Affordable Living Apartments - Maintenance Worker

Samaritas•Muskegon, MI

17h•Onsite

About The Position

This important Maintenance Worker role offers a variety of tasks including snow removal and landscaping, conducting regular inspections and performing preventative maintenance tasks to ensure systems are functioning properly and to avoid potential issues plus ensuring our 42-unit Affordable Living Community and the surrounding grounds and small equipment are safely maintained. Other daily tasks include responding to work order requests and maintaining a comfortable environment for staff, residents and visitors. As needed, guaranteeing vacant units are in move-in ready condition by completing necessary repairs, painting, cleaning, and preparing the unit for new residents. This role does have on-call weekend and holiday emergency on-call hours. Samaritas is a Michigan-based human service organization that connects people with families and communities, empowers them to live their fullest life possible, and creates a ripple effect of transformation. The reference to the work of the Good Samaritan in our name is especially fitting as it is consistent with our mission, values and the services our faith-based company provides. #BeTheRock, creating ripples of positive transformation in the lives of those we are entrusted to serve!

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
One year general maintenance experience preferred.
Ability to display compassion and sensitivity to persons served.
Ability to maintain a helping role when interfacing with persons served; intervenes when appropriate.
Ability to communicate with persons served, community, general public, vendors and contractors.
Ability and willingness to work constructively with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Ability to carry out detailed work, preventative work schedules and perform routine maintenance.
Ability to prioritize work orders as emergencies occur and deal with frequent changes in circumstances.
Ability to read, speak and write English.
Ability to understand and evaluate proposals and bids from contractors.
Able to read and understand labels and instructions for use of equipment in written, oral and diagram form.
May be required to perform basic arithmetic functions such as addition, multiplication and subtraction.
May be required to participate in "on-call" availability.
May be required to work extended hours, weekends and evenings.
Valid unrestricted driver's license, good driving record, and valid automobile insurance.
Affordable Living requires use of personal automobile for business purposes.

Responsibilities

Assists in the general maintenance and housekeeping at assigned campus/property.
Ensure building, grounds and equipment are properly maintained for the comfort, safety and convenience of persons served.
Provide recommendation to enhance quality of services provided.
Respond to and repair items indicated on work order requests with minimal assistance.
Perform routine and preventative maintenance and repair on equipment and plumbing; document and update schedule as necessary.
Perform unscheduled maintenance tasks as directed.
Perform internal housekeeping and external grounds keeping functions, including lawn care and snow removal.
Prepare and clean vacant apartments/rooms.
Maintain inventory of supplies and submit order to supervisor.