Maintenance Technician

The Broward Partnership; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The Broward Partnership is seeking a Maintenance Technician to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain facilities and equipment in accordance with safety and preventive maintenance schedules. The role includes safe client transportation in agency vehicles and assisting with loading, unloading donated goods.

Key duties include grounds and landscape upkeep, basic plumbing, carpentry and electrical work, equipment maintenance, emergency repairs, and coordinating tasks with clients at the

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Craft apprenticeship or equivalent maintenance experience preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and safe driving record.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physical tasks.
• Flexibility to respond to emergency calls.

Responsibilities

• Maintains grounds and landscape areas to be presentable, clean and safe.
• Performs maintenance to ensure a clean, safe environment for clients, staff and visitors.
• Maintains equipment and performs preventive maintenance.
• Provides emergency and/or unscheduled repairs.
• Moves furniture and equipment for meetings and events.
• Performs plumbing, mechanical, carpentry, and basic electrical work.
• Maintains floors and waxing.
• Diagnoses problems and replaces or repairs parts.
• Operates hand tools, meters and material handling equipment.
• Coordinates maintenance and janitorial work for clients.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Safe driving

Heavy lifting up to 50 lbs

Education

High school diploma or GED

Craft apprenticeship or maintenance experience preferred

Tools

Power tools

Vehicle operation

Job description

JOB SUMMARY: The Maintenance Technician installs, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains facility and equipment according to safety, forecasting and preventive maintenance schedule and systems. The Maintenance Technician provides safe transportation for clients in agency vehicles to various appointments within the community. The Maintenance Technician assist with loading and unloading products when picking up or delivering donated goods and assisting clients moving into their own homes. The Maintenance Technician coordinates and supervises work completed by clients residing at the Homeless Assistance Center.

• Maintains grounds and landscape areas in order to ensure they are presentable, clean and safe.
• Performs a variety of maintenance work in order to ensure a clean, safe environment for the clients, staff, and visitors. Minimizes major repair/replacement costs and extends the useful life of equipment and fixtures.
• Maintains a variety of landscape and construction related equipment and performs preventative maintenance in order to ensure that the equipment operates safely and appropriately when needed.
• Provides emergency and / or unscheduled repairs of equipment, ensuring minimum disruption of daily activities.
• Moves a variety of furniture and related items in order to relocate/rearrange work stations/offices, set up for meetings, activities and events.
• Performs a variety of plumbing, mechanical, carpentry, and basic electrical work.
• Maintains floors and waxes on a regular basis.
• Diagnoses problems replaces or repairs parts, tests and make adjustments.
• Uses a variety of hand power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Coordinates and supervises maintenance and janitorial work that is completed by clients residing at the Homeless Assistance Center.
• Manages and coordinates emergency and/or scheduled repairs of equipment, ensuring minimum disruption of daily activities.
• Detects faulty operations, defective material and reports those and any unusual situations to proper personnel.
• Transports clients to and from activities and appointments. Ensures safety of clients by following all traffic rules and observing safe driving habits.
• Picks up and delivers products to and from specified locations. Maintains an organized and efficient loading and unloading system, including sorting donated goods at the Homeless Assistance Center.
• Demonstrates sufficient manual dexterity and strength to organize, package, lift and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Adheres to preventive maintenance schedule in an attentive manner.
• All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skill, and or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees will be responsible to perform any other job-related instructions/tasks given by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Job Type

Full-time

Description

I. JOB SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Technician installs, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains facility and equipment according to safety, forecasting and preventive maintenance schedule and systems. The Maintenance Technician provides safe transportation for clients in agency vehicles to various appointments within the community. The Maintenance Technician assist with loading and unloading products when picking up or delivering donated goods and assisting clients moving into their own homes. The Maintenance Technician coordinates and supervises work completed by clients residing at the Homeless Assistance Center.

Ii. Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintains grounds and landscape areas in order to ensure they are presentable, clean and safe.
• Performs a variety of maintenance work in order to ensure a clean, safe environment for the clients, staff, and visitors. Minimizes major repair/replacement costs and extends the useful life of equipment and fixtures.
• Maintains a variety of landscape and construction related equipment and performs preventative maintenance in order to ensure that the equipment operates safely and appropriately when needed.
• Provides emergency and / or unscheduled repairs of equipment, ensuring minimum disruption of daily activities.
• Moves a variety of furniture and related items in order to relocate/rearrange work stations/offices, set up for meetings, activities and events.
• Performs a variety of plumbing, mechanical, carpentry, and basic electrical work.
• Maintains floors and waxes on a regular basis.
• Diagnoses problems replaces or repairs parts, tests and make adjustments.
• Uses a variety of hand power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Coordinates and supervises maintenance and janitorial work that is completed by clients residing at the Homeless Assistance Center.
• Manages and coordinates emergency and/or scheduled repairs of equipment, ensuring minimum disruption of daily activities.
• Detects faulty operations, defective material and reports those and any unusual situations to proper personnel.
• Transports clients to and from activities and appointments. Ensures safety of clients by following all traffic rules and observing safe driving habits.
• Picks up and delivers products to and from specified locations. Maintains an organized and efficient loading and unloading system, including sorting donated goods at the Homeless Assistance Center.
• Demonstrates sufficient manual dexterity and strength to organize, package, lift and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Adheres to preventive maintenance schedule in an attentive manner.
• All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skill, and or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees will be responsible to perform any other job-related instructions/tasks given by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Requirements

IV. QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Experience: A high school diploma or GED is required. Completion of a craft apprenticeship, or an equivalent number of years of maintenance experience preferred. May be required to respond to emergency calls as needed and work a flexible schedule. Ability to climb, lift, push, pull, move heavy items (equipment, furniture, tools, etc.). Experience using power tools and equipment required. Must have a valid driver's license and safe driving record and be able to lift up to 50lbs with appropriate gear.

Salary Description

$17.50