Maintenance WORKER Los Angeles

MAINTENANCE WORKER

HOUSING MANAGEMENT DIVISION

$26.85-$37.60/Hourly (DOQ)

REGULAR POSITION

POSITIONS LOCATED THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Initial salary placement is generally made between the start and mid-point of the posted range. New hires are not eligible to start at the maximum of the posted range.

The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) is a dynamic, innovative agency created in 1982 by the Board of Supervisors. The agency is part of the County family, but an independent agency and not a County Department. LACDA's core pillars include housing and community development programs that benefit the unincorporated Los Angeles County areas and various incorporated cities that participate in LACDA programs.

Funded primarily with Federal grants, the LACDA is an industry leader in sponsoring new solutions to housing and forming partnerships with private and public agencies. To find out more about LACDA, please visit our website da.org.

The Housing Management Division (HMD) manages 3,229 public and affordable housing units located at 68 sites, serving more than 6,500 residents. HMD generates and utilizes the resources of the LACDA to provide quality affordable housing and expand opportunities to improve the quality of life in housing developments through the involvement of employees, residents, and community partners. HMD also implements and administers various funds for the improvement and modernization of the public housing developments and utilizes various grants to provide needs-based services to public housing residents, including at-risk youth and their families.

Under general supervision, learns to and performs a wide variety of unskilled to semi-skilled maintenance and repair duties related to the care and maintenance of assigned buildings, facilities, equipment and grounds; inspects assigned facilities, grounds and equipment for maintenance issues; assists with special projects; operates a variety of manual and power tools; performs related duties, as assigned.

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Performs routine to semi-skilled facilities maintenance and repair duties on Authority residences in a variety of trades including plumbing, electrical, painting, drywall, carpentry, concrete, HVAC, and appliance installation and repair.
• Receives and responds to work order requests; performs maintenance and repair work in occupied units for regularly scheduled maintenance and at the request of residents.
• Inspects vacated units to identify maintenance and repair issues and appropriately marks areas that need to be repaired to prepare for new tenancy; performs necessary repairs and changes locks.
• Performs routine maintenance and repair work on vacated units including cleaning of fixtures, appliances, walls, windows, and floors; repairs and replaces hardware, fixtures, appliances, cabinetry, sinks, toilets, electrical components, and related equipment.
• Troubleshoots and repairs a variety of residential appliances including but not limited to water heaters, furnaces, ovens, stoves, and ranges.
• Maintains and repairs concrete by operating concrete cutting and breaking equipment such as a jackhammer; constructs concrete forms, pours concrete, and assists in finishing concrete and masonry work.
• Installs, sets, and maintains bait stations for the control and elimination of pests and vermin.
• Assists skilled staff and/or contractors performing skilled work and complex rehabilitation projects on Authority properties as directed; identifies discrepancies in work performed by contractors and notifies supervisor as needed.
• Maintains exterior elements of facilities, including but not limited to, graffiti, trash, and bulky item removal, and power washing sidewalks and trash enclosures;…