BUILDING/GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER

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Date:  Nov 12, 2024
Location: 

Chicago, IL, US, 60615

Job Requisition ID:  42899

Agency:  Department of Military Affairs  
Salary:  Anticipated Starting Salary $4,412 monthly; Full Range $4,412 - $5,991 monthly. 
Job Type:  Salaried Full-Time 

County:  Cook 
Number of Vacancies:  1 
Plan/BU:  RC-042

Department:  Construction & Facilities Management Office (CFMO)

Work Location:  5200 S Cottage Grove, Chicago, Illinois, 60615

Schedule:  7.5 daily, M-F

Hours:  7am-3pm (1/2 hr paid lunch) Can vary based on Mission requirements

Date Posted:  11/12/2024

Last Day to Apply:  11/26/2024

BID NOTICE #:  42899 

 

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website.

 

State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

 

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

 

Position Overview

The Department of Military Affairs is looking to hire a Building/Grounds Maintenance Worker located at the General Jones Armory in Chicago, IL.  This position under direct supervision, regularly performs a variety of semi-skilled labor or building mechanical work below the journeyman level and may directly assist skilled craftsmen; or operates heavy equipment, as required, in the maintenance of the facility and grounds.  The Department of Military Affairs works with the members of the Illinois Air and Army National Guard.  We welcome all interested applicants to apply.

Essential Functions

  • Performs routine ground maintenance of the Chicago facilities.
  • Performs routine interior maintenance of facility.
  • Repairs and replaces broken window screens, doors, roofs, gutters, and other small carpenter tasks.  
  • Maintains interior cleanliness of facility.
  • Performs preventative maintenance and repairs lawn care equipment i.e. push and/or riding lawn mowers, tractors, weed eaters, sprayers, and other power equipment.
  • Loads and unloads trucks which requires the possession of appropriate valid driver's license when moving the trucks; sets up and takes down tables, chairs, etc.; moves office equipment; carries moderate to heavy items up to 80 lbs.
  • Performs building security duties such as checking for fires and prowlers, checks windows and doors.
  • Assists in the firing of a low-pressure boiler, cleaning flues, and keeping boiler room clean.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of high school.
  • Requires one year of maintenance work experience preferably associated with the building/mechanical trades and/or heavy equipment operation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prefers the ability to follow oral and written instructions including blueprints and other diagrams. 
  • Prefers the ability to use power tools, operate heavy equipment and perform semi-skilled manual work in a safe manner.
  • Prefers working knowledge of construction and maintenance tools, equipment, and materials.
  • Prefers elementary knowledge of one or more of the building and mechanical trades.

Conditions of Employment

  • Requires the ability to pass a DoD background investigation and obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) prior to hire or transfer.
  • Requires possession of appropriate valid driver's license.
  • Requires ability to lift and carry 80 pounds, i.e., heavy boxes, supplies, etc.; ability to move heavy furniture and equipment.
  • Requires being on hands and feet for long periods of time, climb stairs and ladders.
  • Requires withstanding extreme temperature changes and exposure to a variety of chemical cleaning agents.

Agency Contact: Natasha

Email: DMA.StatePersonnelHROffice@illinois.gov

 

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  • If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
  • State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
  • Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.

 

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*NOTE:  The Department of Military Affairs does not discriminate against any individual because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service in connection with employment, real estate transactions, access to financial credit, and the availability of public accommodations in compliance with the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Constitution, Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Acts, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the U.S. Constitution.  The Equal Employment Opportunity Office is responsible for compliance and may be reached at 217/557-5667.


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