Maintenance Assistant-Painter

ZipRecruiter; East Meadow (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading senior care organization is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Assistant/Painter. This role involves essential building maintenance tasks to ensure the comfort and safety of residents. Ideal candidates should possess various maintenance skills, excellent customer service abilities, and a kind demeanor towards residents. Join a community where your work truly makes a difference.

Qualifications

• Previous maintenance and repair experience.
• Experience in assisted living communities is a plus.
• Must have a stable work history and solid references.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for building maintenance including plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, and electrical work.
• Must maintain a friendly and courteous attitude when engaging with residents and staff.
• Perform preventative maintenance and equipment repair.

Skills

Painting

Spackling

HVAC

Electrical maintenance

Carpentry

Customer service

Education

High school diploma

Some college or advanced training

Job description

Job Description

Looking for a career where you can make a difference in someone else's life? Where opportunities abound to advance your future, both personally and professionally? The Bristal Assisted Living is the place for you. You'll thrive in a premier senior care organization that values you as an individual — not just your experience and skillsets, but your unique talents and energy. You'll enrich the community in which you work, and that community will enrich you. We call what we do at The Bristal "hospitality with a higher purpose." We know you'll make an impactful difference. Because the difference is you. Come join us!

We are seeking a talented Maintenance Assistant/Painter to assist with building maintenance and repairs of our luxury assisted living community. In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of building maintenance, including light plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, electrical, furniture assembly, snow removal, equipment repair, and preventative maintenance. Having HVAC experience is considered a plus. At times, you may come into contact with families, other guests, and team members, and we expect you to maintain a friendly, courteous, and positive attitude at all times, so that these encounters are pleasant and professional. The care, attention to detail, and superior customer service you bring to your maintenance responsibilities are fundamental to the quality of life and the general wellbeing of our residents and staff.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

• Previous painting and spackling experience, as well as maintenance/repair experience, and skilled in one or many of the areas noted above
• Experience working in a hotel, apartment complex, residential community, assisted living community, or skilled nursing facility is a plus
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Kind, patient, and compassionate demeanor when encountering residents, management, family members, and guests
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize workloads, and juggle many responsibilities at the same time
• Must have a stable work history and solid references
• A minimum of a high school diploma is required, but some college or advanced training is preferred