Maintenance Worker - Full time - Adrian Affordable Living Apartment Complex

Samaritas • Adrian, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time role that pays $19.00 per hour. The ideal candidate will be professional, responsive, and reliable, playing an integral part in residents' home life. This hands-on position is responsible for all maintenance aspects, ensuring the apartment complex, surrounding grounds, and small equipment are safe, clean, and accurately maintained for the 114-unit Affordable Living Community. Duties include responding to work order requests and maintaining a safe environment for staff, residents, and visitors. The role requires experience in plumbing repair, painting, and general apartment upkeep. Maintenance workers will also have on-call weekend and holiday emergency hours due to resident needs. Samaritas is a Michigan-based human service organization focused on connecting people with families and communities, empowering them to live their fullest lives, and creating a ripple effect of transformation.

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.

Nice To Haves

• Plumbing repair experience
• Painting experience
• Apartment rehab experience
• Self-driven
• Computer literate

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED