Maintenance Assistant

Evergreen Healthcare Group; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Wages

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Heartwood Extended Health Care in Tacoma, WA is hiring a Maintenance Assistant to handle repairs, upkeep, and preventive maintenance across the community. You’ll assist with electrical, plumbing or carpentry tasks, maintain grounds, and prepare apartments for move-ins and refurbishments.

The role requires reading and following safety regulations, ability to work on ladders, and a flexible schedule including weekends and overtime. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write and understand English.
• Experience or ability to meet state safety regulations for building maintenance.
• Ability to work on a ladder and perform physically demanding tasks as needed.
• Flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and overtime.

Responsibilities

• Documents preventive maintenance for facility and equipment.
• Maintains grounds and outdoor areas, including lawn care and cleanup.
• Cleans and maintains interiors and communal areas (carpets, furniture, windows, paint, trash removal).
• Keeps environment safe, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and visitors.
• Maintains and repairs equipment; ensures proper functioning.
• Prepares apartments for move-in and refurbishes after move-out (painting, etc.).
• Observes issues in apartments/grounds and communicates them appropriately.
• Coordinates with local fire department for emergency procedures per regulations.

Skills

English language proficiency

Safety regulations knowledge

Ladder use

Flexible schedule

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Job Summary

Heartwood Extended Health Care in Tacoma, Washington is seeking a Maintenance Assistant to assist with all repairs and physical maintenance for the community. Ensures preventive maintenance is scheduled and performed on all equipment as needed.

Essential Functions

• Documents preventative maintenance program for facility and equipment.
• Maintains grounds including outside community repair, lawn maintenance and garbage removal.
• Maintains inside of community, offices, and communal areas in community, including carpet and furniture cleaning, window cleaning, painting, removal of trash and upkeep of vinyl.
• Maintains clean, neat, comfortable, safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors.
• Maintains and/repairs community equipment; ensures equipment is functioning properly.
• Prepares apartments for move-in and completes refurbishing of apartments after moving- out, including painting of apartments.
• Observes problems, concerns, issues with resident apartments, the community and the grounds and communicates them appropriately.
• Coordinates with the local fire department for emergency procedures per state regulations/codes (i.e. fire drills)

Education, Licensure, & Experience Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Education or experience sufficient to meet position requirements or as required by State regulations.
• Meets all mandatory health requirements by State regulations.
• 2+ years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in electrical repairs, plumbing, and or carpentry.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must have working knowledge of all necessary local, state and federal safety regulations related to building maintenance and codes.
• Ability to work safely and to recognize potentially dangerous situations.
• Ability to work on a ladder.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and overtime, to meet the position's requirements.

Benefit Highlights

• Competitive Wages
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off

Heartwood Extended Health Care 1649 72nd St E, Tacoma, WA 98404, USA

Evergreen Healthcare Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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