Maintenance Repair Worker I

Maintenance Repair Worker I

Salary

$23.39 - $28.29 Hourly

Location

Lincoln, NE

Job Type

Full time/probationary or status

Job Number

202600444-2

Department

Transportation & Utilities Department

Division

MSC

Opening Date

08/28/2026

Closing Date

9/13/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits
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Job Posting Information

Are you a self-starting, hands-on problem-solver with a strong background in facilities maintenance? Do you enjoy variety in your workday, and want to make an impact? If so, we want to hear from you!

Were currently seeking a Maintenance Repair Worker I to join the City of Lincolns Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) Team. In this role, youll perform and assist with a wide range of building maintenance and repair tasks across city buildings, landscaped areas, pedestrian bridges, and more.

What Youll Do:

Building & Equipment Maintenance

• Preventative building maintenance including HVAC filters, exhaust fans, garage doors and cooling towers
• Communicate with tenants to identify and troubleshoot maintenance requests
• Paint and use power tools
• Perform custodial duties to include cleaning public restrooms and meeting rooms.

Grounds & Exterior Maintenance

• Repair fences and parking lot maintenance
• Maintain gutters, down spouts and storm water area inlet cleaning
• Snow removal and Weed spraying

This position is an entry semi-skilled position with working knowledge for the maintenance, repair, and construction of municipal buildings and facilities. Work involves the performance of semi-skilled level maintenance, repair, and construction work in one or more of the following areas including carpentry, masonry, plumbing, electrical repair and related disciplines. An employee in this classification should have some familiarity with practices in the building and mechanical trades.

Work Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or equivalent plus six months of experience in a variety of maintenance, repair, and construction activities in any one or more of the craft disciplines including carpentry, masonry, plumbing, electrical repair and related disciplines; or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills.

Necessary Special Requirement

Possession of a valid drivers license when operating a vehicle is necessary to the satisfactory performance of assigned duties.

We value each City of Lincoln employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for this position:

• Pay increases are available upon completion of the 6-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.
• We encourage a healthy work-life balance by offering 10 days of vacation leave, over 12 days of sick leave, 11 paid holidays, and 2 personal convenience days annually that you begin accruing upon hire.
• All medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!
• 30 days of Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programs offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.
• 5 days of Funeral and Bereavement Leave
• $71,000 of Life Insurance
• $1,213 of Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(a) Retirement Plan. If you make a 7% contribution, the City will contribute 9%
• Employer provided Post Employment Health Plan for eligible medical expenses for after you leave City employment.
• Optional benefits include:
• Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Allstate Voluntary Plans
• Supplemental Term Life
• Deferred Compensation Plans

01

APPLICATION COMPLETION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT To successfully complete your application, please make sure you read each statement below and check ALL boxes prior to submission.

• 1. This application is hand scored.
• 2. ALL questions must be fully answered to receive full credit.
• 3. "See Resume", or answers such as "See ___" are not acceptable responses and may not receive full credit.
• 4. ALL employers and education referred to in answers must be listed in the Work History and Education sections of the application for verification and to receive full credit.
• 5. I understand I am responsible for the accuracy and completeness of my application.
• 6. I Acknowledge that I have read and understand each of the above statements.

02

Are you a current City of Lincoln employee?

• Yes
• No

03

Please list your Department, Title, and Date of Hire.

04

Do you have paid experience performing general maintenance, construction, and repair work related to carpentry work?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 6 months experience
• Yes, 6 months to 2 years experience
• Yes, more than 2 years experience

05

If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

06

If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, please enter "N/A".

07

Do you have paid experience performing general maintenance, construction, and repair work related to plumbing work?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 6 months experience
• Yes, 6 months to 2 years experience
• Yes, more than 2 years experience

08

If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

09

If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, please enter "N/A".

10

Do you have paid experience performing general maintenance, construction, and repair work related to electrical work?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 6 months experience
• Yes, 6 months to 2 years experience
• Yes, more than 2 years experience

11

If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

12

If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, please enter "N/A".

13

Do you have paid experience performing general maintenance, construction, and repair work related to rubber membrane roofs?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 6 months experience
• Yes, 6 months to 2 years experience
• Yes, more than 2 years experience

14

If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

15

If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, please enter "N/A".

16

Do you have paid experience performing general maintenance, construction, and repair work related to Epoxy coatings and protective anti-slip coatings?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 6 months experience
• Yes, 6 months to 2 years experience
• Yes, more than 2 years experience

17

If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

18

If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, please enter "N/A".

19

Do you have paid experience performing general maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair work related to mechanical pumps and systems?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 6 months experience
• Yes, 6 months to 2 years experience
• Yes, more than 2 years experience

20

If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

21

If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, please enter "N/A".

22

Do you have paid experience performing general maintenance, construction, and repair work related to grounds maintenance such as mowing, trimming, planting, lawn sprinkler system repair and snow removal?

• No experience
• Yes, less than 6 months experience
• Yes, 6 months to 2 years experience
• Yes, more than 2 years experience

23

If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

24

If yes, please describe your work duties. If no, please enter "N/A".

25

Do you have paid experience working with a Computerized Maintenance Management System?

• Yes, work experience
• Yes, personal experience
• No experience

26

If yes to work experience, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

27

Do you have paid experience with general plumbing maintenance and equipment including repairing drinking fountains or ice machines and repairing bathroom fixtures such as toilets, urinals, sinks and water faucets?

• Yes, work experience
• Yes, personal experience
• No experience

28

If yes to work experience, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

29

Do you have paid experience with general building maintenance and repairs including HVAC cooling towers, light fixtures, garage doors and walk-through doors, windows, ceilings, and floors such as carpet, ceramic tile, VCT and epoxy build-up?

• Yes, work experience
• Yes, personal experience
• No experience

30

If yes to work experience, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

31

Do you have paid experience repairing or building office cubicles sectionals?

• Yes, work experience
• Yes, personal experience
• No experience

32

If yes to work experience, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

33

Do you have paid experience repairing or maintaining boilers?

• Yes, work experience
• Yes, personal experience
• No experience

34

If yes to work experience, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

35

Do you have paid experience communicating electronically via emails and getting work orders or ordering supplies?

• Yes, work experience
• Yes, personal experience
• No experience

36

If yes to work experience, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

37

Do you have paid experience operating power and hand tools related to building construction?

• Yes, work experience
• Yes, personal experience
• No experience

38

If yes to work experience, please list the employers where you acquired this experience. If no, please enter "N/A".

39

I understand the work will involve lifting items weighing up to 75 pounds.

• Yes
• No

40

I understand this position involves working at heights up to 25 feet.

• Yes
• No

41

As a condition of employment for this position, you must at all times be legally licensed to operate a motor vehicle. Do you have a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

42

If yes, for verification purposes please list the state of issuance and your drivers license number.

43

I understand that if my driving privileges and/or license is at any time suspended, revoked, impounded, or in any other way removed by the State of Nebraska, that I must, as a condition of future employment with the City/County, report that fact IMMEDIATELY to my supervisor. Forms are available in each department. Further, I understand that this document is an official City/County record, and that falsification of this document, or failure to report loss of driving privileges and/or license in the future is grounds for my being disciplined, if hired, or removed from the list of certified eligibles.

• Yes
• No

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Employer City of Lincoln/Lancaster County

Address 555 South 10th Street, Room 302

Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508

Phone (402) 441-7597

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/lincolnne/default.cfm