Maintenance Specialist - Santa Maria

Housing Authority•Santa Maria, CA

5d•$38 - $46•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Specialist position performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance and repair duties on Agency owned and managed properties, and related facilities. Responds to any of a variety of maintenance needs, often with very little advanced notice and with a selective degree of urgency. This is the journey level class in the maintenance worker series. Employees at this level are required to work independently and be fully trained in all procedures related to assigned area of responsibility.

Requirements

Advance knowledge of multi-family building systems and maintenance.
The proper use of hand and power tools and equipment.
Operating electronic devices including tablet, smartphone, and computer
The proper use of dry, liquid, and aerosol chemicals.
The proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
Pertinent Federal, State and local codes, laws and regulations.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions
Communicate clearly and concisely with residents, coworkers, supervisors and vendors
Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities.
Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, communicating with others, reading, writing and operating assigned equipment
Maintain mental capacity, which allows the capability of making sounds decisions and demonstrating intellectual capabilities of making sound decisions.
Use independent judgement.
High school diploma or GED and 5 years of relevant building maintenance experience.
Require a valid California Driver’s License and driving record acceptable to HA insurance carrier.

Nice To Haves

Decision Making
Thoroughness
Time Management
Customer / Client Focus

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of skilled and/or semi-skilled maintenance in the trades of carpentry, plumbing, drywall, electrical, painting, landscape, locksmithing, appliance repair, and custodial.
Operate and maintain a variety of hand and power tools and equipment used in the performance of various assigned duties.
Assist with completion of resident work orders daily.
Maintain an organized, clean, and safe work area.
Assist with unit turnover to include painting, cleaning, and general maintenance.
Comply with all established site safety and hazardous communication standards.
Maintain accurate records for all work orders, preventive maintenance and site inspections.
Abide by all local, State and Federal Fair Housing guidelines.
Requires a valid California Driver’s License and driving record acceptable to HA insurance carrier.
Perform on-call as part of on-call rotation schedule.
HASBARCO is considered a public district, and all employees are designated as disaster service workers (DSWs). Signing the California Loyalty Oath and fulfilling its obligations is a condition of employment.

Benefits

100% employer paid life policy worth 1-1/2 times the employee’s annual salary
Company paid retirement contribution of 12.5% of salary
Employer match up to 5% of salary in the voluntary 457 tax-deferred or ROTH retirement plan
Company paid Long Term Disability coverage for the employee
Voluntary medical, dental, and vision group insurance
Flexible Spending Account employer match up to the IRS limit.
Step Salary Advancement: Salary advancement upon completing the provisional period and at one-year intervals thereafter.
Vacation Leave: Accrued at 12-24 working days per year based on years of service.
Sick Leave: Accrued at 12 working days per year.
Holidays: Thirteen paid holidays per year.