Building Maintenance Assistant

Job Title: Building / Maintenance Assistant

Department: Plant Operations

The Maintenance Assistant will be proficient in general building maintenance to include sheetrock replacement, repair, texturing and paint. Other tasks could include general preventative maintenance to HVACR systems, lighting repair and bulb replacement, minor plumbing tasks, mechanical repairs, grounds keeping and snow removal. The individual will be competent in the use of the proper tool for the task.

High School Graduate or equivalent.

None required.

Day shifts. Will be required to be on call specified weekends and/or evenings. Rubella titer will be drawn initially as well as TB skin testing upon hire and immunization required if no past exposure or indication of immunization. Required to wear name tag provided by Winner Regional Healthcare Center and to dress in a professional manner.

Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to deal with people in a professional manner.

• Equipment: Uses air compressor, power washer, power saws, drills, drivers and test meters.
• Minor Carpentry: Executes cosmetic wall, ceiling, floor repair and painting.
• Minor Lighting Repairs: Replaces lamps (all types).
• Minor Plumbing Repairs: Repairs faucets, showers, irrigation, and minor pipe leaks.
• Minor Mechanical Repairs: Replace belts, bearings and air filters on HVAC units, cleans and maintains equipment and room. Assists mechanical maintenance with major equipment repair.
• Furniture Moves/Set-Ups: Move office furniture and furnishings as requested by all departments. Sets up furniture and moves walls in meeting rooms for hospital functions.
• Clean/Safe Work Environment: Cleans up mess after each repair job. Keeps work bench and work area clean. Keeps tools and equipment clean.

Must comply with the Corporate Compliance Policy and all laws, rules, regulations and standards of conduct relating to the position. The employee has a duty to report any suspected violations of the law or the standards of conduct to the Compliance Officer or the Chief Executive Officer.

General Activity

• Sit: .5 hours at a time; up to 1 hour during the day.
• Stand: .5 hours at a time; up to 4 hours during the day.
• Walk: .5 hours at a time; up to 4 hours during the day.

Motion: Employee is required: (In terms of a regular workday, “Occasionally” equals 1% to 33%, “Frequently” 34% to 66%, “Continuously”, greater than 67%).

• Bend/Stoop: Kneel, Duration 30 sec.
• Squat, Balance, Crawl, Distance, Twist, Climb, Height, Keyboarding/Mousing, Occasionally, Reach above shoulder level: All handled as needed.

Physical Demand: Employee’s job requires carrying and lifting loads from the floor, from 12 inches from the floor, to shoulder height and overhead. Employee’s job requires a pushing/pulling force to move a load (not the weight of the load).

• Carrying / Lifting Weight and Pushing / Pulling Force: Occasionally – 50 lbs., Frequently – 25 lbs., Constantly – 10 lbs.

Sensory Requirements: Speech, Interaction with supervisors, nursing staff and other employees. Vision: read chemical labels and other specifications concerning gasoline and other lawn chemicals. Hearing: ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, make fine adjustments on machine parts, use a telephone, take blood pressures. All aspects of communication.

Environmental Factors: Working on unprotected heights, ladders, moving machinery, shop/lawn, exposure to temperature and humidity changes, outside work, automotive equipment, personal protective equipment (gloves, eye protection), atmospheric conditions (fum…), noise/vibration, lawn equipment, blood, body fluids, radiation, other hazards, boilers, chemicals, fuels, etc.

Emotional/Psychological Factors: Stress exposed to stressful situations, occasional sudden change in work load, high stress; concentration, ability to concentrate amid distractions; must exert self-control and display confidence under stress.