Maintenance Tech

LOCATION: Herberger Center – Phoenix, Arizona

STATUS: FTE/40 hours/wk

MISSION STATEMENT:

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army in Phoenix AZ is looking to fill a Maintenance Tech position. The successful candidate for this position will have previous maintenance experience, an ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds and circumstances and computer literate in MS Office software. This position is benefit eligible and comes with vacation, sick, health, vision, life insurance, free membership and more.

The Maintenance Tech will repair and maintain facilities in excellent condition at all times in a timely manner. This position will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining air conditioning, heating and ventilation systems to maintain peak performance. This person will maintain accurate files and records of all property project, and assist in keeping records of non-Salvation Army inspections, licenses and other official documents. This person will assist with vehicle fleet as assigned and other off site maintenance, and assist the Emergency Services department.

 QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or GED required
• 3 years maintenance experience
• Demonstrate a positive attitude, with ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds and circumstances
• Able to maintain a non-judgement attitude, professional approach and boundaries with clients, vendors & staff
• Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of:
• Electrical wiring
• Plumbing
• HVAC
• General maintenance upkeep & repair   
• Computer literate in MS Office software
• Ability to pass a criminal background check
• Current Arizona Drivers License with clean driving record
• Must be forklift certified or able to obtain certification within 30 days of hire
• Ability to pass The Salvation Army’s Fleet Safety e-learning

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and reach with hands and arms on a continuous basis.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must have the ability to operate telephone, a desktop or laptop computer, as well as the ability to access and produce information from a computer, and to understand written information.