Maintenance Assistant

Job description

This position is for Via Christi Pittsburg

Basic practices and methods in the repair of buildings, including safety procedures; common tools, equipment, and materials used in the carpentry, painting, plumbing and electrical trades; electro-mechanical appliances used in homes and other buildings.

Determine need for repairs involving a variety of building trades; recognize hazards typical of the work; use hand tools utilized in a variety of building trades; read blueprints and sketches; estimate time and material needed to perform a job; make mechanical repairs to equipment and appliances; understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Applicants must be physically able to perform, efficiently and effectively, the essential duties of the position. Typical physical tasks include: reading blueprints and specifications; reading measurements on tape ruler; visually inspecting exteriors of buildings for deficiencies; matching color coded electrical wires; mixing to match touch-up paint; listening to detect problems in electrical motors or equipment; making electrical connections; repairing or replacing leaky faucets;

soldering copper pipes; hammering nails; sanding and painting walls and ceilings; repairing pipes under house; digging holes and mixing cement; climbing up ladders with gear; lifting lumber and heavy timber; lifting bags of cement; cracking concrete using a sledge hammer; loosening pipe fittings; crawling through ceiling to do repairs; standing on planks to paint buildings; performing repairs and inspections of buildings;

digging trenches to repair and replace water lines; building tile walls.

Maintenance Director