Maintenance Assistant

Spearfish Canyon Healthcare; Spearfish (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Spearfish Canyon Healthcare in Spearfish, SD is seeking a Maintenance Assistant to help keep our facility safe, clean and well maintained, supporting staff and ensuring high-quality resident care. This role requires basic knowledge in wiring, plumbing, painting and carpentry, plus completion of a company training and orientation.

Responsibilities include reporting to the Maintenance Director, performing minor repairs on handrails, windows, flooring, walls, beds and equipment, maintaining tools,

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of wiring, plumbing, painting and carpentry.
• Successful completion of a training and competency evaluation program required.
• Completion of orientation required by company policy.
• Health screening and TB test within two weeks of employment.
• Mandatory drug test within 90 days of hire.
• Criminal background check required.
• Identity and eligibility for employment confirmed within 3 days of hire.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Report to Maintenance Director/Supervisor
• Make minor repairs on handrails, windows, flooring, walls, ceilings, beds, wheelchairs, electrical equipment, emergency lighting, fire alarms and extinguishers, change filters on HVAC equipment, lifts and stock supplies.
• Take care of the tools and equipment.
• Operate in the TELS platform system for all Life Safety, regulatory and daily tasks.

Skills

Wiring

Plumbing

Painting

Carpentry

Education

Highschool Diploma or equivalent

Tools

TELS platform

Job description

Company & Job Description Overview:

Spearfish Canyon Healthcareis currently searching for a talented Maintenance Assistant to join our team!

Our facilities deliver outstanding care as well as foster strong employee bonds. We offer short-term to long-term care and a variety of living options and professional clinical services. We are changing how care is delivered by bringing together people like you: compassionate, highly skilled, and motivated to make a difference!

The primary purpose of the Maintenance Assistant is to ensure the highest quality and cleanliness of resident care available, support staff, and establish a positive reputation in the community. This position is responsible for maintaining the facility.

Maintenance Assistant Responsibilities:

Some of the specific duties of the position are as follows:

• Report to Maintenance Director/Supervisor

• Make minor repairs on handrails, windows, flooring, walls, ceilings, beds, wheelchairs, electrical equipment, emergency lighting, fire alarms and extinguishers, changes filters on HVAC equipment, lifts and stocks supplies.

• Take care of the tools and equipment.

• Operate in the TELS platform system for all Life Safety, regulatory and daily tasks.

Must be able to use and operate the following equipment: all garden equipment (shovel, lawn mower, hoe, rake, grass trimmer, hand tools, etc.), snow removal tools and equipment (snow blower, shovel, etc.), carpenter tools and equipment (saws, sander, wrench, etc.), plumbing tools and equipment, painting tools and equipment, electrical tools and equipment, all heating and cooling tools and equipment (boiler, furnace, water heater, air conditioning units, etc.), housekeeping tools and equipment, appliance repair tools and equipment, general maintenance tools, van, truck, ladder, etc.

Maintenance Assistant Requirements:

• Basic knowledge of wiring, plumbing, painting, and carpentry.

• Successful completion of a training and competency evaluation program required.

• Completion of orientation required by company policy.

• Health screening and TB test (if required) within two weeks of employment.

• Mandatory drug test within 90 days of hire.

• Must be free of criminal activity proven by a criminal background check.

• Show within three (3) days of hire satisfactory evidence of identity and eligibility for employment.

• Highschool Diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum 1 year experience in Maintenance.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Spearfish Canyon Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.