Trades application at www.lpisd.org, attaching your resume and licenses. Your application is considered complete when current, professional references have been received. These references must include your current supervisor.
Updated 04/24/2023
Pay Grade: Manual Trades Pay Grade 4, 250 Days
Minimum $16.48/hour
Midpoint $19.86/hour
Maximum $23.24/hour
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