Maintenance Repairer 2 (WAE)

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health; Jackson (LA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

ELMHS in Jackson, LA is seeking a skilled Maintenance Assistant to keep hospital grounds and facilities in good condition. You will operate lawn and landscape equipment and perform basic repairs across plumbing, carpentry, electrical, HVAC, and painting.

Responsibilities include trimming, mowing, minor repairs, and maintaining equipment. A valid driver’s license is required. Appointment type is WAE, not to exceed 1,245 hours in a year, with no civil service test score required.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience or training in building trades, maintenance, or grounds maintenance.
• Two-year vocational program in general building construction or construction technology.
• Twelve semester hours in construction management/engineering or related courses.

Responsibilities

• Upkeep and appearance of hospital grounds.
• Operate power and handheld equipment (weed eaters, mowers, chainsaws, edgers, blowers).
• Perform basic repairs in plumbing, carpentry, electrical, HVAC/refrigeration, and painting.
• Maintain equipment and drive/license requirement.
• Make repairs in plumbing, carpentry, electrical, HVAC, and painting as listed.

Education

Two-year vocational program in general building construction

Twelve semester hours in construction technology/engineering

Two years of experience in building trades/maintenance

Job description

Division:

Within the Maintenance Department at ELMHS Located in Jackson, LA

The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric are in coordination with the total system of care in Louisiana

ELMHS is looking for a skilled and motivated individual to join the team in the Maintenance Department. Here the work can comes in a range of different varieties from carpentry to HVAC. The selected candidate will be responsible for maintaining hospital grounds and facilities by operating landscaping equipment, performing groundskeeping tasks, completing basic repairs in plumbing, carpentry, electrical, HVAC/refrigeration, and painting, maintaining equipment.

• Two years of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance; OR
• Completion of a two-year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering; OR
• Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for the upkeep and appearance of the hospital grounds.
• Must be able to operate all power and handheld equipment such as: Weed eaters, weed trimmers, lawn mowers both riding and push, chainsaws, power edgers, power blowers, etc.
• Duties include but is not limited to: cutting grass and weed-eating around stationary structures, trimming the hedges, picking up branches that have fallen out of trees, and, at times, cutting limbs out of trees.
• Make repairs in the following fields:
  1. Plumbing: Unstop commodes and sinks, repair water & sewer lines, etc.
  2. Carpentry: Repair broken furniture, re-hang entrance door and cabinet doors, hang bulletin boards, pictures, etc.
  3. Electrical: Change light bulbs; replace receptacles, switches, repair small appliances, washers, dryers, change out ballast, etc.
  4. HVAC/Refrigeration: clean and replace air conditioner and heating filters, change out heat strips in A/C with heater units, make repair to window A/C.
  5. Painting: Preparing surfaces before painting i.e., scraping off old paint, filling in holes, etc.
• Maintain a valid, unencumbered driver’s license.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: WAE (not to exceed 1,245 hours in a 12-month period).

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Leigh Moore

ELMHS HR

[e-mail]

225-634-0680

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.