Overnight Maintenance Assistant

Sterling • Coral Gables, FL

2d

About The Position

The Maintenance Assistant enhances the Resident experience by ensuring the community’s areas, systems, and equipment are well-maintained and operating properly. The maintenance team handles troubleshooting, repairs, and replacements through a work order system, with attention to timeliness and quality. Daily work includes preventative maintenance, assessments, inventory supply management, painting and surface reconditioning, and maintenance of public areas, apartments, corridors, back-of-house areas, building exteriors, grounds, and landscaping. The assistant documents work performed and models The Sterling Touch® by being friendly, courteous, helpful, timely, and professional in interactions with Residents, guests, and employees.

The position works under the general guidance of the Maintenance Director and follows Community standards, processes, procedures, practices, and philosophy. The scheduled shift is 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to obtain any government-required license or certificate for a maintenance position in Assisted Living communities.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English sufficiently to communicate with Residents, guests, and fellow employees, explain and record Resident requests, and understand work requests.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems and furniture repair.
• Basic knowledge of mechanical and electronic lock systems.
• Knowledge of furniture repairs and color matching.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Ability to safely and properly troubleshoot and repair most mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.
• Ability to safely and properly use hand and power tools.
• Knowledge and experience handling and using maintenance chemicals, such as sealants, solvents, adhesives, and pool chemicals.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varied weather conditions and temperature changes, including narrow areas and small confined spaces; some areas may have high noise levels and work may be interrupted.
• Ability to perform work using body members and hand tools to work, move, guide, or place objects or materials; considerable hand and finger dexterity and repetitive motion of the hands, wrists, shoulders, and back are required.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, crouch, bend, stoop, reach, grasp, push, pull, and work continuously without sitting for extended periods.
• Ability to lift or carry up to 50 pounds and push or pull carts weighing up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Training in building maintenance or engineering, including HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing.
• Experience or training in painting and surface reconditioning.
• Experience working in a senior living community, hospital, residential, hotel, or similar building maintenance or engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain community areas, systems, and equipment in excellent operating order.
• Troubleshoot, repair, or replace items as needed, processing maintenance work through the work order system.
• Perform preventative maintenance and conduct assessments.
• Maintain inventory supply levels.
• Paint and recondition surfaces in public areas, apartments, corridors, back-of-house areas, and exterior areas.
• Maintain the building exterior, grounds, and landscaping.
• Document all work performed.
• Interact with Residents, guests, and fellow employees in a friendly, courteous, helpful, timely, and professional manner.
• Safely use hand and power tools and troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a full benefits package for full-time employees.
• Paid Time Off program offering 120 hours in the first year, increasing to 160 hours in the second year and continuing to build with length of service; PTO is earned at lesser rates for part-time staff.
• Affordable medical, dental, vision, and other insurance options.
• 401(k) with a 4% company match on a 5% contribution.
• Automatic life insurance and AD&D coverage for all team members.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Free employee meals, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Access to Grand Spa & Fitness facilities at designated times.

What This Job Offers

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