Maintenance I - AH

Responsibilities

• Uses basic hand and power tools, such as hammers, saws, screwdrivers, wrenches, saber saws and hand drills and basic electrical inspection and electrical test equipment and tools.
• Aids in performing minor electrical repairs to building electrical systems.
• Paints interior and exterior walls, doors, ceilings, beams, carport areas, fences, etc.; refinishes furniture as required.
• Repairs, moves, assembles, installs and sets up heavy equipment and furniture, picture frames, etc.
• Aids in performing minor carpentry work.
• Aids in maintenance and repair of all facility equipment, including laundry, food service and nursing equipment.
• Aids in routine maintenance of facility equipment; maintains log books as required.
• Observes conditions of facility and reports any problems noted to Management.
• Demonstrates cooperative behavior with staff, colleagues and supervisors.
• Participates in training as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Possesses mechanical aptitude; able to learn and retain basic skills of the trade.
• Able to work well under pressure, meeting multiple and sometimes competing deadlines.
• Able to establish effective working relationships with others throughout the facility.
• Able to learn to read diagrams, and operating and maintenance instructions.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Trade or vocational school training preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Possesses mechanical aptitude; able to learn and retain basic skills of the trade.
• Able to work well under pressure, meeting multiple and sometimes competing deadlines.
• Able to establish effective working relationships with others throughout the facility.
• Able to learn to read diagrams, and operating and maintenance instructions.

Education And Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Trade or vocational school training preferred.

Work Environment, Physical And Mental Capabilities, And Other Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to perform strenuous labor for extended periods of time and to stand, walk and sit intermittently;
• To use hands to finger, handle, or feel;
• To hear and speak with peers, residents, and others.
• The employee is often required to move continually throughout the work day;
• To work in all kinds of weather conditions.
• The employee is regularly required to maintain dexterity to pinch small objects;
• To reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, crawl, and work in awkward or cramped positions or on ladders.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.