Facilities Maintenance Technician

Facilities Maintenance Technician

SSMO Ministries Corporation is seeking a skilled and service-oriented Facilities Maintenance Technician to support, diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing property systems to ensure a safe, clean, and functional environment. Weekly In-Person Schedule: Sunday - Thursday Benefits: Our employee benefits include Medical/Vision/Rx, Dental, Basic Life, and Disability Insurance; Generous employer contributions retirement program. Background screening required for all campus employees. Essential duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Routine preventive inspections of property.
• Regularly accessing and servicing equipment in the attic and crawlspaces.
• Minor plumbing repair.
• Painting as assigned.
• Repair of doors, locks, walls, lights, windows, and ceilings as assigned.
• Installing, moving, and removing equipment and furniture, as needed.
• Changing air-filters on HVAC equipment, per scheduled maintenance.
• Pressure-washing entrances, pathways and parking lots.
• Inspecting the roofs and cleaning gutters.
• Ensuring compliance with safety regulation, policy and accident prevention rules.
• Recommending material and equipment purchases when replacements are needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Prior maintenance experience in commercial or institutional setting.
• Ability to diagnose mechanical issues and determine the most efficient method of repair.
• Work independently and with a team.
• Follow written and spoken direction in English.
• Prioritize and respond quickly and effectively to Maintenance Department requests.
• Perform on-call emergency services when available.
• Positive interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with and around a diverse workforce in a polite manner.
• Adhere to the work schedule days and hours of work.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with Sisters, faculty, staff, administrators, parents, students, residents and the general public.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2 + years of experience in general property maintenance, construction, or related trade.
• Successfully complete the required background and fingerprint screening.

Preferred Skills:

• Basic proficiency in facilities maintenance
• Superb interpersonal skills, including, patience, empathy and compassion.
• Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Intermediate computer skills.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 50 lbs. regularly unassisted.
• Comfort working in tight spaces, kneeling, bending, and climbing ladders or stairs.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms; frequently required to stand walk, talk, sit, and hear; occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach above shoulder height, reach below the waist, or lift as needed. Proper lifting techniques are required.

SSMO Sponsored ministries encourage people from all backgrounds, communities, and industries to apply.