Affordable Living Complex Maintenance Worker - Muskegon

Samaritas; Muskegon (MI); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Affordable Housing Maintenance Worker to join their team. This full-time role involves ensuring that the living environment is safe, clean, and well-maintained for residents. The ideal candidate will be self-driven, reliable, and possess experience in housekeeping and maintenance. You will be responsible for a variety of tasks, from responding to work orders to performing preventative maintenance and groundskeeping. This position offers competitive pay and a range of benefits, making it an excellent opportunity for those looking to make a positive impact in the community.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits

Company paid Basic Life Insurance

Short Term Disability accrual

Retirement Plan (403b)

Personal Time Off (PTO)

Employee Discounts

UKG Wallet - Pre-Pay Options

Qualifications

• One year general maintenance experience preferred.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain building, grounds, and equipment for safety and comfort.
• Respond to and repair items on work order requests.
• Perform routine maintenance and housekeeping tasks.

Skills

Housekeeping

Lawn Care

Equipment Maintenance

Communication Skills

Compassion and Sensitivity

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Basic Maintenance Tools

Automobile

Job description

Position Details

AFFORDABLE HOUSING MAINTENANCE WORKER - 40 HOURS PER WEEK

This is a full time role that pays $17.75 per hour. YOUR availability could fit with this opportunity to be an integral part of our resident's home life. The person we seek will be professional, responsive and reliable as our residents count on this person.

Are you self-driven? Do you have housekeeping, lawn & equipment maintenance experience? This is a hands-on, one-person department responsible for all things maintenance, housekeeping, lawn care, and repair, keeping the complex safe and clean, inside and out, for our residents. The role includes a variety of tasks to ensure our 53-unit Affordable Living Community, the surrounding grounds and equipment are accurately maintained: responding to work order requests and maintaining a safe environment for staff, residents, and visitors. 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.

APPLY TODAY! #BeTheRock, creating ripples of positive transformation in the lives of those we are entrusted to serve!

What's In It For You

Some of the benefits you may receive are:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits, effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance ($10,000 minimum for each full time and part time employee)
• Company paid Short Term Disability accrual (Full time employees)
• Retirement Plan (403b) - Company matches on the first 1.5% of gross income at 133%
• Great Personal Time Off (PTO) accruals
• Awesome Employee Discounts
• UKG Wallet - Pre-Pay Options
• Plus, many more benefits

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure building, grounds, and equipment are properly maintained for the comfort, safety, and convenience of persons served. Provide recommendations to enhance the 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 groundskeeping functions, including lawn care and snow removal.
• Prepare and clean vacant apartments/rooms.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and submit order to supervisor.

Job Qualifications

Education, Training, and Licensure/Certification

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Experience

• One year general maintenance experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 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.

Additional Work Requirements

• 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.