Maintenance Associate

John Knox Village•Lee's Summit, MO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Ensures that the facilities on the campus of John Knox Village are maintained in excellent condition. Performs general maintenance duties for residents and associates on John Knox Village campus. May perform general duties in the areas of plumbing, electrical, mechanical, painting and carpentry. Supportive of the Village’s mission, values, and service/hospitality (PRIDE) expectations. Completes training hours as required by policy.

Requirements

Must have a valid driver’s license and proof of auto insurance.
Must have or be able to obtain a Missouri Class E driver’s license or equivalent within 30 days of hire if position assignment requires use of JKV vehicles.
High school diploma or GED and a minimum of two years trade school.
A minimum 2 years of maintenance experience preferred.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, handbooks and procedure manuals.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Must be able to interpret blue prints, construction documents, schematics and wiring diagrams.
Basic level keyboarding required.
Must have problem solving skills, speaking ability, handle people well and initiative.
Must complete asbestos awareness training within first six months of employment.
Must have excellent time management skills, with the ability to multitask and establish priorities.
Very Heavy Work – Exerting in excess of 100 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs of force frequently, and/or up to 20lbs of force constantly to move objects.
The associate is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as operating machines such as lathes, drill presses, power says and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach; performing mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature.
Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
May need to stoop/bend, kneel, crawl, reach, stand for sustained periods of time and walk long distances.
May need to push, pull, lift with regular or repetitive motion. May need to pick up, pinch, type with fingers, grasp with fingers and palm.
May need to feel attributes of an object such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touch with fingertips.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, making discriminations in sound.
Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Hand / Eye Coordination.
Color Discrimination.
Tolerance to dust /odors.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a healthcare or hospitality setting preferred.
Previous experience swimming pool maintenance a plus.

Responsibilities

Assists residents and John Knox Village associates to ensure completion of work orders.
Performs general renovation duties and responsibilities.
Troubleshoot, repair and maintain machinery, equipment, physical structures and plumbing and electrical systems of industrial establishment, using hand tools and power tools.
Dismantles machines, equipment, televisions and small appliances, replacing defective parts and motors.
Cleans and lubricates machine parts such as shaft, pulleys, gears and bearings using grease gun and oil can.
Clears clogged drains and repairs or replaces plumbing fixtures. Knowledge of drain cleaning equipment.
Makes repairs on John Knox Village campus buildings, apartments and houses utilizing effective decision-making and prioritization skills.
May hang ceiling fans, lights, pictures, move furniture and other general maintenance requests.
Replaces defective electrical switches, light bulbs, ballasts and other fixtures.
Repairs and adjust windows, storm windows, realigns glass. Repairs or replaces locks, hinges and cranks.
Haul or recycles trash.
Participates in environmental training and respirator usage as needed.
Available on-call for emergencies, rotating weekends and evenings, and for snow removal as needed.
May be assigned to VCC and responsible for maintaining laundry equipment, wheelchairs, emergency generator and other machines and equipment unique to long-term care environment.
Shovels snow, hauls trash, uses ladder as needed.
Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements.
Ability to handle stress and gets along with others within the workplace and with customers outside the department.
Ability to maintain acceptable standards of workplace conduct.