Maintenance Associate (Environmental Services Associate Maintenance)

Responsibilities

• Assists in the general operational maintenance, repair, and housekeeping of the Community’s physical plant.
• Communicates and helps coordinate necessary tasks to accomplish repairs and alterations to buildings and equipment systems.
• Performs general maintenance work (light, electrical, painting, carpentry, etc.).
• Demonstrates excellent mechanical skills.
• Understands HVAC and may be asked to operate and/or maintain equipment.
• Replenishes and maintains supply levels in work areas.
• Assures all tools, work areas, and equipment are clean, in proper working order, and properly stored.
• Assures the Community environment and all equipment are properly maintained for resident comfort and convenience.
• Maintains and repairs assigned equipment and reports any hazardous conditions.
• Conducts daily inspections of buildings, grounds, and equipment to determine necessary maintenance and repairs, if requested to do so.
• Helps to assure that other team members follow established safety practices (OSHA).
• Maintains the general appearance of the building, including assisting and cleaning up after events and general clean up during scheduled shift, and arranging furniture on an ongoing basis.
• Maintains an effective work-order system procedure.
• Participates in in-service training.
• Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent Resident care information.
• Performs weekly submission of invoices and spend-down report to Environmental Services Director.
• Maintains a clean and orderly laundry room and stores chemicals in accordance with product and Environmental Services Director instructions.
• Helps to ensure that all safety rules and regulations are followed at all times.
• Follows and promotes all safety policies and procedures when performing maintenance service.
• Performs Resident Emergency Call System checks in Resident units when requested.
• Reports on-the-job injuries to the Environmental Services Director before the end of the work shift on the day the injury occurs.
• Communicates effectively with Environmental Services Director and other team members.

Qualifications

• Must possess a High School Diploma.
• Must be knowledgeable as to maintenance and housekeeping policies and procedures, as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing maintenance functions in the Community.
• Understands the practices surrounding proper handling of biohazardous waste.
• Demonstrates competency in the performance of duties and responsibilities through the utilization of sound judgment and the reporting of unusual problems/conditions to the Environmental Services Director.
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License, preferably a Commercial Driver’s License.
• Able to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Able to effectively write simple correspondence.
• Able to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other team members.
• Physically able to bend and reach.
• Physically able to push and pull and lift up to 60 pounds if necessary.
• Physically able to stand for extended periods of time.