Maintenance Worker

Maintenance Worker

The Maintenance Worker provides adequate maintenance and preventative maintenance on all equipment, buildings, and grounds to ensure safety to all persons, including staff and visitors, and to extend the life and appearance of these items.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain all campus facilities and outdoor areas (church, parish offices, parish hall, conference rooms, convent, rectory) including cleaning, mopping, vacuuming, emptying trash, etc.
• Work on repairs/maintenance to all campus facilities, equipment, and outdoor areas.
• Clean and maintain parking areas, sidewalks, and walkways.
• Restock supplies in all restrooms (paper products, soap).
• Maintain various supplies throughout the property and provide input for the restocking of supply materials when needed.
• Check/maintain any electrical, plumbing, and/or drywall issues prior to calling an outside vendor.
• Open, close, and clean conference rooms, parish hall, parish kitchen, and bathrooms for meetings.
• Set-up/clean-up parish events. Work with parish office and the parish calendar.
• Wax parish hall floors annually.
• Routinely inspect campus to identify corrective and preventative actions.
• Creates and prioritizes work and improvement lists.
• Provide assistance to the pastor and business manager as needed for liturgy and parish needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must pass a background check.
• Must successfully complete Safe Environment Curriculum and CA Anti-Harassment Training.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must have a High School Diploma/GED.
• Must have the ability to work outdoors in changing weather conditions.

Knowledge and Skills

• Must have a strong working knowledge of repair methods, materials, tools, and general practices used in maintenance such as but not limited to carpentry, electrical work, cement work, plumbing, sanitation, locksmith, janitorial care.
• Must have knowledge of procedures, practices, tools, and equipment used in maintenance.
• Must have knowledge and use of power equipment and hand tools to complete some tasks.
• Prior electrical/plumbing/maintenance/custodial experience helpful.
• Must be able to be self-sufficient and perform outlined tasks with little or no supervision.
• Must be able to read, speak, and understand English proficiently.
• Must have the ability to work with other staff members.
• Must be able to make judgment calls related to emergency and safety matters.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be mobile to, from, and within the parish facility, as well as maneuver throughout the facility to clean and maintain the property, including climbing ladders. The employee must be able to perform moderate to heavy manual labor, including frequent bending, walking, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, as part of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.