Facility Maintenance Tech

Penick Village•Southern Pines, NC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Penick Village is seeking a dependable and skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team. This position is responsible for maintaining the community's buildings, apartments, equipment, and grounds to ensure a safe, comfortable, and well-maintained environment for residents and staff. The role involves working cooperatively with other department leaders and coworkers, accepting direction from leadership, and being able to work full-time hours with extended work hours when demand is required. The technician must respond to identified concerns in a timely manner, create an atmosphere of open communication, and interact respectfully and collaboratively with all staff and residents.

Requirements

Strong interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to deal effectively with residents, families, staff, community resources, and visitors.
Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
Ability to work in a collaborative environment.
Personal presence characterized by honesty, integrity, and caring, with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
Excellent time management skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects independently.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Professionalism in appearance and attitude.
Ability to solve problems and make independent decisions.
Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agency personnel, and the general public.
Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm.
Willingness to handle difficult situations.
Willingness to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into existing practices.
Ability to communicate strongly and effectively.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
Provide courteous service to residents, staff, and visitors.
Ability to perform routine job duties on a continual basis and perform job duties despite frequent interruptions.
Flexibility in regard to hours, job assignment, and location of job assignment.
Ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences and readily generate and maintain rapport with others.
Graduation from grammar school and three years of progressive experience in the performance of tasks associated with the assigned trades, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Working knowledge of the methods, practices, tools, and materials used in the general maintenance and repair of buildings, equipment, and machinery.
Working knowledge of low-pressure heating and cooling equipment.
Ability to understand and work from sketches, work orders, or penciled drawings.
Ability to operate the more common types of machine shop equipment.
Ability to troubleshoot appliances and work on hospital beds and medical equipment.
Skilled in repairing, painting walls, and ceilings.

Responsibilities

Perform general plumbing, electrical, and HVAC repairs to the facility's equipment and systems.
Inspect equipment and systems to identify problems or issues.
Consult with the Maintenance Supervisor to identify the best solution to resolve systems or equipment issues.
Conduct preventive maintenance to ensure that plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems continue operating properly.
Perform general cleaning tasks in the facility.
Maintain inventory of cleaning and maintenance supplies.
Respond to work assignments through an online work order system.
Independently perform routine work and new or unusual assignments with detailed instructions.
Apply traditional trade knowledge and skills, occasionally modifying standard practice for unusual situations.
Troubleshoot problems, exercising visual attention, making precise measurements, and fitting parts with precise tolerances.
Continuously be aware of multiple work steps in completing assigned tasks.
Assist in the coordination of continual maintenance of the grounds, paths, walkways, lighting, and parking lots.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Attend in-service training.
Report all incidents/accidents to Department Leader before the end of the shift.
Adhere to personnel policies, safety policies and resident rights.
Meet employer's attendance policy.