Facility Maintenance Tech

Penick Village•Southern Pines, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Penick Village is seeking a dependable and skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team. This position is responsible for maintaining the community's buildings, apartments, equipment, and grounds to ensure a safe, comfortable, and well-maintained environment for residents and staff. The role involves working cooperatively with other department leaders and coworkers, accepting direction from leadership, and being able to work full-time hours with extended work hours when required. The technician will respond to identified concerns in a timely manner, create an atmosphere of open communication, and interact respectfully and collaboratively with all staff and residents. They will also provide information and tools to assist coworkers in decision-making.

Requirements

Strong interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to deal effectively with residents, families, staff, community resources and visitors.
Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
Ability to work in a collaborative environment.
Possess and demonstrate personal presence characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, goals, and values of Penick Village.
Excellent time management skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects independently.
Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
Must display professionalism, both in appearance and attitude.
Must possess the ability to solve problems and make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agency personnel and the general public.
Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult situations.
Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing practices.
Must be able to communicate strongly and effectively.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
Must provide courteous service to residents, staff, and visitors.
Must be able to perform routine job duties on a continual basis and perform job duties despite frequent interruptions.
Must be flexible in regard to hours, job assignment and location of job assignment on and within the community.
Ability to work with others.
Graduation from grammar school.
Three years of progressive experience in the performance of tasks associated with the assigned trades, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Working knowledge of the methods, practices, tools and materials used in the general maintenance and repair of buildings, equipment, and machinery.
Working knowledge of low-pressure heating and cooling equipment.
Ability to understand and work from sketches, work orders or penciled drawings.
Ability to operate the more common types of machine shop equipment.
Ability to troubleshoot appliances and work on hospital beds and medical equipment.
Skilled in repairing, painting walls, and ceilings.

Nice To Haves

The ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences and readily to generate and maintain rapport with others.

Responsibilities

Perform general plumbing, electrical, and HVAC repairs to the facility's equipment and systems.
Inspect equipment and systems to identify problems or issues.
Consult with the Maintenance Supervisor to identify the best solution to resolve systems or equipment issues.
Conduct preventive maintenance to ensure that plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems continue operating properly.
Perform general cleaning tasks in the facility.
Maintain inventory of cleaning and maintenance supplies.
Independently perform routine work based on work orders received through the online work order system.
Modify standard practice to suit unusual situations.
Troubleshoot problems as a routine duty.
Continuously exercise visual attention while completing tasks.
Periodically make precise measurements or fit together parts with fairly precise tolerances.
Be continuously aware of the multiple work steps in completing assigned tasks.
Assist in the coordination of continual maintenance of the grounds, paths, walkways, lighting, parking lots, etc. at Penick Village.
Attend in-service training.
Report all incidents/accidents to Department Leader before the end of the shift.
Adhere to personnel policies, safety policies and resident rights.
Meet employer's attendance policy.