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Maintenance Worker II - Facility Operations/Public Works

City of Topeka • Topeka, KS 66603 • Posted 5 days ago

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In-person • Full-time • $15.59/hr • Entry Level

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The City of Topeka is seeking a general facility and equipment maintenance mechanic to perform semi-skilled building, equipment, and grounds construction, repair, and maintenance tasks on a variety of city-owned assets and facilities. This role involves inspecting buildings, machinery, and equipment to identify repair and maintenance needs, performing carpentry work, plumbing repair and maintenance, and electrical equipment repair.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect buildings, machinery and equipment to identify the need for repair and maintenance activities.
  • Carpentry work to repair buildings, facilities and equipment.
  • Plumbing repair and maintenance duties such as replacement of exposed pipe, sinks and tanks, and unclogging drains.
  • Repair and maintenance to electrical equipment.

Qualifications

Required

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Possess and maintain a valid Kansas driver's license and city insurable driving record.

Preferred

  • Basic knowledge of mechanics and/or plumbing hand tools.
  • Highly motivated self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, changing work environment.
  • Knowledge of standard safety practices.

Full Job Description

The City of Topeka is seeking a general facility and equipment maintenance mechanic to perform semi-skilled building, equipment and grounds construction, repair, and maintenance tasks on a variety of city-owned assets and facilities.

This position works Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM.

What you'll do:
  • Inspect buildings, machinery and equipment to identify the need for repair and maintenance activities.
  • Carpentry work to repair buildings, facilities and equipment.
  • Plumbing repair and maintenance duties such as replacement of exposed pipe, sinks and tanks, and unclogging grains.
  • Repair and maintenance to electrical equipment.

The ideal candidate possesses any combination of the following traits:
  • A basic knowledge of mechanics and/or plumbing hand tools.
  • Is a highly motivated self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, changing work environment.
  • Has knowledge of standard safety practices.

Minimum Qualifications: Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and must possess and maintain a valid Kansas driver's license and city insurable driving record. Please review the insurability guidelines here. Experience in semi-skilled building, mechanical, construction or grounds maintenance tasks is preferred but not required.

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Entry rate of pay: $15.59 per hour, DOQ

The City of Topeka offers a comprehensive benefits package, including
  • Health/Dental Insurance
  • Kansas Public Employee Retirement System which totals over 315,000 active, inactive and retired members and manages approximately $20 billion in assets for KPERS members' benefits.
  • Generous paid vacation leave and separate paid sick leave
  • Paid Life/Long Term Disability Insurance
  • (457) Deferred Comp Savings Plan
  • Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Free Onsite Health & Wellness Clinic
  • Free in-house Wellness Center, a full-service fitness facility
  • Employee Assistance Program

The City of Topeka is an Equal Opportunity Employer