Maintenance Assistant

Heritage Manor Care; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Heritage Manor Care in Garden Grove, California, is seeking a dedicated Part-time Maintenance Assistant responsible for performing routine maintenance on the facility and surrounding grounds. Responsibilities include cleaning, servicing heating and cooling units, and following maintenance schedules as directed.

The ideal candidate must possess strong communication skills, work independently, and meet health requirements, including a medical evaluation. The position may require lifting and moving heavy objects.

Qualifications

• Must communicate effectively in English.
• Ability to cope with mental and emotional stress.
• Must meet health requirements, including a medical exam.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine maintenance on facility and grounds.
• Service heating and cooling systems.
• Perform unscheduled maintenance tasks as directed.

Skills

Ability to follow maintenance schedules

Basic plumbing and electrical skills

Ability to work independently

Strong communication skills

Job description

Part‑time Maintenance Assistant

Responsibilities

• Receive and follow maintenance schedule/instructions from supervisor and as outlined in our established maintenance policies and procedures.
• Perform routine maintenance on grounds, parking areas, driveways, etc., by cutting, trimming, polishing, sweeping, etc., as necessary and directed.
• Perform routine maintenance and repair on the facility and equipment to include plumbing, plastering, electrical, carpentry, mechanical, etc., as directed, in accordance with established procedures.
• Clean windows and screens as directed.
• Replace burned‑out light bulbs, including exit lights, overhead lights, fluorescent lights, room call lights, etc., and perform cleaning duties wherever necessary.
• Service heating and cooling units/systems, as specified by the manufacturer, and in compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Perform unscheduled maintenance tasks as directed.

Requirements

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to speak the English language in an understandable manner.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately.
• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with the residents and personnel.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical and physical examination.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the facility.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 50 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet, and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Frequent carrying, pushing and pulling of tools and equipment.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.