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Primary Purpose

The primary purpose of this position is to provide maintenance work for the Craven County Social Services Department and related facilities.

Essential Functions

• Performs general carpentry work assisting in the construction, repair or alteration of floors, roofs, stairways, partitions, doors, windows, screens and various other wooden articles.
• Performs general painting duties which includes preparing surfaces and applying paint or stain.
• Performs general plumbing work to assist in installing fixtures, repairing leaks, and replacing valves and faulty fittings or sections in lines.
• Assists in the maintenance of various electrical systems to include replacing faulty switches, sockets, plugs, fuses, and insulators.
• Performs various custodial duties such as cleaning bathrooms, mopping and sweeping floors, and emptying trash receptacles.
• Assists in receiving and dispersing supplies.
• Drives a county vehicle daily for various deliveries related to the Social Services Department or its locations.
• Preforms general grounds keeping duties such as mowing grass, trimming shrubbery, raking leaves, shoveling snow, and general policing of assigned grounds.

Minimum Education and Experience

Graduation from high school. Some experience in construction or building maintenance trades, or an equivalent combination of experience and training. A certification or license in at least one of the trade skill fields of carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, masonry, HVAC, refrigeration, pneumatics, hydraulics, and/or environmental control systems trades is preferred. Must possess a valid NC Driver's License.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Some knowledge of the standard practices, materials and equipment related to the plumbing, masonry, electrical, carpentry, painting, and related maintenance trades.
• Some knowledge of basic grounds keeping practices and procedures.
• Some knowledge of the occupational hazards and applicable safety requirements associated with general maintenance and construction work.
• Skill in the use and care of various tools and equipment employed in the work.
• Ability to interpret and work from sketches, layouts and blueprints.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform strenuous work under varying weather conditions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

Additional Information

• Occasional after hours or emergency work may be required.
• Performs related job duties as required.