Maintenance Assistant

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs a variety of construction and maintenance work including air conditioning, carpentry, heating, electrical, plumbing, and painting in the maintenance and repair of building, air conditioning and heating units in conformance with jurisdictional building codes and life safety codes.
• Alters and repairs buildings, floors, roofs, walls and related structures.
• Installs, repairs and alters electrical installations, components and equipment. Performs preventative maintenance of same.
• Installs and repairs plumbing systems.
• Paints and refinishes interior and exterior walls, ceilings and surfaces including sheetrock and texture.
• Estimates, performs costs comparisons, selects and requisitions appropriate materials to complete work assignments.
• Picks up and delivers materials to job site.
• Plans and completes work assignments in accordance with blueprints, diagrams, specifications, oral and written instructions and in accordance with the standard procedures and safety precautions of the trade.
• Utilizes a variety of maintenance and grounds keeping equipment and mechanical hand and power tools in performing work assignments.
• Maintains daily work records of work done, material used and time spent.
• Maintains adequate supply of materials, equipment and tools used during performance of work assignments.
• Cleans, maintains and services required equipment and tools used during performance of work assignments.
• Performs other maintenance work assignments as required in other areas of general maintenance and construction.
• Responsible for maintenance of facility grounds. Mow, trims, rakes, waters, fertilizes, prunes, and seeds grounds. Operates various machinery such as, mowers, edgers, trimmers, seeders, saws and tillers. Installs and maintains sprinkler systems.
• May be responsible for the security of the facility lock system, which includes pining locks and cutting keys for system and repairing and repining and replacing locks.
• Familiar with fire sprinkler and fire alarm systems.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

• Materials, techniques, practices and procedures of general maintenance and construction tasks to include carpentry, electrical, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, locksmith, grounds keeping, and construction and renovation of buildings and facilities and property. Fire alarm, fire sprinkler systems and fire suppression systems.
• The use and care of a variety of maintenance, construction, grounds keeping equipment, mechanical hand and power tools.
• The occupational hazards and safety requirements of maintenance, construction, grounds keeping and related trades.
• Local building codes as they relate to construction and renovation of facilities.
• Creative Care policies and procedures.

Skill in:

• The maintenance, construction, installation and repair of building structures and related furnishing, and grounds keeping work assignments, including layout and estimation and selection of materials.
• Safe, effective operation and maintenance of hand and power tools and equipment used in maintenance, construction, grounds keeping and related trades.

Ability to:

• Perform work accurately and in accordance with established standards from blueprints, diagrams, specifications, and oral and written instructions.
• Safely and effectively service, maintain and repair assigned tools and equipment in accordance with standard repair, maintenance, operation and safety procedures.
• Estimate material quantities and labor hours required to perform work assignments.
• Maintain accurate and up to date chronological records and documentation.
• Interpret and apply established guidelines and procedures as provided in trade manuals, building codes and related documentation.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associate personnel, personnel in other department and general public.
• Fulfill physical requirements of work assignments to include frequent moderate lifting of 25 - 50 pounds, performance of moderate to strenuous manual labor and performing work assignments with the use of tools and equipment in cramped and contorted positions.
• Comply with Creative Care policies and procedures.

WORK CONTACTS

Regular contacts with associate personnel, vendors, sales representatives and contractors.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work is subject to varying post or job site assignments and may be subject to call-back, on-call status and overtime and irregular schedules including completion of work assignment on weekends and holidays.
• Involves possible exposure to varying weather conditions which includes performing maintenance, construction, and grounds keeping work in extreme hot and cold temperatures.
• Work also includes the use and safe operation of hand and power tools and equipment in possibly cramped and/or contorted positions and exposure to chemical fumes, oil, grease and hazardous materials.
• Involves frequent moderate lifting of 25-50 lbs.
• Involves moderate to strenuous manual labor in performance of duties.
• Possible exposure to smoke and heat due to possible facilitation in performance of firefighting activities.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

• High school diploma/GED.
• Minimum three (3) years experiences in the general maintenance/construction area with possible focus on a specialty area such as facilitys grounds keeping.
• Or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered in meeting the minimum qualifications.

SPECIAL JOB REQUIREMENT(S)

• Obtain/maintain Arizona Department of Public Safety Fingerprint Card at employees expense.
• Possess and maintain a valid Arizona Drivers License.
• Provide driving record from Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles at employees expense.
• Complete annual Tuberculosis Testing.
• Complete required 12 hours of annual in-service training.
• Safety-sensitive position pursuant to A.R.S. 23-493.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.