Facility Maintenance Mechanic II

Delaware State Housing Authority • Smyrna, DE

17h • Onsite

About The Position

This non-State Facility Maintenance Mechanic II is responsible for performing carpentry, painting, heating, basic plumbing, preventive maintenance, light construction work, other maintenance duties, repairs, residence turnovers, grounds keeping, landscaping, cleaning, snow removal, etc. You will also take care of preventative maintenance needs such as smoke alarms, replacing filters, batteries, light bulbs, doorknobs, etc. Work also includes ability to effectively interact with residents and identify and report problems to the supervisor.

Requirements

• Experience with carpentry, plumbing, painting, or electrical.
• Knowledge of and ability to operate and maintain hand tools, hand power tools, landscaping or grounds keeping equipment and supplies.
• Knowledge of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
• Knowledge of record keeping, document maintenance, and inventory control.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instruction, communicate appropriately, prioritize tasks, follow specified procedures, manage time well, and deliver excellent customer service.
• Satisfactory completion of a criminal background check.
• Availability for and ability to respond to problems and/or emergencies after normal working hours and on weekends and holidays.
• Successful completion of a criminal background screening and a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Works independently and makes routine and complex repairs in a variety of trade fields including carpentry, painting, plumbing and electrical.
• Preparing and maintaining units for occupancy including tasks such as: repairing plumbing fixtures, replacing damaged flooring/molding, replacing broken glass windows, replacing minor electrical fixtures, replacing removable parts on ranges and refrigerators, replacing fuses and resets breakers, unstopping clogged drains, spackling nail holes and small cracks, painting interior and exterior trim, walls and storage buildings, minor repairs to heaters and air conditioners.
• Repairing maintenance equipment or small electric motors.
• Installation of replacement of appliances, refrigerators and ranges.
• Exterior building maintenance includes replacement of entrance doors, outside lighting, splash blocks, shingles, parking stops, downspouts, repair screens, door and window locks as well as cleaning of gutters.
• Inspecting, maintaining, and repairing playground equipment, dumpster enclosures, and fencing as needed, marking parking lot for handicap parking/spaces, installing signs.
• Performs routine ground keeping duties at the site including daily grounds clean-up, trimming of trees and shrubs, weeding and mulching of lower beds and raking of leaves, cutting grass, edging and weeding, removal of snow and ice from sidewalks and pathways.
• Collection of trash from offices and the Community Center for municipal pick-up and removal of large trash from the site.
• Performs routine preventive maintenance on heating, air conditioning, smoke alarm systems.
• Checking and changing heater filters regularly, checking the operation of air conditioning units, and testing and replacement of smoke detectors/batteries in all apartments, removing and installing storm windows/screens on all storm doors seasonally as required, performing preventive maintenance on all ground equipment and too, completing interior/exterior inspections at the site with the assistance of the manager to insure that sites are well maintained and all maintenance is up to date and in accordance with the DSHC, HQS, and DSHA requirements and completing preventative maintenance according to DSHA Policy.
• Maintains work orders showing work performed, records monthly meter readings for all apartments and the Community Center, manages and requisitions supplies as needed, monitors and assists outside contractors in the completion of repairs/contacts.
• Assists with cleaning and vacuuming offices, bathrooms and laundry areas in the Community Center.
• Cleans vacant units when necessary.

Benefits

• health, vision, and dental insurance
• vacation and sick leave
• paid holidays
• tuition assistance
• fitness reimbursement
• retirement plan
• paid health, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance plans
• voluntary dental, vision, and various supplemental benefit options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed