Maintenance Assistant

Join us at Montezuma Health & Rehab – a place where you’ll be valued, recognized and rewarded for the vital work you do each day. We’ll surround you with a strong team and leadership that supports every aspect of your life – both inside and outside of our centers. And you’ll get to practice your passion in a non‑profit, mission‑driven organization that’s known for the highest level of care in our communities.

• Change air conditioner/heater filters as scheduled/needed.
• Perform routine maintenance of air conditioners/heaters.
• Use a pressure washer as requested.
• Use electrical tools and equipment when appropriate, including volt meter, drills, saws.
• Check the oxygen level of concentrators as requested or needed.
• Perform routine maintenance of oxygen concentrators as scheduled/needed.
• Perform water temperature tests as requested/scheduled.
• Perform routine laundry equipment maintenance as scheduled/needed.
• Test fire alarm systems as scheduled/needed.
• Test fire safety equipment as scheduled/needed.
• Perform generator testing and routine maintenance as scheduled/needed.
• Perform unscheduled maintenance tasks as requested.
• Assist with major cleaning projects as requested/needed.
• Build various structures for patients, e.g., benches, flower boxes, and other carpentry work requiring various materials (wood, plaster, cement, nails, etc.).
• Complete general maintenance, plumbing repair, replace and unclog hair traps, unplug toilets, repair washers and dryers, replace broken pipes/water lines, etc.
• Maintain and replace electrical outlets and light bulbs, and rewire or replace wiring in equipment used by the center.
• Install and check batteries of smoke alarms.
• Assist in fire drills.
• Check extinguishers and assist fire marshal with inspection.
• Remove furniture and clothing from rooms no longer occupied, or assist in moving patients' belongings such as furniture.
• Paint interior or exterior of the center as requested/needed; also may include wallpapering.
• Assist in construction of any additions onto the center.
• Maintain the grounds of the center to keep them free of garbage; may include mowing lawn, trimming hedges, weeding, etc.
• Promote the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.
• Contribute to the work of committees, work groups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.
• Perform other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.

• Communicates well with other associates, patients, family members, and visitors, providing a warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude.
• Responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor, answering questions when appropriate in a professional manner.

• A minimum of an H.S. diploma or its equivalent preferred.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of the organization.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram format.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, talk or hear. The associate frequently must walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms, and occasionally stand.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

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