Maintenance Professional

Description

The Maintenance Professional is a 40-hours per week benefit eligible position that is scheduled in a manner that best supports the needs of a multi-building campus and community settings. Shared on-call support, occasional over-time and weekend work should be anticipated.  The maintenance professional needs to have strong customer service presence.  The maintenance professional possesses the ability to work in a busy-high energy work environment.  Their skills should be diverse and range from basic carpentry and mechanical skills to sheet rock finishing, basic understanding of HVAC operations and able to work on doors and windows.  The ideal candidate will be able to participate in a snow removal operation (shoveling to plowing). Experience with operating a skid steer is desirable.  The maintenance professional is organized, can prioritize work at hand, is accountable, is patient and is able to communicate effectively and professionally.  They can function well in both a team and independent conditions.    

Responsibilities:

• The primary responsibility is to maintain and repair (as appropriate and consistent with the direction of department administration and executive leadership) the Agency owned and operated property and buildings.
• The secondary responsibility is to support all programs (as appropriate and as defined by the department administrator) with the maintenance related functions within those programs   (cleaning, delivering, installing, assisting)
• Responding efficiently to the work orders that are submitted by the various departments and programs.
• Snow removal, sidewalk and roadway salting and keeping emergency escapes/pathways clear.

Department & Program Specific Responsibilities:

• Assist and Liaison with the Agency’s contractors and contractor functions in the following areas: Fire Extinguishers Inspections, Sprinkler Inspections, Elevator Inspections, Smoke and Fire Equipment Inspections, HVAC Repair, Roof Access, Contracted Snow Removal (over 2-3 inches), Contracted Grounds up-keep, Generator Services and floor finishing.
• Snow removal, sidewalk and roadway salting, and keeping emergency escapes/pathways clear

Equal Opportunity Statement: Elmcrest Children’s Center prohibits discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Accommodations: Elmcrest Children’s Center will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to Elmcrest Children’s Center. Contact Human Resources with any questions or requests for accommodation.

At Will Employment: Your employment with Elmcrest Children’s Center is at will. This means your employment is for an indefinite period of time and it is subject to termination by you or Elmcrest Children’s Center, with or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time. Nothing in this job description or in any other policy of Elmcrest Children’s Center shall be interpreted to be in conflict with or to eliminate or modify in any way, the at-will employment status of Elmcrest Children’s Center employees.

Qualifications

• Required Education and Experience:
  • High School Diploma or GED,
  • 5 year’s experience in maintenance
  • 10 years of experience in a facilities/ maintenance related field preferred
• Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

• Carpentry knowledge and skill
• Simple Plumbing (sinks, toilets, drains)
• Basic electric skills (replacing light switches and all outlets)’
• Ability to drive a pick-up truck and perform occasional snow plowing

Essential Job Qualifications:

• Ability to lift 50 pounds without assistance.
• Ability to sit, squat, crouch and stand for elongated periods of time
• Ability to lift arms over head in upward reaching motion.
• Ability to walk up and downstairs up to several times per day.
• Varying levels of travel as determined by departmental needs may be required with this position.

Salary : $20 - $24