Facilities Maintenance Assistant

Position Summary:
Directs the maintenance, improvement, and installation of properties, facilities, equipment and vehicles.
Plans and prepares preventative maintenance schedules, initiates facility safety actions, and prepares
budgets.

Essential Functions:
• Ensures proper functioning of heating, air conditioning, plumbing and electrical systems for the facility and grounds.
• Repairs, replaces and installs equipment, building and grounds structures; maintains lawns, driveways, playgrounds, camp areas.
• Develops, maintains, conducts scheduled safety and security inspections.
• Prepares annual operating budget for facility buildings and equipment, and outside contracts arrangements.
• Recruits, hires, supervises and schedules department associates and volunteers.
• Provides support to other branches requiring general or trade specific expertise.

YMCA Competencies:
Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs.
People Oriented: Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view; remains calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
Results Oriented: Strives to meet and exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for members. Embraces new approaches and discovers new ideas to create a better customer experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, and actively participates in meetings. Supports fundraising, follows budgeting policies and
procedures, and reports financial irregularities immediately.
Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations, and how they impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks opportunities in the change process.

Qualifications:
• Minimum of 3 years facility management related experience or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of, and experience with, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, carpentry fields, and equipment installation and maintenance.
• Ability to plan, problem solve, estimate costs, and direct trade related activities.
• Experience with dealing with emergency issues related to equipment failure, personnel security, natural disasters.
• Proven ability in successfully dealing with a customer centric environment.

Physical Demands:
• Required to lift and/or move on occasion up to 50 pounds.
• Required to climb ladders and stairs, stoop, kneel, crouch, open containers, shovel materials including sand, gravel, and snow.
• Ability to work with paint, cleaners, chemical compounds, solvents in dry, liquid, powder, spray, and aerosol forms.
• Ability to work in conditions that create dirt, dust, pollen, humidity among others.
• Exposure to wide range of outdoor weather conditions including cold, heat, and humidity.