Maintenance Repairer 1 (WAE)

State of Louisiana•Jackson, LA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Within the Maintenance Department at ELMHS, located in Jackson, LA. The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation, and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric care are coordinated with the total system of care in Louisiana. ELMHS is looking for a skilled and motivated individual to join the team in the Maintenance Department. Here, the work can come in a wide range of trades, from carpentry to HVAC and more! The chosen candidate will be responsible for maintaining hospital grounds and facilities by operating landscaping equipment, performing groundskeeping tasks, completing basic repairs in plumbing, carpentry, electrical, HVAC/refrigeration, and painting, and maintaining equipment.

Requirements

One year of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance; OR Six semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses.
Maintain a valid, unencumbered driver’s license.

Responsibilities

Be responsible for the upkeep and appearance of the hospital grounds.
Operate all power and handheld equipment such as: Weed eaters, weed trimmers, lawn mowers both riding and push, chainsaws, power edger, power blowers, etc.
Perform duties including but not limited to: cutting grass and weed-eating around stationary structures, trimming the hedges, picking up branches that have fallen out of tree, and at times cutting limbs out of trees.
Make repairs in the following fields: Plumbing: Unstop commodes and sinks, repair water & sewer lines, etc.
Make repairs in the following fields: Carpentry: Repair broken furniture, re-hang entrance door and cabinet doors, hang bulletin boards, pictures, etc.
Make repairs in the following fields: Electrical: Change light bulbs; replace receptacles, switches, repair small appliances, washers, dryers, change out ballast, etc.
Make repairs in the following fields: HVAC/Refrigeration: clean and replace air conditioner and heating filters, change out heat strips in A/C with heater units, make repair to window A/C.
Make repairs in the following fields: Painting: Preparing surfaces before painting i.e. scraping off old paint, filling in holes, etc.
Maintain and make general repairs to all grounds' equipment.
Maintain a valid, unencumbered driver’s license.