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Union Temple Baptist Church, A Family-Oriented Environment Dedicated to Community

Union Temple Baptist Church (UTBC) is excited to announce our search for a Facilities and Maintenance Technician. Our church has over 3,000 members and continues to grow. The UTBC motto is “It’s a Family Affair.” UTBC has over 40 ministries to meet member needs. We seek top performers who can advance the work of the Lord. We seek people who self-motivated, team-oriented and are dedicated servants of God. We also seek those individuals who are upbeat, loyal, resourceful and are dedicated to working to fulfill our mission.
This is a part-time position (30 hours per week) at the Union Temple Baptist Church (UTBC) located in Washington DC. The incumbent is under the day-to-day supervision of the Facilities Manager and serves as the church’s Maintenance Technician for the main church campus at 1225 W Street, SE and other designated church-owned / rental properties.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Maintenance Services:

• Responds in a professional, polite and helpful manner when dealing with repair and maintenance requests.
• Assists with fixing plumbing problems such as unclogging drains, plunging toilets, and repairing leaky spigots and faucets.
• Assists in minor carpentry and repair work.
• Performs miscellaneous repairs such as tightening loose toilet seats, changing light bulbs, dry-wall repairs and painting.
• Assists with refurbishing and tightening loose pews and railings.
• Performs preventative maintenance on tools, equipment and furniture, including cleaning and lubrication.
• Assists with maintaining daily logs of operation, maintenance, and safety activities.
• Communicates with visitors, guests and customers when necessary to resolve maintenance issues.
• Follows all organizational safety and security policies and procedures; report maintenance problems, safety hazards, accidents, or injuries; complete safety training and certifications.
• Ensures personal appearance is clean and professional; maintains confidentiality of proprietary information, and protect organization assets.
• Develops and maintain positive working relationships with others, and listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees.
• Ensures adherence to quality expectations and standards. Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping. Visually inspect tools, equipment, or machines.
• Moves, lifts, carries, pushes, pulls, and places objects weighing less than or equal to 50 pounds without assistance. Move up and down stairs, service ramps, and/or ladder. Grasp, turn, and manipulate objects of varying size and weight. Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.
• Opens and closes church facilities during scheduled workdays.
• Assists with landscaping duties: cutting grass, pruning plant material, deadheading and watering interior and exterior plant material.
• Maintains equipment and tools by cleaning, lubricating, greasing, and oiling to ensure optimum working order.
• Applies paint, varnish, and stain to all types of surfaces in order to protect and beautify surfaces using appropriate tools and equipment.
• Opens interior doors and turns on elevators as needed during building operational hours.
• Activity Set-ups and Break-downs:
• Sets-up furniture, tables and chairs for meeting rooms as specified by UTBC Facility Scheduler / Programmed Ministry Event or Activity.
• Ensures that conference room/lounge are opened fifteen minutes before an activity, and that they are closed fifteen minutes after an activity has ended.
• Ensures that Restrooms are properly stocked and cleaned before and after events
• Ensures that sufficient manpower is available for events and activities and advises the Facilities Manager within 48 hours of the need for additional resources.
• Organizes and sets-up equipment (when requested).
• Arranges meeting room tables and chairs.
• Responds professionally and efficiently to the customer’s requests and/or last minute changes. Finds answers to questions if unknown.
• Interacts with guests and group contacts to obtain feedback.
• Breaks down all meeting rooms once event is completed and return furniture/equipment to storage when necessary.
• Maintains an accurate inventory of all meeting room equipment and supplies.
• Takes down and stores in a proper manner all equipment used for events, meetings – banquets

REQUIRED SKILLS:

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

• 3 to 5 years of experience and demonstrated success in facilities and/or maintenance positions.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic adding, subtracting, division and multiplication.
• Familiarity to Microsoft Suite, Zoom and other technology tools as needed.
• Interpret and understand written specification and diagrams of meeting rooms to ensure proper placement of tables and equipment as specified by UTBC Facility Scheduler / Programmed Ministry Event or Activity.
• A considerable amount of lifting and moving furniture is involved. Weekend work is required.
• Proficient communication (written and oral).
• Strong time management skills and attention to detail.
• Professional in appearance and manner.
• Able to lift 100lbs occasionally, 25-30lbs frequently and 5-10lbs constantly.
• Valid driver’s license is required.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and list of three references.

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
• Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction
• Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity
• High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
We are moving from phase one to phase two, with masks required and Covid entry protocols and cleaning in tact.

Application Question(s):

• Are you available to be flexible? This is important to this particular position.

Experience:

• Maintenance: 3 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Shift Availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No

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