Maintenance Assistant

Henry J Austin Health Center • Trenton, NJ

5d • $45,600

About The Position

MAJOR FUNCTION: Under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor, assists in various tasks in the general upkeep and repair of facilities including, but not limited to, Essential Functions. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Maintain lighting within the facilities. Minor repairs and maintenance. Sheetrock repair and painting as required. Assist in the maintenance of grounds (grass, woods, flowers, trash). Perform and maintenance preventative maintenance duties and logs; keep daily records of tasks completed. Greets all patients/clients/customers via telephone or directly in a personal and professional manner. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Assumes other duties as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school, vocational school, or possession of an approved high school equivalent certificate.
• Basic knowledge of electricity and plumbing.
• Experience in maintaining a health care facility preferable.
• High energy level, comfortable performing multifaceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.
• Good reasoning abilities.
• Sound judgement.
• Good communication skills.
• Resourceful and well organized.
• The employee is regularly required to walk and talk and listen.
• The employee frequently is required to stand and use hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools or controls.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to eighty-five (85) pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may be required to work outdoors in inclement weather conditions to shovel snow and remove ice.
• May be required to work with and around hazardous chemicals and waste material.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in maintaining a health care facility preferable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain lighting within the facilities.
• Minor repairs and maintenance.
• Sheetrock repair and painting as required.
• Assist in the maintenance of grounds (grass, woods, flowers, trash).
• Perform and maintenance preventative maintenance duties and logs; keep daily records of tasks completed.
• Greets all patients/clients/customers via telephone or directly in a personal and professional manner.
• Assumes other duties as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees