Maintenance Assistant - Full Time

Job Title: Maintenance Assistant
Location: Weston, MA
Employment Type: Per-Diem
Salary Range: Starting at $23.50 to $26.50* Based on Experience:
Department: Environmental Services

About Us:
Want to know what makes our employees eager about going to work every day? The people we serve. Being a part of Maplewood requires passion and a desire to help others. Each employee has the ability to touch the hearts of all our seniors and be a part of something bigger than themselves. It’s not just a job. It’s an extraordinary life.

Maplewood Senior Living is a state-of-the-art, forward-thinking senior living provider. We offer a home-like, luxury environment for our residents, allowing them to live “the good life” in a safe environment. As an associate of Maplewood Senior Living, you will have the ability to make a profound difference in the lives of seniors each and every day. As we continue to grow, we are seeking Staff Accountants to become part of our family. We invite you to take your first step toward a rewarding career with us!

The Maintenance Assistant/Environmental Services Technician is responsible for the general maintenance, repair, and housekeeping of the residence and the community’s physical plant to ensure safe, efficient, and proper operations. This role also supports communication and coordination of tasks related to repairs, maintenance projects, and alterations to building systems and equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

Job Duties:
• Performs general maintenance work (light, electrical, painting, carpentry, etc)
• Demonstrates excellent mechanical skills
• Understand HVAC and can operate and maintain equipment
• Replenishes and maintains supply levels in work areas
• Assures all tools, work areas, and equipment are clean, in proper working order, and properly stored.
• Assures that the facility and all equipment are properly maintained for resident comfort and convenience.
• Consistently and routinely maintains and repairs equipment and documents any hazardous conditions
• Routinely replaces light bulbs, exit lights, room call lights, etc where needed
• Conducts daily inspections of buildings, grounds and equipment to determine necessary maintenance and repairs
• Assures that personnel follow established safety practices (OSHA) and maintain the organization of the physical plant of the facility.
• Responsible for maintaining the general appearance of the building including but not limited to, assisting and cleaning up after events and general clean up during scheduled shift, arranging furniture on an ongoing basis.
• Maintains a preventative maintenance log on all mechanical systems
• Establishes and manages a preventative maintenance schedule
• Establishes and maintains an effective work-order system
• Ensures a preventative maintenance log on all mechanical systems is maintained
• Participates in in-services training as required by state regulations
• Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent resident care information
• Responsible for weekly submission of invoices and spend-down report on Excel spreadsheet
• Performs other duties as required

Compliance & Safety
• Maintains a clean laundry room in an orderly manner and stores chemicals in accordance with product and supervisor instruction
• Ensures that all safety rules and regulations are followed at all times
• Follows and promotes all safety standards and practices when performing maintenance service
• Performs Resident Emergency Call system checks on each resident’s apartment routinely
• Oversees and implements initiatives from the safety committee

Communication
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos
• Ability to effectively write simple correspondence
• Basic familiarity with computers
• Ability to effectively present information on one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Physical Requirements
• Physically able to bend and reach.
• Physically able to push and pull and lift up to 60lbs at times.
• Physically able to stand for extended periods of time
• Could be required to use a Hoyer Lift

Miscellaneous
• Required to work weekends and holidays as assigned
• May be required to work on shifts other than the one for which hired
• May be required to work extended hours up to 16 hours per day
• Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc. including HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis B & C viruses
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving, mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold and extreme heat
• Could be subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents due to mental status
• Background, criminal and drug test required
• Could be asked to submit to random drug test during employment

Why You'll Love working for Us: 

• Competitive wages
• Flexible shifts
• Growth opportunities
• Bonus & incentive programs
• Competitive Benefits Package: including medical, dental, vision, 401K match, company paid time-off, life insurance policy, insurance deductibles and voluntary Aflac insurance for our full-time employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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