Maintenance Assistant

What does the Maintenance Assistant do? Want your facilities and maintenance/construction experience to matter? To really and truly impact people? This is it. In the Maintenance Assistant role, you will be providing maintenance services to the building, apartments, equipment, and grounds of our assisted living community, all while collaborating with the Maintenance Director. What does the Maintenance Assistant do? Want your facilities and maintenance/construction experience to matter? To really and truly impact people? This is it. In the Maintenance Assistant role, you will be providing maintenance services to the building, apartments, equipment, and grounds of our assisted living community, all while collaborating with the Maintenance Director. Why join the Prestige Care Family in the Maintenance Assistant role and what can we offer you? The ability to work in a welcoming, home-like setting with like-minded healthcare providers. A defined, strong upward career trajectory. Your work hard work and expertise matters here - you are ensuring the community is safe for all residents and their family members, where we provide comfort, security, and a thriving lifestyle. You would be a part of that, and ensure that happens. Our 35+ year old, family-owned and operated organization (with over 80 locations in 8 states) means we aren’t too small, but not too big. You are known here. In this job, every day you will... Provide assistance in delivering preventive maintenance for the building, equipment, and grounds. Perform repairs under the supervision of the Maintenance Director and within area of expertise including, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and painting and in accordance to accepted codes. Monitors and record building and water temperatures and adjusts to meet regulations and safety codes. Ensure strict adherence to community fire safety and hazardous chemical procedures, promptly address all unsafe conditions or equipment problems. Perform floor care on an ongoing basis, including carpeting in resident apartments and common areas of the community. Remove trash gathered by housekeepers and caregivers on a daily basis. Maintain grounds in a professional, well-groomed manner by performing grounds maintenance on a regular basis or working with a landscape company to maintain grounds in an appropriate manner. Education & Experience You Need To Qualify You will need a Vocational or Trade School degree in general maintenance or three years of experience in carpentry, electrical or painting work. Experience with budgets helpful. Ways you can advance beyond the Maintenance Assistant role: Once you master this role, you could consider the Maintenance Director, Resident Care Coordinator, or jobs with Prestige Care. EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED – At Prestige, it is our promise to personally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on our core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at the center of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and how we celebrate what makes us different. Prestige is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. #J-18808-Ljbffr Prestige Senior Living