General Maintenance Worker

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art seeks a General Maintenance Worker.  The incumbent participates in a small crew performing a variety of minor general building maintenance and/or repair work involving carpentry, masonry, electrical, painting, plumbing or other mechanical and maintenance skills.

 

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

Carpentry: makes and installs shelves, cabinets, and chair rails; hangs pictures bulletin boards; sand and refinishes furniture and woodwork; repairs poorly fitting doors, windows, or drawers; repairs wood and laminated flooring. Electrical: replaces broken or defective tubes, and starters; does minor rewiring; installs electrical outlets and light and fluorescent fixtures. Masonry: patches broken asphalt and concrete and plaster surfaces; replaces loose bricks or ceramic tile. Painting: paints shelves, cabinets, and furniture; does maintenance painting on interior and exterior of buildings. Plumbing: replaces or repairs defective flush valves, faucet and toilet washers and packing; stops leaks in joints by tightening; replaces short lengths of pipe; cleans clogged pipe lines using a snake, force cup, or chemicals; assists in steam fitting work; under direction, installs plumbing fixtures, and water and sewage lines. Mechanical: replaces or adjusts drive belts; maintains and adjusts motors, pumps and compressors; does minor maintenance and adjustments on heating, cooling, or ventilating systems; maintains electrical appliances, and kitchen equipment. Miscellaneous: replaces glass in windows, doors, and partitions; does minor sheet metal work; and makes minor roof repairs; sharpens saws and power tool bits and blades, does grounds and garden maintenance. Incumbent performs other duties as assigned

 

Minimum Qualifications: Two years experience in general building maintenance and repair, involving a variety of minor carpentry, electrical, masonry, painting and plumbing work. Class ?3? California driver?s license required.