Maintenance Assistant

Kadima Healthcare; Latrobe (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Kadima Healthcare is seeking a Maintenance Assistant to perform essential upkeep across our facility, ensuring a safe, clean environment for residents. You will execute repairs, respond to maintenance requests, and support the director's maintenance schedule.

You will handle plumbing, carpentry, electrical tasks, ground maintenance, and light bulb replacement, with occasional on-call, weekend, and holiday shifts as required. Equal opportunity employer statements apply.

Qualifications

• Experience with building maintenance tasks such as plumbing, carpentry, and electrical work.
• Ability to follow policies and safety procedures.
• Willingness to work holidays, weekends, and on-call hours.

Responsibilities

• Repair walls, baseboards, doors, ceilings, mirrors, and windows.
• Perform routine maintenance and preventative tasks as directed.
• Assist with cleaning resident rooms during transfers or discharges.
• Maintain grounds and parking areas and replace light bulbs.

Job description

The primary purpose of the job position is to implement required maintenance procedures in an efficient, cost effective manner meeting all federal, state, and local requirements while providing a safe environment for our residents.

As Maintenance Assistant, you are delegated the authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors. Maintains facility by repairing walls, baseboards, doors, ceilings, mirrors, windows, removing trash, etc.. Moves furniture in order to complete assignment. Assists with cleaning of resident room(s) upon transfer, discharge, or death. Follows the maintenance schedule instructions from the Director. Performs routine maintenance repair on the facility and equipment to include plumbing, wall repair, carpentry, electrical, mechanical, etc. as directed. Complete maintenance request slips. Performs routine maintenance of the grounds, parking areas, replaces light bulbs, and assists with preventative maintenance. Assists in smooth operations of the maintenance department. Will work some holidays and weekends and may have on-call hours.

“We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.”