Maintenance Assistant - Full Time / Weekend Availability Required

Maplewood Senior Living; Weston (MA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 37,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Flexible shifts

Growth opportunities

Bonus & incentive programs

Benefits package: medical, dental, 401

Job summary

Maplewood Senior Living in Weston, MA is seeking a Maintenance Assistant to support the Environmental Services team. The role covers general maintenance, repairs, and daily upkeep of the resident residence and community facilities.

You'll perform light electrical, carpentry, and HVAC tasks, maintain preventive maintenance logs, and ensure safety standards are met. Weekend shifts and occasional long hours may be required.

Qualifications

• General maintenance skills including basic electrical, painting, carpentry.
• HVAC knowledge to operate and maintain equipment.
• Ability to read and comprehend basic instructions.

Responsibilities

• Performs general maintenance work (light, electrical, painting, carpentry).
• Demonstrates mechanical skills and operates HVAC equipment.
• Maintains preventative maintenance logs and schedule; ensures safety practices.

Skills

General maintenance

Electrical skills

HVAC knowledge

Job description

About Us

Want to know what makes our employees eager about going to work every day? The people we serve. Being a part of Maplewood requires passion and a desire to help others. Each employee has the ability to touch the hearts of all our seniors and be a part of something bigger than themselves. It’s not just a job. It’s an extraordinary life.

About Us

Want to know what makes our employees eager about going to work every day? The people we serve. Being a part of Maplewood requires passion and a desire to help others. Each employee has the ability to touch the hearts of all our seniors and be a part of something bigger than themselves. It’s not just a job. It’s an extraordinary life.

Maplewood Senior Living is a state‑of‑the‑art, forward‑thinking senior living provider. We offer a home‑like, luxury environment for our residents, allowing them to live “the good life” in a safe environment. As an associate of Maplewood Senior Living, you will have the ability to make a profound difference in the lives of seniors each and every day. As we continue to grow, we are seeking Staff Accountants to become part of our family. We invite you to take your first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Job Title

Maintenance Assistant

Location

Weston, MA

Employment Type

Per-Diem

Salary Range

Starting at $23.50 to $26.50* Based on Experience Every Other Weekend Availability Required

Department

Environmental Services

The Maintenance Assistant/Environmental Services Technician is responsible for the general maintenance, repair, and housekeeping of the residence and the community’s physical plant to ensure safe, efficient, and proper operations. This role also supports communication and coordination of tasks related to repairs, maintenance projects, and alterations to building systems and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Job Duties

• Performs general maintenance work (light, electrical, painting, carpentry, etc)
• Demonstrates excellent mechanical skills
• Understand HVAC and can operate and maintain equipment
• Replenishes and maintains supply levels in work areas
• Assures all tools, work areas, and equipment are clean, in proper working order, and properly stored.
• Assures that the facility and all equipment are properly maintained for resident comfort and convenience.
• Consistently and routinely maintains and repairs equipment and documents any hazardous conditions
• Routinely replaces light bulbs, exit lights, room call lights, etc where needed
• Conducts daily inspections of buildings, grounds and equipment to determine necessary maintenance and repairs
• Assures that personnel follow established safety practices (OSHA) and maintain the organization of the physical plant of the facility.
• Responsible for maintaining the general appearance of the building including but not limited to, assisting and cleaning up after events and general clean up during scheduled shift, arranging furniture on an ongoing basis.
• Maintains a preventative maintenance log on all mechanical systems
• Establishes and manages a preventative maintenance schedule
• Establishes and maintains an effective work-order system
• Ensures a preventative maintenance log on all mechanical systems is maintained
• Participates in in‑services training as required by state regulations
• Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent resident care information
• Responsible for weekly submission of invoices and spend-down report on Excel spreadsheet
• Performs other duties as required

Compliance & Safety

• Maintains a clean laundry room in an orderly manner and stores chemicals in accordance with product and supervisor instruction
• Ensures that all safety rules and regulations are followed at all times
• Follows and promotes all safety standards and practices when performing maintenance service
• Performs Resident Emergency Call system checks on each resident’s apartment routinely
• Oversees and implements initiatives from the safety committee

Communication

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos
• Ability to effectively write simple correspondence
• Basic familiarity with computers
• Ability to effectively present information on one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Physical Requirements

• Physically able to bend and reach.
• Physically able to push and pull and lift up to 60lbs at times.
• Physically able to stand for extended periods of time
• Could be required to use a Hoyer Lift

Miscellaneous

• Required to work weekends and holidays as assigned
• May be required to work on shifts other than the one for which hired
• May be required to work extended hours up to 16 hours per day
• Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc. including HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis B & C viruses
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving, mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold and extreme heat
• Could be subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents due to mental status
• Background, criminal and drug test required
• Could be asked to submit to random drug test during employment

Why You’ll Love working for Us

• Competitive wages
• Flexible shifts
• Growth opportunities
• Bonus & incentive programs
• Competitive Benefits Package: including medical, dental, vision, 401K match, company paid time-off, life insurance policy, insurance deductibles and voluntary Aflac insurance for our full‑time employees.