Union Maintenance Helper 2nd Shift

JLL; Lake Orion (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL in Michigan is seeking a Maintenance Helper to support the maintenance and grounds team across manufacturing facilities. You will assist with repairs, installations, and preventive tasks to keep systems running safely and efficiently.

This role offers hands-on learning across HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and building structures, with opportunities to grow technical skills and advance within JLL's operations network.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with 2–3 years of related work experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn maintenance trades.
• Ability to obtain certification to operate powered vehicular equipment.
• Ability to interpret maintenance manuals and diagrams.
• Physical ability to perform daily duties and lift up to 49 pounds.
• Comfort working in a manufacturing facility and following safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Assist maintenance and grounds personnel with repair and installation of facility items and systems.
• Perform painting tasks and general grounds maintenance to keep facilities attractive and safe.
• Install component parts and equipment to maintain safe and comfortable facilities.
• Clean and inspect gutters and drains to ensure proper drainage and efficiency.
• Operate and maintain shop tools and equipment safely.
• Request inventory and supplies to support ongoing maintenance work.
• Respond to emergencies to support the maintenance team.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Willingness to learn

Reading manuals

Safety awareness

Education

GED/High School Diploma

Tools

Powered vehicular equipment certification

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.

Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented peopleand empowering them tothrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you've got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you're looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

What this job involves:

As a Maintenance Helper at JLL, you will provide essential support to maintenance and grounds personnel in maintaining large-scale manufacturing facilities in safe, attractive, and fully operational condition. This hands-on role focuses on assisting with repairs, installations, and preventive maintenance of various facility-related systems and components. You'll work in a dynamic manufacturing environment where your mechanical aptitude, willingness to learn, and strong work ethic will be essential to supporting facility operations and ensuring a safe, healthy workplace. We believe the most effective teams are built when everyone is empowered to thrive, and your support will be critical in helping skilled tradespeople complete their work efficiently while developing your own technical skills. You'll gain exposure to diverse facility systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, metal fabrication, and building structures while contributing to the overall maintenance operations that keep manufacturing facilities running smoothly. This position offers opportunities to learn multiple trades, develop technical capabilities, and grow within JLL's operations network while supporting world-class manufacturing operations.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Assist maintenance and grounds personnel in repair and/or installation of facility-related items, systems, and components including windows, roofs, building structures, floors, hand rails, stairs, lighting systems, HVAC units, electrical service, and plumbing/sewer systems
• Perform assigned painting tasks and facility/grounds-related functions to maintain facilities in an attractive, healthy, and safe condition
• Install system component parts, classroom and office equipment, and facility components to maintain facilities in safe, comfortable, and operating condition
• Clean and perform minor repairs of gutters, drains, and scuppers to ensure proper operation and adequate drainage
• Safely operate and maintain shop tools, powered vehicular equipment (burden carriers, fork trucks, aerial lifts), and facility equipment ensuring availability in safe operating condition
• Request equipment and supplies to maintain inventory and ensure availability of required items
• Respond to emergency situations to resolve immediate safety concerns and support maintenance team operations

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) with 2-3 years of related work experience
• Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability and desire to learn maintenance trades and technical skills
• Ability to obtain certification to operate powered vehicular equipment such as burden carriers, fork trucks, aerial lifts, and other specialized equipment
• Ability to interpret maintenance manuals, wiring diagrams, and various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Physical ability to sit, stand, walk on level and slippery surfaces, reach, twist, turn, kneel, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, grasp, and make repetitive hand movements in performance of daily duties
• Ability to lift, carry, and push tools, equipment, and supplies weighing 49 pounds or more