Maintenance Assistant - Coral Gables

The Palace Group • Coral Gables, FL

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Luxury Senior Living Communities in Coral Gables is looking for a Maintenance Assistant for its Palace at Coral Gables. This role is responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing machinery, equipment, physical structures, pipes, and electrical systems within the building. The community has been recognized as the Best Independent Living Community in the US by the National Associated of Home Builders in 2014.

Requirements

• Must have at least 3 years of maintenance experience.
• Ability to speak, read and write in English.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions & procedure manuals.
• Basic math skills required.

Nice To Haves

• A high school degree or equivalent preferred.
• Healthcare or hospitality setting preferred.
• Spanish preferred.
• Polite, responsible, outgoing, punctual, quick on the feet, resourceful and strong enough to do the job.
• Flexible as to work schedule.
• Must be able to work under pressure and multi-task.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently AND as a team member.
• Must enjoy teamwork.
• Have patience and ability to speak clearly with the elderly.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspect and test machinery and equipment.
• Set up and operate machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill & milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures & tools.
• Routinely inspect ceiling tiles, exit & overhead lights and exchange/replace as needed.
• Repair and maintain apartments’ furnishing, plumbing and electrical fixtures.
• Maintain required logs for equipment as required by the inspecting authorities.
• Empty building trash every afternoon & take it to the community dumpster.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED