Maintenance Mech III (Full-Time, $28.96/hour)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Following prescribed procedures and services, operates and/or maintains facility heating, cooling, electric, plumbing and other mechanical equipment.
• Makes routine repairs to building, mechanical equipment and grounds.
• Comprehends various manuals, blueprints, and building plans.
• Work orders to be completed in an efficient and timely manner.
• Performs preventative maintenance throughout the building. Can make changes to building controls system for HVAC equipment.
• Completes necessary paperwork and daily log when completing tasks.
• Keeps all landscaped and parking lot areas clean safe and maintained in accordance with designed standards.
• Complies with and understand all OSHA, IDPH and regulatory body standards.
• Uses necessary safety precautions for oxygen usage, lock out tag out of equipment, use of fire prevention equipment, and other safety precautions as needed.
• Contacts outside vendors for equipment repair when needed and assists with the repairs.
• Ensures safety of residents, staff and visitors by complying with safety and security procedures.
• Attends required in-services and training sessions, including online training.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Ability to communicate with all departments in English, written and verbal form.
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of related maintenance experience including the operation and maintenance of HVAC and boiler machinery and equipment.
• Working knowledge of plumbing, carpentry, mechanical and electric repairs.
• Previous experience working in a healthcare environment preferred.
• Some local travel may be required.
• Weekend availability required.

Additional Skills

• Carpentry skills.
• Performs plumbing repairs (toilets, sinks, urinals, garbage disposals).
• Uses hand tools and other tools required for job at hand.
• Performs electrical repairs (replacing outlets, light switches, ballasts, small motors).
• Assembles equipment.
• Repairs door locks, hinges, and other door hardware.
• Ensures that the building is meeting regulation standards and has knowledge of building life safety code IDPH, OSHA, and local fire department.

Physical Demands

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.

Must have physical coordination, dexterity, agility and mobility and be able to safely and properly utilize and transport tools, supplies and equipment properly. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk various distances, stand, talk and hear. The employee is required to stoop, kneel or crawl; and to climb stairs and ladders while balancing objects. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Must have specific visual ability and acuity, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception, as required to ensure safe, accurate, and timely performance of duties.

Customer Service

Displays behavior that creates a customer service culture at CJE by understanding the needs of our clients and customers and demonstrating a strong bias toward service, quality and customer satisfaction.

CJE Values

All staff should demonstrate the CJE Values in their behaviors and work practices.

• Respect-We recognize, honor, and acknowledge the inherent value of each person for their wisdom, their culture, their background and their unique history.
• Advocacy-We encourage public policy which will benefit our clients by educating ourselves and the community. Furthermore, we give voice to our clients' needs and facilitate positive action on their behalf.
• Compassion-We treat everyone with caring, sensitivity, understanding, and supportive responsiveness.
• Innovation-We continue to advance our knowledge and strive to develop, evaluate, and implement new and advanced programming and models of care to bring benefits to our clients, community and broader older adult/health care environment.
• Intention-We approach our work and each task with mindful consideration as to what we are doing and why we are doing it, as individuals and as an agency.
• Accountability-We are responsible individually and as an Agency for honest, accurate work and interaction with others. We plan strategically and provide measurable quality care with clear fiscal and ethical responsibility.

CJE SeniorLife is an equal opportunity employer.

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