Facilities Maintenance Worker I - Full Time - Trade Center - G115

Facilities Maintenance Worker I - Full Time - Trade Center - G115

Salary

$16.21 Hourly

Location

Trade Center 801 Front Ave, Columbus, GA

Job Type

Full-Time Regular

Job Number

2026-00000318

Department

Trade Center

Division

Building Maintenance

Opening Date

06/11/2026

Closing Date

7/11/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs maintenance and repair of heating and air conditioning system; changes filters; checks pneumatic systems.
• Assists customers by providing lighting, electrical, and temperature control services.
• Maintains and repairs lighting systems, changes bulbs and other components. Installs and repairs kitchen equipment. Installs wallpaper; performs carpentry work; paints. Replaces motors and belts.
• Repairs plumbing systems. Ensures that emergency equipment is current and in working order.
• Provides electrical hookups for indoor and outdoor activities.
• Services and repairs boilers and pumps.
• Services and repairs sprinkler system.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of facilities and grounds maintenance and repair.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of the installation, maintenance, repair, and operation of electrical, plumbing, mechanical, kitchen, HVAC, telephone, and data line systems.
• Skill in the operation of hand tools, electrical tools, and test instruments.
• Skill in problem solving and decision making.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid drivers license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

Physical Requirements

The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee frequently lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and distinguishes between shades of color. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing - ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling - moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 - receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing - for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Talking 2 - shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

There are no benefits associated with this position.

01

Which best describes your level of education? (You will be asked to provide documentation)

• No High School Diploma
• GED
• High School Diploma
• Technical College
• Some College
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree
• Doctorates Degree

02

Do you possess a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

03

How many years of work experience do you have working in a public facility?

• None
• 0 - 1 years
• 1 - 3 years
• 3 - 5 years
• 5 years or more

04

Please list and explain any work experience you have with preventive maintenance.

05

Please list and explain any work experience you have with electrical.

06

Please list and explain any work experience you have with HVAC.

07

Please list and explain any work experience you have with carpentry maintenance.

Required Question

Employer Columbus Consolidated Government

Address City Hall

1111 1st Avenue

Columbus, Georgia, 31901

Phone 706-225-4059

Website http://www.columbusga.gov/HR