Maplewood Senior Living, an innovative, forward-thinking senior living provider, strives to inspire our associates to learn, develop, and succeed. As we continue to grow, we are seeking devoted and caring Assoicates to become part of our family.
Maplewood at Brewster is seeking a Maintenance Assistant/Environmental Services Technician on a Full-time basis.
The Maintenance Assistant/Environment Services Technician is responsible for the general operating maintenance, repair and housekeeping of the residence and the community’s physical plant to maintain proper operations of the residence. The Maintenance Assistant/Environmental Services Technician is also responsible for communication and helps coordinate the necessary tasks to accomplish repairs and alterations to buildings and equipment systems.
Job Duties:
- Performs general maintenance work (light, electrical, painting, carpentry, etc)
- Demonstrates excellent mechanical skills
- Understand HVAC and can operate and 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 that the facility and all equipment are properly maintained for resident comfort and convenience.
- Consistently and routinely maintains and repairs equipment and documents any hazardous conditions
- Routinely replaces light bulbs, exit lights, room call lights, etc where needed
- Conducts daily inspections of buildings, grounds and equipment to determine necessary maintenance and repairs
- Assures that personnel follow established safety practices (OSHA) and maintain the organization of the physical plant of the facility.
- Responsible for maintaining the general appearance of the building including but not limited to, assisting and cleaning up after events and general clean up during scheduled shift, arranging furniture on an ongoing basis.
- Maintains a preventative maintenance log on all mechanical systems
- Establishes and manages a preventative maintenance schedule
- Establishes and maintains an effective work-order system
- Ensures a preventative maintenance log on all mechanical systems is maintained
- Participates in in-services training as required by state regulations
- Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent resident care information
- Responsible for weekly submission of invoices and spend-down report on Excel spreadsheet
- Performs other duties as required
Compliance & Safety
- Maintains a clean laundry room in an orderly manner and stores chemicals in accordance with product and supervisor instruction
- Ensures that all safety rules and regulations are followed at all times
- Follows and promotes all safety standards and practices when performing maintenance service
- Performs Resident Emergency Call system checks on each resident’s apartment routinely
- Oversees and implements initiatives from the safety committee
Communication
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos
- Ability to effectively write simple correspondence
- Basic familiarity with computers
- Ability to effectively present information on one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Physical Requirements
- Physically able to bend and reach.
- Physically able to push and pull and lift up to 60lbs at times.
- Physically able to stand for extended periods of time
- Could be required to use a Hoyer Lift
Miscellaneous
- Required to work weekends and holidays as assigned
- May be required to work on shifts other than the one for which hired
- May be required to work extended hours up to 16 hours per day
- Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc. including HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis B & C viruses
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving, mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold and extreme heat
- Could be subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents due to mental status
- Background, criminal and drug test required
- Could be asked to submit to random drug test during employment
Skills Preferred - Communication Skills
- Flexibility
Behaviors Preferred - Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Motivations Preferred - Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
- Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)