Maintenance Aide

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process. Maintenance Aide 5 days ago Requisition ID: 1090 Position Summary: Reporting to the Site Foreman and/or Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Aide performs various unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled tasks in maintenance, janitorial, electrical, and plumbing. Must possess physical strength and be able to lift and carry. The individual may be assigned to single or group routine tasks and will rotate assignments as needed. Key Duties/Essential Job Functions: Make repairs and adjustments to electrical and plumbing facilities and housing-owned appliances. Change electrical outlets. Replace light bulbs. Clean out main sewer lines. Assist with carpentry work, repair, and replace locks, tumblers, hanging doors, and doorknobs. Install closet poles, curtain rods, and brackets. Repair hardware on sash, ex. handles and hinges. Repair or replace window screens or hardware necessary to install screens. Replace broken sash lights and remove broken glass from the apartments and grounds. Assist the plumber in repairing and replacing valves/packing on radiators and valves/packing on water pipes. Prepare floors for installing tiles. Wash windows, walls, mop floors, blinds, and wax floors. Repair or replace fences, posts, poles, and other site maintenance problems. Perform janitorial tasks as needed. Clean out all vacant apartments and debris from the sites. Assist with unit cleaning/rehab and help to keep the maintenance shop clean. Operate company motor vehicles such as trucks, sweepers, snow blowers, jeeps, and grass cutters. Assists with loading and unloading trucks. Assist residents when locked out and accompany new residents for apartment inspection. Carry refrigerators, ranges, and cabinets in/out of apartments. Clean and service all offices, stairs, halls, lavatories, and community halls. Mow lawns and trim all hedges and shrubs. Perform landscaping duties as assigned. On-call 24 hours for snow removal. Complete work on all work orders and deliver copies of completed and signed work orders to the Foreman for reports, control, and filing purposes. Report to the Site Manager if the Foreman is out. Monitor rehabilitation of vacant units. Perform other duties as requested. Education/Qualifications: High School Diploma, GED, or vocational training school graduate. Knowledge of trades relating to maintenance. Ability to perform semi-skilled tasks without direct supervision. Must be able to speak, read, and write in English. Certificate from a trade union or license building trade is a plus. Ability to perform manual tasks requiring physical strength and endurance. Ability to fill out work order forms independently. Understand the tools required for job performance and the ability to use them correctly. Must be able to listen and communicate with a broad range of individuals from a diverse population. Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written; telephone demeanor. Cooperate and courteous to the public and be a team player. Work independently without direct supervision. Possess a valid CT driver's license. Working Conditions/Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs. without assistance, walk throughout the site, go up and down stairs, shovel snow, work in cold or hot weather conditions, answer incoming/outgoing calls, attend meetings/training, and be at PCC sites unaccompanied. State of CT 2.0 Partnership Healthcare Plan w/ HEP + Dental & Vision Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employer paid group health life insurance $25,000 CT Municipal Employee Retirement System Employee 4.75% contribution, Employer Cost share 19.57% (5-year vesting) PTO or Vacation, Sick & Personal Days 13 paid holidays per calendar year Professional growth and development opportunities Eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer Tuition Reimbursement Employee discount perks via ADP services #J-18808-Ljbffr