Custodial Equipment Repair Technician - ABM Industries

Custodial Equipment Repair Technician - Performs semi – skilled work in the maintenance and repair of all floor care equipment district wide. Work involves the use of floor cleaning, buffing, and restoring equipment. Work involves identifying, diagnosis and repairing malfunctions in all custodial equipment and testing equipment for compliance with OSHA Safety Standards. Employee is also responsible for ensuring all parts, supplies and materials are ordered and available for utilization across school system facilities. Employee must exercise tact and courtesy in contact with school officials, supervisors, and co-workers. Work is performed under general direction and supervision and reviewed in progress or upon completion

1st shift position - 7am to 3:30pm - Monday-Friday, Company Vehicle provided

 Benefit Information:

Key Responsibilities: 

 ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Inspects, tests, troubleshoots and makes major and minor repairs to floor care equipment using schematics and wiring diagrams; uses test equipment to detect cause of faulty operation; repairs, adjusts, or replaces defective brushes, bearings, belts, fans, control switches, cords, electric motors, or other mechanical or electrical parts using hand and power tools; rebuilds motors as required. Maintains logs, inventory lists and other records as required, manually or through the use of a personal computer, for accounting and analytical purposes

Maintains logs, inventory lists and other records as required, manually or through the use of a personal computer, for accounting and analytical purposes. 

Instructs site-based personnel on the use of specific chemicals for spot cleaning and gum removal and on the safe operation and proper care and use of floor care equipment. 

Lifts heavy materials frequently such as buckets of water, carpet cleaning machines and rolls of carpet for patching and minor installations. 

Work requires frequent walking, pushing, pulling, stooping, bending, kneeling, twisting and reaching at low levels in performance of carpet cleaning, repair, equipment repair and installation duties. 

Operates specialized power tools including air gun and air drills. Conducts seminars and training sessions on various cleaning equipment and use strategies

Reviews purchase requests for approval of specifications on performance of equipment. Tests repaired equipment for compliance to OSHA and other safety standards. 

Inspects cleaning equipment for abuse and helps determine liability for damage, reports findings to supervisor. Check and rebuild 11HP and 13HP motors, carburetors, check and replace belts, vacuum hoses, mufflers, starters, batteries and performs other general equipment maintenance activities.

Employee performs engine repair and rebuilds small engine custodial equipment. 

Responding to emergency pickup or site service of large equipment, walk behinds and riding scrubbers. 

Uses the computerized inventory system to maintain accountability of equipment repair parts.

 

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Troubleshoots for on-site repair. Performs administrative tasks associated with receiving information and entering appropriate data in custodial software in order to create schedules of work for assigned facilities.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE 

Graduation from high school or possession of GED, minimum two (2) years of experience in general maintenance and custodial roles, preferably with some lead worker experience; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Demonstrated knowledge of basic electricity at a level required to perform the above mentioned duties and responsibilities relating to floor care equipment repair. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Possession of a valid driver's license issued by the State of Michigan. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Considerable knowledge of the principles of electrical and mechanical systems.

Considerable knowledge of the use of mechanics tools. 

General knowledge of the operating principals of small engines. 

CUSTODIAL EQUIPMENT REPAIR TECHNICIAN 

General knowledge of sanitation codes applicable to the school system. 

General proficiency in the use and operation of personal computers. 

Ability to evaluate the quality of custodial equipment. 

Ability to train others in the use of various types of cleaning equipment. 

Ability to maintain simple logs and records, as well as the ability to generate reports. 

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments. 

Ability to work/communicate in a professional manner with manufacture reps and vendors. 

Ability to keep an organized, clean, work shop and work truck. 

Ability to be a self-starter and work at an efficient level.