Maintenance Repairer 1-2
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!
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.
- Must be able to operate all power and handheld equipment such as: Weed eaters, weed trimmers, lawn mowers, both riding and push, chainsaws, power edger, power blowers, etc.
- Maintain a valid, unencumbered driver’s license.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining and ensuring the appearance of the hospital grounds.
- Operating all power and handheld equipment such as: Weed eaters, weed trimmers, lawn mowers, both riding and push, chainsaws, power edger, power blowers, etc.
- Cutting grass and weed-eating around stationary structures, trimming the hedges, picking up branches that have fallen out of trees, and, at times, cutting limbs out of trees.
- Making repairs in the following fields: Plumbing: Unstop commodes and sinks, repair water & sewer lines, etc.
- Making repairs in the following fields: Carpentry: Repair broken furniture, re-hang entrance door and cabinet doors, hang bulletin boards, pictures, etc.
- Making repairs in the following fields: Electrical: Change light bulbs; replace receptacles, switches, repair small appliances, washers, dryers, change out ballast, etc.
- Making 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 repairs to the window A/C.
- Making repairs in the following fields: Painting: Preparing surfaces before painting i.e., scraping off old paint, filling in holes, etc.
- Maintaining and making general repairs to all grounds equipment.
- Maintaining a valid, unencumbered driver’s license.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
