# Licensed Maintainer - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

**Company**: Nypl
**Location**: New York
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

The New York Public Library (NYPL) is seeking a Licensed Maintainer to maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for library users and employees.

## Key Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the Operations Manager, the Licensed Maintainer:

- Performs repairs, installations, and preventive maintenance of building plant operations consisting of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment and general carpentry across multiple sites and properties of NYPL

- Assesses jobs and determines staffing and materials needs, making recommendations as appropriate

- Picks up supplies and materials as needed

- Assists in training Library Maintainers working on building infrastructure systems

- Tracks time spent on jobs using the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

- Performs related duties as required

## Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

### Required Education and Certifications

- High School Diploma or GED and advanced courses in plumbing, mechanical, electrical, or refrigeration skills

- FDNY Q-01 certification

- Valid driver's license and good driving record

- Ability to qualify for valid certificates of fitness for: Standpipe and Sprinkler systems; High Rise Fire Safety Director Class E; and Freon Handler (CFC)

### Required Experience

- Experience in building trades and operation and maintenance of large-scale heating, air conditioning, elevator, electrical, and plumbing systems

- Experience reading blueprints, circuit diagrams, water flow, and HVAC diagrams

- Supervisory or training experience

- Experience with electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems

### Required Skills

- Excellent knowledge of BMS (Building Monitoring System)

- Ability to use testing equipment: multi-meters, flow-meters, gauges, and basic hand tools to diagnose equipment problems

- Ability to do heavy lifting and set up and work from ladders, scaffolds, and electric lifts, maintaining logs, writing reports, and preparing work schedules

- Good verbal and written communication skills

- Must pass a physical examination

- Basic knowledge and experience using computers, including email, Microsoft Word, and Excel

## Benefits

NYPL Core Values: All team members are expected and encouraged to embody the NYPL Core Values:

- Be Helpful to patrons and colleagues

- Be Resourceful in solving problems

- Be Curious in all aspects of your work

- Be Welcoming and Inclusive

## Work Environment

- Public service library

- Outside environment

## Physical Duties

- Remaining stationary for periods of time

- Requires bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting/moving 50 pounds and up

- Ability to ascend/descend ladders or manlift when required

- Extended periods of time (up to 7 hours, including breaks) may be spent sitting, standing, lifting, moving bulky items continuously as needed by assignment with or without using a computer

- Must be able to operate an electric pallet jack

## Pre-Placement Physical Required?

- Yes

## Union

- Local 374

## Hours

- 40 hours per week

- Mornings and weekends as required

- Schedule subject to change

## Skills

### Required
- BMS (Building Monitoring System)
- electrical systems
- plumbing systems
- HVAC systems
- blueprint reading
- circuit diagrams
- water flow diagrams
- multi-meters
- flow-meters
- gauges
- hand tools
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- email
- heavy lifting
- ladders
- scaffolds
- electric lifts
- log maintenance
- report writing
- schedule preparation
- verbal communication
- written communication
- physical examination
- FDNY Q-01 certification
- driver's license
- Standpipe and Sprinkler systems
- High Rise Fire Safety Director Class E
- Freon Handler (CFC)

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