About this role
Position #23700: Kitchen Equipment Maintenance Specialist / Journeyman
Location: Facilities Services / District-Wide
Hours: 8 Hours per Day, 260 Days per Year – Day & Swing Shift during the School Year,
Day Shift during the Summer
Salary: $39.50- $41.25
Open Date: 10/30/2026
Application Deadline/Close Date: 11/05/2026 at 10:00PM, OR until filled.
JOB DESCRIPTION
This position is responsible for maintaining, repairing, troubleshooting, and replacing commercial kitchen equipment including dishwashers, ovens, stoves and hood fans. The person in this position will perform plumbing tasks associated with the maintenance of kitchen equipment. Other tasks include maintaining and repairing heating and cooling pumps, water softeners and grease traps.
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 for this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
All applications must be submitted to the Kennewick School District Online at www.ksd.org.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- Must have High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Must provide transcripts of highest level of education within 30 days of employment.
- Valid Washington State Driver's License with no more than one moving violation for the last five years.
- Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Must be able to meet the Physical Demands of the position.
- Must pass a background check, which includes employee paid fingerprinting.
- Completion of Vector Training within 30 days of hire and yearly thereafter.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
- Minimum of three (3) years of full-time experience within the past five (5) years in:
- Commercial kitchen equipment maintenance and repair.
- Heating and cooling pump maintenance and repair.
- Water softener maintenance and repair.
- Natural gas leak investigation and repair.
- Grease trap preventative maintenance.
- Ability to operate computers and a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
- Demonstrated ability to analyze problems, identify solutions, and work independently.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills; prioritize meeting the district's needs and deadlines.
- Ability to determine project scope, estimate materials, and provide cost estimates.
- Demonstrated dependability, punctuality, and professional work habits.
- Provide history of dependability and punctuality, along with positive evaluations and recommendations.
- Ability to organize and
- Ability to coordinate and plan equipment maintenance with contractors and school district staff.
- Ability to establish and maintain tactful, cooperative, and effective relationships with fellow employees, shop lead persons, district staff, and administrators.
- Ability to approach assigned work in a professional manner, working toward the common goal of teamwork, pride in service delivery and continuous improvement.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain, repair, and replace commercial kitchen equipment, including but not limited to commercial dishwashers, ovens, stoves, and hood ventilation systems.
- Perform maintenance, repair, and replacement of heating and cooling pumps and water softening systems.
- Investigate, diagnose, and repair natural gas odors and leaks while ensuring compliance with applicable safety standards and regulations.
- Perform preventative maintenance of grease traps.
- Utilizes electronic work order system daily. Prioritize and complete work and enter time and materials into the system daily.
- Generate work orders for preventative maintenance and other required maintenance discrepancies; maintain computerized records of repairs and services.
- Establishes and maintains computerized records for scheduled maintenance (i.e. pumps, motors, bearings, etc.).
- Fabricates, installs, or modifies sheet metal, ductwork, drain pans, and other sheet metal devices.
- Fabricate, install, and modify sheet metal components, ductwork, drain pans, and related equipment.
- Assist in the development and implementation of a calendar-based preventative maintenance program.
- Coordinate maintenance activities with contractors, school personnel, and district staff.
- Perform preventative maintenance on grease traps and coordinate cleaning services.
- Identify and report facility deficiencies and safety concerns.
- Work closely and communicate with the Facility Services Leadership staff.
- Report problem areas and safety hazards in or on school facilities.
- Provide assistance to and/or coordinate with other employees and trades to accomplish the highest possible quality and quantity of work.
- Accomplish all tasks in a professional manner. Model appropriate and healthy adult behavior. Interact with people and speak in a manner that reflects community standards of politeness, civility and human sensitivity.
- Performs other related jobs and duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
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.
- Mobility: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is sometimes required to sit, and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Senses: The employee is often required to listen to slight variations in pitch, amplitude, and frequency. The employee must be able to communicate effectively in person, over the telephone, and by using the district radio communications system. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Lifting: The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move over 100 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Physical Hazards: While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts; in outside weather conditions; and may be exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee will occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but may on occasion be loud and require hearing protection.
Kennewick School District's Non-Discrimination Policy
The Kennewick School District provides equal access to all programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or use of trained dog, guide or service animal by a person with a disability, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Civil Rights & Equity: Dr. Thomas Brillhart - (509) 222-5010 ([email protected])
Section 504, Title IX: BJ Wilson - (509) 222-5003 ([email protected])
This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in all education programs and/or extra-curricular school activities in the Kennewick School District.
Applicants: Inquiries regarding compliance procedures or requests for reasonable accommodation may be directed to the School District's Director of Human Resources.
For information on salary and benefits, visit www.ksd.org/jobs.
Kennewick School District Contact Names and Telephone Numbers:
Toni Neidhold, Director of Human Resources
Certified/Classified ADA
Amy Martinez, Assistant Director of Human Resources
Classified ADA
Kennewick School District
1000 West 4th Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99336