Developing job descriptions for a handyman

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Employers often have an urgent need to perform work of a certain nature that does not require high qualifications and special training. It does not make sense to offer cooperation in this matter to an employee with a diploma. Who would be willing to waste their time? After all, this work is not very prestigious and low-paid. It was this kind of work that became the lot of the handyman.

Everyone needs a handyman

Despite its simplicity, this work is quite hard and often requires significant physical effort. It is needed almost everywhere: in an institution, in a warehouse, in a production room, on a construction site and just on the street. After all, it is necessary for someone, for example, to clean the construction site from household waste, clean up the production area or simply collect snow. For such purposes, a person is needed who does not have a special education and is ready to perform a wide variety of work on the instructions of direct management. Despite all the circumstances, his work should take place inwithin the framework of the law. It is for this that special “Job instructions for a handyman” have been developed, which regulate his difficult work activity. The employer must have such a document. Job descriptions for a handyman are developed in the same way as for other employees. Like any other standard document of this type, they have a preamble and four main sections. In the introduction (preamble), there must be a mention that this document has been developed on the basis of regulations and other documents that regulate labor relations in the country. The job descriptions of a handyman usually begin with the "Basic Provisions". It indicates the procedure for hiring, direct subordination and working conditions. The same section lists everything that a worker should know, based on the needs and characteristics of production: safety precautions, rules for unloading and unloading goods, the ability to use tools and equipment necessary for work. The handyman, like all other members of the team, must know the orders and orders of the enterprise's management, the rules of VTR, labor protection, fire protection and industrial sanitation. The section "Functional responsibilities" lists everything that the employee will have to perform as needed. The job description of a handyman, like all others, contains sections that explain rights and responsibilities. The document must be approved by the head. The employee himself must sign it on the first day.

Help for everyone

A handyman in an organization is like a jack-of-all-trades. He usually has his own fairly wide range of responsibilities. But this is not the end of the matter. The job description of a handyman states that he must without fail provide all possible assistance to any employee in any area. Take, for example, construction. The team of finishers finished the work in the room. Who will clean up the remaining garbage and clean up the mess? Of course, a handyman. Who will help the painters deliver the paint to the top floor? He's the handyman again. It is he who will help the janitor to clear the roofs of snow in the winter, and mow the grass without any problems in the summer. If necessary, it can be urgently sent for unloading or given to help the storekeeper. There are many options. There is always a job for such a person in any production.

One model fits all

The duties of a handyman directly depend on the enterprise where he works. A sample job description can be easily found in various personnel directories. The main sections, as a rule, are similar to each other. Only Functional Responsibilities change. A kitchen worker, for example, is required to do all the dirty and non-essential work related to food, dishes and cleaning the premises. A handyman in industrial production, if necessary, is an assistant to all specialists. In a warehouse, this is the same loader, and in an institution, this is a generalist. He helpselectrician or does the work of a carpenter, replaces the janitor or cleans up the room instead of a cleaner. All these circumstances are clearly stated in the instructions and are mandatory.