Maintenance Aide

General Job Description

Perform assigned duties related to maintenance of building and grounds. Perform repair, preventative maintenance, and upgrade of all areas, equipment, and systems as required or directed.

Essential Functions

• Consistently demonstrate the core values and mission of the facility.
• Ability to operate grass cutting and snow removal equipment.
• Outdoor grounds maintenance will be required.
• Repair, maintain, and institute preventative maintenance of all assigned equipment (vacuums, carts, furniture etc).
• Assist with telephone and television/cable problems.
• Load and unload trucks to receive in-coming shipments to stock in maintenance area or deliver to recipient.
• Responsible for daily functions to include tracking of water temperatures in tub rooms, stocking shelves, and removing trash and recycle materials to proper location, replacing burned out bulbs and exit signs, checking for missing sprinkler head rings, and any other issue that requires attention.
• Check interior emergency lights, door alarms, and fire extinguishers monthly and repair or replace faulty items. Enter status of each category on status forms.
• Check sewage pump status monthly and record status and hours of operation for each pump on Sewage Status form located in wall mounted cabinet on Oak Lane Medication room. Report any abnormalities to the director.
• Maintain carpets and tiles.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the maintenance and storage areas.
• Work in conjunction with director to repair items identified by maintenance work orders.
• Conduct a walk-through of facility to identify any discrepancies in lighting, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC concerns. Repair or replace as required.
• Maintain polite, sensitive, mature, cooperative relationships with residents, resident’s visitors, customers, and employees.
• Be knowledgeable of, and implement as required, Woodbrook’s fire and evacuation procedures. Be familiar with fire alarm locations, and routes of evacuation.
• Maintain logs for room renewal, P-tac replacement, shower valve repair or replacement.
• Be familiar and responsible for checking of door closings and door alarms for proper functioning.
• Advise supervisor of needed supplies, materials, and equipment.
• Paint as required and directed.

Qualifications

Required:

• Completion of at least two (2) years of high school.
• 2 years experience in building and grounds maintenance.
• Speak, read, and write English.
• Work well with diverse resident population and adapts to changes.
• Ability to recall and follow instructions.
• Must meet all pre-employment requirements including physical, TB test, drug screen, and fingerprinting.
• Must maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Desired:

• High School diploma.
• Valid New York State Drivers License.
• General knowledge of plumbing, electrical, and building maintenance.

Physical Demands

• Regularly speak, see, or hear.
• Frequently sit, stand, walk, use fingers to handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lift, move, push, carry, or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and use ladder.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Other Duties

• Assume additional responsibilities as needed and directed.