Maintenance Technician (Union)- 26-15

Position: Maintenance Technician (Union)         

Position code: 26-15

Position Location: All Sites

Current Work hours: 40HRS/WK

Compensation Range: $17.86-$20.81

If Annualized: $37,156.43-$43,276.31

Position Dates: ASAP

Supervisor: Facilities Supervisor

Date Position Posted: 1/29/2026

Internal Deadline: 2/4/2026

Requirements: Minimum of five years verifiable experience in maintenance and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Testing Requirements: Hands-On Skills Test, Critical Thinking 

All internal and external job applicants are required to use UltiPro to apply for this position.  Please see the Sanilac County CMH website at www.sanilaccmh.org and click on “Employment”.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:                                 Maintenance Technician

Department:                           Administration

Location:                                 All CMH Buildings

Supervisor:                             Facilities Supervisor

Hours:                                     40/week with flex schedule to ensure coverage

Classification:                         4 (Four)

Prepared Date:                       11/03/2003

Reviewed By HR:                    12/01/2014, 12/01/2015; 11/29/16, 12/01/2016, 12/01/2017, 12/01/2018, 12/2/2019, 10/15/2020, 3/8/2022, 10/06/2022, 12/28/2022, 2/8/2024, 6/28/2024, 11/1/2024, 6/12/2025

Reviewed By Supervisor:       12/10/2019, 10/16/2020, 3/23/2022, 10/31/2022, 2/8/2024, 12/9/2024, 1/14/2026

Revised By:                             Chief Informational Officer

Revised Date:                         12/01/2004; 5/9/06, 6/5/2007, 10/28/2008; 7/27/09, 2/25/2013, 03/24/2014, 02/23/2016/; 11/1/16, 04/04/2017, 03/07/2018, 10/16/2020, 3/23/2022, 2/8/2024, 1/28/2025, 6/12/2025, 1/14/2026

SUMMARY

Maintain and perform limited repairs on Agency equipment, vehicles, and machines. Perform normal building maintenance duties at all facility sites.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Assist with normal building maintenance operations at all facility sites, including cleaning vents, repairing walls and work orders created on AutoTask.


• During winter months, remove snow from sidewalks and parking lots at all facility sites and salt walkways and through parking lots. (flexible hours outside normal hours when needed)


• Ensures that building and grounds maintenance equipment are in good operating condition.


• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production and maintenance systems to achieve optimum quality and verifies the implementation of improvements.


• Implements Agency and program safety and health policies and practices.


• Performs industrial machine maintenance duties as needed.


• Loads and unloads delivery trucks as needed.

• Delivers incoming shipments to appropriate building/staff person.

• Adjust building temperatures through thermostats and Trane Tracker controls


• Prepares requisitions on purchases.

• Assists in maintaining up to date Safety Data Sheets


• Acts as a backup for other Tech Assistant


• This position requires use of internet on a cell phone for work purposes.


• Perform other duties as assigned

Maintenance Tech Assistant 1:

• Performs minor electrical repairs and installation, this includes any maintenance needed in this area.


• Assists with maintaining all Agency vehicles and program equipment (forklifts, etc.) as needed.

Maintenance Tech Assistant 2:

• Assists janitorial crew with guidance and training


• Orders janitorial supplies to meet the needs of the agency


• Creates and updates weekly janitorial schedules through Microsoft Teams


• Maintains janitorial supply inventory and reorders as needed.


• Assures the janitorial areas are neat and organized in appearance


• Backup coverage for cutting lawns, replaces and maintains mulch, plants and maintains (trims, replaces, etc.) flowers, trees, and shrubbery, weed control to maintain the outward appearance of buildings including applying commercial pesticide applications


• Paints walls in all facilities, this includes mudding and small repairs to walls as needed

COMPETENCIES FOR TECHNICIANS

Sanilac CMH staff are dedicated to providing services to the community to improve lives.  When they see a task that needs to be completed, they step in to assist or are first in line to help the Agency in promoting recovery, discovery, and independence.  Each staff member works within their strengths and collaborates with their coworkers so that collectively we are a stronger whole.  Staff provide positive feedback and suggestions to improve the quality of care in the Agency.  They hold their coworkers, the individuals they serve and the community in high esteem.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Initiative/Organization/Reasoning:

• Takes initiative and steps in to take on difficult challenges.


• Willing to identify problems and work to resolve them in the early stages.


• Plans and organizes work activities and uses time efficiently.


• Properly organizes and carries out job tasks in a timely manner.


• Know and understands job expectations and is willing to expand job knowledge and skills to be more effective to the Agency and the individuals served.


• Is enthusiastic about the Agency’s Mission and is a positive influence for co-workers and individuals served.


• Follows Management’s direction and commits to doing the best job possible.


• Uses materials and equipment safely and observes safety procedures/ensures individuals are not at risk.


• Demonstrates an understanding of and adherence to Agency policies and procedures and is willing to provide suggestions to make policies and procedures more efficient.


• Is willing to think outside of the box while able to make sound decisions and taking actions based on sound reasoning and weighing possible outcomes.

Ethics/Teamwork:

• Consistently treats all people with dignity and respect.


• Demonstrates expected ethics and principles.


• Accepts responsibility for actions and follows through on commitments.


• Demonstrates the ability to adapt to changes in work situations.


• Demonstrates ability and willingness to work cooperatively and effectively as part of a team.


• Willingly acknowledges team members and co-workers’ value to your work.

Emotional Intelligence:

• Verbal and written communication is constructive, effective, respectful, and clear.


• Willing to take the time to learn about co-workers’ personality so that working together is more effective.


• Ability to manage difficult or emotional individuals while providing services.


• Willingness to ask questions, listen to others’ ideas, and understand how the impact of your work, impacts your co-workers/team.


• Willing/Ability to be cost conscious.


• Staff are expected to learn and understand job functions and carryout tasks in a proficient manner.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES                         

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and minimum of five years verifiable experience in maintenance and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Basic Skills:  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Has the ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Basic Skills:  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Valid Driver’s License required.

Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certificate

COMPUTER SKILLS                           

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of e-mail and general operation of computers.

Maintenance/Mechanical Skills:

Both positions:  basic plumbing, basic carpentry, operating and maintaining snow removal equipment, forklifts, and landscaping equipment

Maintenance Tech Assistant 1:  electrical, minor vehicle repairs, minor HVAC maintenance, and read blueprints

Maintenance Tech Assistant 2:  painting, landscaping, cement work, and janitorial

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.  The employee must be able to lift no less than 50 pounds as needed.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Employee may be required to travel to other buildings.  While performing some of the duties of this Job, the employee is will be exposed to outside weather conditions. Employees will be exposed to chemicals, fumes or airborne particles, toxic chemicals, and cleaning materials.

Sanilac County CMH embraces an employment environment that promotes recovery and discovery, a person-centered approach to treatment/services, and cultural competence.  An employee in this or any position is expected to support the employment environment.  This includes having lived experience with behavioral health issues.

Welcome to Sanilac County Community Mental Health

AFSCME Employees

In your orientation, you will find several benefits.  You may want to take a moment to review the benefits listed below and costs associated with each of them. You must work over 30 hours per week to be eligible for medical and café benefits. Paid time off accruals are based on hours worked.

*Note if you do not need medical insurance, $233.00 per month (less Social Security & Medicare Taxes) will be deposited into an annuity account.  You will need to set up the annuity account through Nationwide Retirement.

For time off, it is calculated upon the number of hours worked – to reach the maximum benefit, you must work 40 hours per week.