Maintenance Assistant (Temporary - Full Time)

LB Homes • Fergus Falls, MN

12d • Onsite

About The Position

LB Homes is looking for a qualified Maintenance Assistant. We are seeking an energetic and compassionate Temporary Full-Time Maintenance Assistant to join our team for a minimum of 12 weeks, with the potential for an extension. In this role, you will perform essential maintenance tasks and step in to cover key duties while another team member is out on leave. A critical part of this position involves driving our facility van to transport residents, equipment, and supplies throughout our long-term care community. Your commitment to service will directly enrich our residents' quality of life by ensuring they maintain safe access to medical appointments, therapies, and social activities.

Requirements

• Must have a current and valid Driver's License with a clean driving record.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• 1 year of related experience preferred but will train.
• Basic computer skills; ability to use email system and internet.
• Valid Driver's License.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Ability to look beyond the standard solutions.
• Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.
• Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
• The trait of feeling a duty to the employer.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily maintenance tasks, repairs, and upkeep to ensure a safe, comfortable environment for our residents and patients.
• Safely operate the facility van to transport residents to external appointments and activities, as well as move equipment and supplies across the community.
• Adaptably fill in and take on additional operational duties as needed during a team member's scheduled leave.
• Perform general maintenance tasks including grounds work such as weeding, spraying, watering, snow removal, and shoveling.
• Take care of garbage, locking and unlocking doors, general cleaning and maintenance.
• Perform work to keep facility and buildings in good condition.
• Perform routine maintenance and repair of electrical or mechanical equipment.
• Install and assemble equipment.
• Paint, clean, repair, and maintain all aspects of the buildings and grounds.
• Transport residents to and from events, appointments, etc. using the company vehicle as needed.
• Work according to the Maintenance Safety Program.
• Follow schedule of assignments.
• Collect repair requests and respond promptly.
• Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand and power tools and reassemble equipment.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
• Clean carpets.
• Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Dismantle devices to access and remove defective parts.
• As authorized, order parts, supplies and equipment from catalogs and suppliers, or obtain them from storerooms.
• Paint and repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall and other parts of building structures.
• Maintain and repair specialized equipment and machinery found in kitchens, laundries, healthcare facilities and offices.
• Remove snow using power equipment or shovels.
• Collect trash from work areas and transport to collection sites.
• Deliver supplies to work areas.
• Assist with transport of resident equipment and belongings during room change.
• Assist with transport of residents to and from appointments.
• Grounds maintenance as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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