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Maintenance Person

State of Rhode Island

RI National Guard Bldg 2Full-time$45k – $49kPosted Aug 3, 2026

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Department Military Staff Division Building/Grounds Maintenance Salary $45,065.00 - $48,526.00 Job Profile JC-00339700-30

  • Maintenance Person (Council 94 Local 2886 Public Safety) Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours Tuesday
  • Friday 7:00 AM to 5:30PM Job Requisition Number JR103561 MAINTENANCE PERSON (Open) Pay Grade U00309 A Classification Maintenance Person Class Definition CLASS DE F INITION: G e n e r a l S tat e ment of D ut i e s : To p e r f o r m v a ri o us ski l led a nd s e m i - ski l l e d tasks in the mainten a n c e of m ac hi n e r y , bui l din g s a nd e qu i pment; to p e r f o rm ski l led wo r k of a journ e y m a n lev e l i n se ve r a l t r a d e s; and to do r e la t e d wo r k a s r e quir e d. S up e rvision R ece ived : R ece ives g e n e r a l di r ec t i on a nd ins t ru c t i on f r om a supe r ior with wide lati t ude for the e x e r c ise of indep e n d e nt jud g ment a s to the methods/mat e ri a ls r e quir e d to e f f e c tuate ta s ks; wo r k is r e vie we d on c omp l e t ion. I L LUS T R A TIVE E X A M P LES OF WO R K P E R F O R M E D : To i nstal l , r e p a ir a nd maintain plu m bing fixtur e s, s t ea m l i n e s, ste a m h ea t i ng a nd other re la t e d e quip m e nt. To c ut, t h rea d a nd install p i pe f or ste a m w a ter l i n e s. To i nstall e le c tric c ir c u i t s, w a ll plu g s a nd l i g h t i ng e quip m e nt; to r e p a ir a nd r e c ondi t ion f a ns. To c le a n a nd oil a ll e le c tric a l mo t o r s ins t a l l e d in r e a l p r op e r t y f ac i l i t ies; i.e., pu m p hous e , se w e r lift st a t i ons, boiler mo t o r s and c ir c u l a tors. To op e r a te l a thes, mil l e rs, d r i l ls and oth e r ma c hine shop e quip m e nt. To p a int bui l din g s, w a l l s or oth e r su r f ace s. To p e r f o r m m a so n r y w o rk in c onn ec t i on with b u i l din g s, foun da t i ons, w a l ks a nd we l l s . To re p a ir do o rs, doo r f ra mes a nd f u rniture. To f a b r i c a te a nd install te mpor a r y p a rtit i on s . To op e r a te, r e p a ir a nd maintain a ll ma c hine shop e quip m e nt a nd p e r f o r m r e c u r ring p r e v e ntative m a in t e n a n c e to su c h e qui p ment a nd r e lat e d p o w e r/ h a nd too l s. To r e p a ir roo f s and ins t a l l flashing a nd spouts. To r e p a ir r e f rig e r a t i on a n d a ir c ondi t ion i ng e qui p ment. To m a in t a in g e n e r a tors a s r e quir e d. To i nspe c t a nd maintain a ll c iv i l e n g ine e ri n g mo t o r i z e d e quip m e nt (i . e . snow blow e rs, l a wn mow e rs e t c ) s e mi a nnu a l l y or a s r e quir e d b y su p e rviso r . To we ld and b r a z e met a l s b y use o f a r c a nd a ce t y l e ne w e l d e rs. To p e r f o r m a ll lands ca p i n g , g roun d s maint e n a n c e . To op e r a te v a rious t y p e s of h ea v y e quip m e nt. To p e r f o r m a ll r e qui r e d str ee t sw ee pi n g , snow r e moval a nd s a ndi n g of b a se ro a dw a y s, p a rki n g lo t s, s i d e w a lks, entr a n c e w a y s a nd fli g ht l ine. To re spond to a ll a ft e r h o u r ’s f a c i l i t y e m e r g e n c i e s. To p e r f o r m g r ounds a nd ohms testing on a ll re qui r e d f a c i l i t ies I AW r e g u l a t i ons. To subm i t writt e n r e q u e s ts for supplies a nd e qui p ment, including d e te r m i n a t i on of kind, si z e , qu a nt i t y , qu a l it y , a nd e st i m a ted c osts f o r h a rd w a r e . To pick up suppli e s, mat e ri a ls, and p a rts with g o v e rnm e nt vehi c l e (s ) . To acc omp l ish a ll other r e lat e d job a ss i g nments a s r e quir e d b y t h e mainten a n c e supe r visor or f ac i l i t y m a n a g e r. REQUI R ED QU A LI F I C A TIONS F OR A P P O INTMENT: K N O W L E D GES, S K I L L S A N D CAPA C I T I ES – A wo r ki n g knowl e d g e o f s e v e r a l bui l ding c onstru c t i on tr a d e s such a s plu m bin g , p a in t in g , ca rp e n t r y , e le c tri c i t y a nd H V AC s y stems; a familiarity with the op e r a t i on of me c h a nic a l e quip m e nt; a f a m i l i a ri t y with the use of c om m on too l s a nd mat e ri a ls a nd ski l l in h a ndl i ng too l s a nd the a bi l i t y to ma k e v a ri e d r e p a irs without supe r vis i on; must h a ve the a bi l i t y to w o r k f r om p e n c il sket c h e s/d ia g r a ms; a fa m i l i a ri t y with g roun d s mainten a n c e methods a n d op e r a t i ons; the a bi l i t y to p e r f o rm tasks r e quiring me c h a nic a l a pt i tude; the a bi l i t y to und e rst a nd a nd follow o ra l and w ritten ins t ru c t i ons; a nd r e lat e d c apacities and abilities. ED U C A TION A N D E X P ERIENCE: Edu ca t i on : S u c h a s m a y h a ve b ee n g a ined thro u gh g r a d u a t i on f r om hi g h s c hool or G.E. D . e quival e nt ; and E x p e ri e n ce : S u c h a s m a y h a v e b ee n g a ined throu g h: e mp l o y m e nt in bui l din g /plant mainten a n c e wo r k whi c h invo l v e d a t le a st two (2) y e a rs of bui l din g , e le c tr i ca l , plu m bing tr a d e s. O r ; a n y c omb i n a t i on of e du ca t i on a nd e x p e ri e n c e that shall be subs t a nt i a l l y e quival e nt to the a bove e d u ca t i on a nd e x p e ri e n ce . Supplemental Information SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Mandatory – Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license as a condition of employment. Must have the ability to operate various types of heavy equipment and obtain training/certification if required for the use of such equipment as indicated below: Military roll-over Snow Plow Backhoe Forklift Ten (10) Ton Dump Truck Front-end Loader Military Sweepers Five (5) Ton Dump Truck Flat Beds Bucket Truck Military Snow Blowers Bobcat Must have the ability to obtain a security clearance for access to flight line and military facilities. Subject to BCI and NAC background investigation. At time of appointment must be physically qualified to perform work assignments as evidenced by a physician’s certificate.

Benefits

For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/ . Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit.

Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.

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