Maintenance Laborer

Housing Authority of the City of Easton • Easton, PA

2d • $38,000 - $40,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Easton Housing Authority (EHA) has an opening in our Property Management Department for a Maintenance Laborer. This position will report directly to EHA's Maintenance Team Lead with dotted-line reporting as necessary to the Manager-Property Management. The role of a Maintenance Laborer is to assist in the maintenance, trash, cleaning, repair, and upkeep of buildings, facilities, and equipment. This role is crucial for maintaining a clean, safe, and functional environment. When necessary, they will assist the Maintenance skilled laborer with work orders and inspections.
The selected applicant will be based out of the 221 S. 4th Street location but will travel frequently between EHA's properties in Easton. A valid driver's license is required, and the applicant must live within 25 miles of 221 South 4th Street.
The selected candidate will be comfortable and effective with conversing regularly with public housing residents - and will have the emotional intelligence to do so in a courteous and deescalating manner.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or minimum six (6) months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum one (1) year experience and/or training, in custodial/laborer maintenance position.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must maintain a current state-issued driver's license and be insurable under the Authority's automobile insurance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to oversee sensitive, confidential information.
• Working with interruptions
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, climb stairs, crouch, lean, reach, twist, and other physical movements for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization's facilities.
• Ability to lift 50lbs.
• Must be able to effectively use a computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and commonly used software to complete necessary functions assigned.
• Must have finger dexterity, visual acuity, discernment of sounds, color, and texture.
• Must be able to use tools, equipment, machinery, etc.
• Vision - Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right, while eyes are fixed on a given point), Depth perception (three dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Nice To Haves

• Emotional intelligence to converse with residents in a courteous and deescalating manner.

Responsibilities

• Completes work orders accurately, timely, and legibly.
• Cleans, spackles and paints vacant units.
• Perform simple repairs, leaks, lockouts, replacing light fixtures, wall plates, faucet washers, plumbing clogs etc.
• Wash and clean windows and floors.
• Polish, buff, and wax floors and hallways.
• Remove trash from the interior and exterior of the building.
• Maintains the grounds around Authority buildings.
• Assists other employees and, at times, contractors, in making building repairs.
• Seeking assistance from their supervisor when unsure of repair procedure or safety concerns
• Take care of grounds, including grass cutting and snow and ice removal as needed.
• Responsible for the care and maintenance of tools and materials used.
• Mandatory emergency calls, other work, and emergencies as deemed necessary by your Supervisor and Senior Manager.
• Report any resident problems to their supervisor.
• Reports all accidents to their supervisor.
• Reports all maintenance issues to their supervisor for work order creation.
• Reports any major building, grounds, unit, or major system maintenance issues to their supervisor.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• EHA pays 100% of medical/dental/vision for employee and family members after 30 days of employment.
• EHA contributes an automatic 10% to the employee retirement plan after 90 days of employment.
• All employees are eligible to participate in our 457 (b) pretax and post-tax retirement plan after 90 days of employment.
• EHA provides 1.5 times of your salary for basic & AD &D life Insurance after 90 days of employment ($100,000 max).
• Six (6) days of vacation at the time of hire + accrual over time.
• Fifteen (15) sick days per year, which accrues monthly, beginning after one full month of employment.

What This Job Offers

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