Mechanic Specialist

Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York is a not-for-profit charity serving children, families, and individuals with developmental disabilities across New York City and Long Island. Our staff of over 600 people provide caring and professional services to nearly 2,000 people every year. Since 1930, Little Flower has been committed to improving the lives and well-being of those we serve by providing foster boarding home care, residential treatment care and where appropriate, adoption. Our work focuses on strengthening the family so that they can provide a safe nurturing environment for raising children and to overcome a myriad of obstacles that threaten a child’s safety.

Summary Job Description:

Performs a wide variety of unskilled and semi-skilled manual work in assisting in the maintenance and upkeep of NYC Flagship and the agency’s Queens OPWDD homes; performs related work as required. Performs general cleaning and minor maintenance duties in maintaining building, adjacent walks and grounds, and equipment in clean, orderly, and functional condition. Provides assistance to staff, visitors and other employees as necessary.

Work often requires heavy lifting and is frequently performed under adverse weather conditions. Some assignments, including the use of hand tools and the operation of equipment, may require skills which may readily be learned on the job. Work is usually performed under the supervision of an employee of a higher classification, but many tasks may be routine and repetitive in nature, and once learned, can be carried out without difficulty and only under general supervision.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Performs unskilled or semi-skilled work in assisting mechanics; carries tools and supplies to work areas; performs rough work in the trades area involved; cleans work area after completion of job.
• Moves desks, file cabinets, and other furniture, equipment, and office supplies.
• May be required to assist in some groundskeeping tasks, such as the removal of snow.
• Required to perform housekeeping duties.
• Receives oral or written orders from Office Manager and/or Director of Facilities
• Performs work according to standard procedure and by building's operational schedule.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, restrooms, locker rooms, offices, stairways, and windows.
• Uses brooms, mops, and floor equipment to sweep, mop floors.
• Uses vacuum cleaners to clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and blinds.
• Dusts furniture and equipment.
• Checks building at beginning and end of shifts.
• Empties wastebaskets.
• Replenishes restroom supplies.
• Replaces light bulbs.
• Sets up and breaks down chairs, tables and equipment in meeting rooms, and function rooms.
• Clears snow from vehicles walkways and egress points
• Picks up and delivers supplies and materials to rooms.
• Follows all applicable safety rules and procedures.
• When required opens and closes building according to security procedures
• Reports work accomplished on written work order to supervisor.
• Participates in general cleaning, painting, and repair work.
• Uses hand tools and power tools in making minor maintenance repairs and maintaining grounds and walks.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, and sills.
• Makes minor carpentry, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing repairs.
• Repairs office furniture when possible
• Performs touch up and finish painting
• Participates in building coverage by working evenings and Saturday rotation if required.
• Required to drive agency vehicle

Special qualifications:

• Some knowledge of the tools and methods used in buildings and grounds maintenance.
• Ability to operate simple hand machinery, equipment, and tools.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Skill in the operation of hand tools.
• Sufficient physical strength and ability to perform heavy manual labor, occasionally under adverse weather conditions.
• The skills and knowledge required would generally be obtained with previous experience in building cleaning and maintenance work.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved oral or written instructions.
• Ability to relate to officials, staff and public in a courteous manner.
• Ability to acquire job skills with three months of on-the-job training.
• Ability to lift and carry objects weighing from 20 to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work occasionally in poor weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, or snow.
• The above description is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility

Minimum Requirements:

• Some experience in buildings and grounds maintenance work.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred. Must have a valid NYS Driver’s License

Recommended Skills

• Carpentry
• Furnishing
• Handling And Load Carrying
• Housekeeping
• Job Training
• Machinery