Entry Level Maintenance Assistant - Full Time
About The Position
Silverstone Living is seeking an entry-level Maintenance Assistant to join its maintenance team. The schedule is 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The role includes general maintenance, apartment turnover work, deliveries, snow removal, and support during emergencies. The position also includes weekend coverage and alternating emergency-call availability with other maintenance staff. Silverstone Living is a nonprofit organization supporting Hunt Community, The Huntington at Nashua, At Home by Hunt, and Webster at Rye. It is an equal opportunity employer and evaluates qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics.
Requirements
- Mechanical and electrical knowledge and a working knowledge of the trades.
- Painting, sheetrock repair, and carpentry skills.
- Ability to stand, walk, push repetitively, and lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to read, speak, and write, and to follow oral and written instructions.
- High school education or equivalent.
- Valid driver's license and ability to meet the organization's driving-record standard.
- Permission to process a Motor Vehicle Record.
Responsibilities
- Perform assigned duties, including trash pickup, painting, plumbing, heating and cooling systems, electrical work, and furniture moving.
- Assist with apartment turnovers, including painting, sheetrock repair, and carpentry.
- Report to work during emergency situations, including snowstorms, hurricanes, floods, fires, and essential equipment failures or malfunctions.
- Assist with weekend coverage alongside other maintenance staff.
- Aid in moving resident vehicles.
- Provide delivery services as needed using company vehicles, including pickup trucks, box trucks, vans, or buses, locally or over longer distances.
- Perform snow removal using equipment such as shovels, snow blowers, Tool Cats, and/or Bobcats.
- Assume responsibility for personal safety and the safety of the immediate environment.
- Regularly report updates to the Facilities Manager and Supervisor, and provide updates during emergencies.
- Be available for emergency calls on an alternating basis with other maintenance staff.
- Attend annual in-service programs, including training on body mechanics, right-to-know information, and fire and safety procedures.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Supervisor or Facilities Manager.
Benefits
- Hourly pay with paid meal breaks and discounted food.
- Scholarship Program / Education Assistance.
- Employee Recognition.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Health benefits available with a minimum of 30 hours per week.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and supplemental life insurance.
- Short-term disability.
- Fitness reimbursement.
- Retirement savings with company match.
- Generous Earned Time Program.
- Time-and-one-half pay for all hours worked on six major holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
