What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Assistant position at The Laurels of Defiance?
Are you a skilled maintenance technician with strong customer service skills and a can-do attitude? We want you to join our team!
The Laurel Health Care Company offers one of the leading employee benefit packages in the industry. This includes:
- Comprehensive health insurance - medical, dental and vision
- 401K with matching funds
- DailyPay, a voluntary benefit that allows associates at our facilities the ability to access their pay when they need it.
- Paid time off (beginning after six months of employment) and paid holidays
- Flexible scheduling
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness
- Free CNA/STNA certification
- Zero cost uniforms
- Legacy,our new virtual community and rewards & recognitions program
When you work with Laurel Health Care Company, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and collaboration.
Why just work, when you can help shape a legacy?
The Maintenance Worker/Assistant performs various duties to maintain a clean and safe environment for patients, staff and visitors. Maintenance services are provided in accordance with facility policies and procedures to enhance resident comfort and enhance the quality of life.
- Demonstrate competence in application of mechanical and technical concepts to facility plant repair and maintenance projects.
- Demonstrates interpersonal skills to interact with facility staff and residents to answer questions and to make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Able to apply building and safety codes to facility situations and maintenance procedures
- Conducts scheduled maintenance throughout physical plant and for all equipment.
- Maintains and tests the emergency power system to ensure availability of power.
- Maintains all essential equipment (e.g., boiler room equipment, nursing unit/medication room refrigerators, kitchen refrigerator/freezer, laundry equipment) in safe operating condition.
- Able to respond to change productively and to handle additional tasks/projects as assigned. Able to respond to needs of facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Education and/or Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Minimum of one (1) year physical plant and equipment experience in an institutional environment.
- Experience in: electrical, plumbing, general carpentry,dry wall repair
- Vocational training in skilled trade or other relevant training preferred.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- None
or acceptable exemption required #IND123
