Senior Living Maintenance Tech: Growth, Impact, On‑Site

Sage Lake Senior Living; Covington (LA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Access to wages before payday

Flexible scheduling options with full‑

full-time and part-time hours

Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)

Full benefit package including health,

401(K) with employer matching

Paid training

Opportunities for advancement

Meals and uniforms

Job summary

Discovery Senior Living is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform and manage routine upkeep within our senior living communities. You’ll handle repairs, preventive maintenance, and make-ready tasks across grounds and buildings while ensuring safety and cost efficiency.

Ideal candidates have at least one year of maintenance experience, are comfortable on-call, and possess basic plumbing, electrical, and HVAC know-how. We offer comprehensive benefits and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• One year maintenance experience.
• Ability to be on call if needed.
• Has a general understanding of systems including: plumbing, electrical, mechanical and code compliance.
• Possess a general understanding of OSHA, fire prevention, life and safety regulations.
• Ability to respond to emergency calls outside of scheduled work hours.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication.
• Competent in organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrates good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills.

Responsibilities

• Performing maintenance and housekeeping duties in and around the community grounds as assigned.
• Performs routine maintenance duties to complete all service requests for repair and maintenance of all grounds, buildings, apartment homes, equipment and vehicles in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
• Routine maintenance duties may include: fixing wall and/or floor coverings; repairing furniture and fixtures; performing basic plumbing work; performing minor electrical repairs; repairing appliances; painting and refurbishing projects, working with heating and air systems, refrigeration systems, carpet and hard surface maintenance and "make ready" rooms as assigned.

Skills

Maintenance experience

On-call ability

Systems knowledge

OSHA knowledge

Emergency response

Communication

Time management

Judgment & problem solving

Job description

Discovery Senior Living is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform and manage routine upkeep within our senior living communities. You’ll handle repairs, preventive maintenance, and make-ready tasks across grounds and buildings while ensuring safety and cost efficiency.

Ideal candidates have at least one year of maintenance experience, are comfortable on-call, and possess basic plumbing, electrical, and HVAC know-how. We offer comprehensive benefits and opportunities for advancement.