Maintenance Assistant

About the role

We are looking for a friendly, long-term committed Maintenance Assistant who will oversee the maintenance of the facility to ensure a sanitary, attractive, and orderly condition; in good repair, free from hazards such as those caused by electrical, plumbing, ventilation, heating and cooling systems. Reports to Plant Supervisor or Operations Manager and ensures state compliance.

Responsibilities

• Performs regular, scheduled safety inspections.
• Performs weekly walk-through inspections of high-risk areas.
• Follows all prescribed Life Safety and Preventative Maintenance tasks in TELS as required for federal, state, local, and corporate compliance.
• Fax/email documentation as required.
• Prepares a monthly schedule, based on calendar days, for performance of preventive maintenance, striving to allot part of each day to these duties.
• Develops center profile and physical plant history by maintaining complete documentation of all maintenance activities including accurate records of all replacement parts and materials used.
• Maintains required logs/documentation on the following in accordance with the Life Safety Manual and OSHA compliance:
  • fire alarm test reports
  • smoke/heat detectors
  • sprinkler inspections
  • emergency generator logs
  • range hood suppression systems
  • fire extinguishers
  • hood and duct cleaning
  • door locking devices
  • water temperatures
  • water hardness
  • fire and smoke wall dampers
  • fire and smoke doors
  • fire drills
  • disaster drills
  • door alarm drills
  • flame spread certification
  • boiler vessel certification
  • elevator certification
  • facility service contracts
  • medical waste manifests
  • confined space documentation
  • survey documentation
  • material safety data sheets
  • lock out/tag out program
• Performs daily rounds through entire center and uses acquired information to assist in establishing work priority.
• Picks up work order requests daily and establishes work priority; work orders are submitted and tracked electronically through the TELS system.
• Maintains electrical and mechanical equipment in good working order; adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments, lubricates and cleans parts.
• Lubricates chairs and benches; reports serious failures and problems to Administrator.
• Investigates causes of wall/door/frame damage.
• Checks light bulbs and exit lights, room temperatures, circuit breakers, temperature in all cooler and freezers, and nurse call system and makes all necessary adjustments and repairs.
• Ensures that an adequate supply of maintenance supplies is maintained to perform daily tasks.
• Prepares resident rooms for new or discharged residents.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• High School diploma.
• Knowledge of laundry/housekeeping/maintenance procedures.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience in long-term care preferred but not required.