Maintenance Laborer

Maintenance Technician

Performs a variety of maintenance tasks under general direction of the Maintenance Supervisor.

Essential job functions of the position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responds to service requests from residents in a timely manner; adheres to all safety rules and requirements; performs duties within time standards set by union/management committee.
• Performs repairs to building fixtures, removes broken glass and replaces it with new panes, repairs doors and windows, etc.; performs electrical, plumbing, carpentry and other repairs as necessary; paint, caulk and otherwise repair walls; maintains grounds and parking areas; repairs roofs, cleans and moves appliances.
• Performs repairs on occupied units as well as preparing vacant units for occupancy; cleans and maintains common areas; assists in inventory control.
• Trouble shoots repairs and maintains furnaces, air conditioning units, appliances and various types of tools and equipment.
• Keeps an inventory of repair supplies and materials and records use on work order. Completes paperwork necessary to accurate tracking of work orders, emergency orders, etc., in a timely manner.
• Attends training, meetings and other instructional situations as required.
• Regular and in person attendance.
• Must be available for rotation for emergency calls after normal business hours. May serve as lead worker for temporary employees.
• Trash vacant units within 24 hours of tenant vacating the unit.

Supervisory responsibilities:

None.

Work environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Qualifications and requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and one to three years related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple explanation of work on the work order; effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to residents and other employees 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 detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions; deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Valid Ohio drivers license and insurable for driving the agency's vehicles.
• Must be bondable.
• Regular and in person attendance.
• Able to meet the following physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation:
• Walk, climb, sit, and stand;
• Use hands and arms to manipulate, handle, feel, and control items or equipment;
• Reach with hands and arms;
• Talk, hear, taste and smell;
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds;
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distant vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The functions, qualifications, responsibilities, and requirements listed above represent the essential functions of the job, which the incumbent must be able to perform either with or without reasonable accommodation.