Maintenance Associate

Independence Village of Evansville

Position Summary:

As a Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for performing general maintenance and repair duties. This position requires the ability to work different shifts, including weekends, holidays, and extended hours outdoors in different weather conditions. Teamwork with the ability to work within different departments and with other staff is necessary to be successful. You will take on a rewarding position with an innovative company where hard work pays off and advancement is always a possibility.

Required Experience for Maintenance Associate:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous maintenance experience preferred.
• Must possess good handyman skills and good working knowledge of plumbing, electrical and carpentry skills.
• Familiarity with common tools.
• Familiarity with common repair techniques.
• Must have good organizational skills and a good working knowledge of HVAC, plumbing and electrical skills.
• Must be able to perform general maintenance duties such as plumbing, carpentry, furniture, electrical and appliance repairs.

Primary Responsibilities for Maintenance Associate:

• Provide daily maintenance in resident apartments and throughout the community as assigned.
• Responsible for assessing, assigning, and follow up on daily work orders.
• Ensure completed work orders are filled properly and turned in to designated area.
• Analyze mechanical data regarding heat and water problems.
• Perform daily repairs to all common areas throughout the community.
• Assist the Director of Maintenance and/or perform work on pumps, motors, fans, emergency generators, heating, air conditioning, domestic water, refrigerator, electrical, and swimming pool systems.
• Provide preventative maintenance on all tools, equipment and supplies.
• Participate in maintaining inventory and tool control.
• Keep maintenance work area neat and clean.
• Report missing tools to the Maintenance Director promptly.
• Report structural damage, equipment in need of repair, and all other repair needs to the Maintenance Director.
• Report safety hazards to the Maintenance Director, Executive Director, or Manager on Duty immediately.
• Respond to all emergency or priority issues with fifteen seconds.

Skills for Success:

• Building strong resident relationships, 1440 Care Standards.
• Making good and timely decisions.
• Working well with others to meet shared goals.
• Relating openly and honestly with diverse group of people.
• Gaining the confidence and trust and others.

General Working Conditions:

This position entails standing for long periods of time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to communicate effectively with others, sit, stand, walk and use hands to handle keyboard, telephone, paper, files, and other equipment and objects. The employee must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and push/pull equipment frequently. The employee is expected to possess good organization skills, with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. The employee must be compassionate and empathetic. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee may frequently bend, reach, grasp, and climb. The employee may need to squat and kneel. The work environment requires appropriate interaction with others. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Occasional travel to different locations may be required.

Connecting Seniors, Families and Communities

For over 37 years, our senior living communities have served seniors and their families across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, and Tennessee, with each location offering unique services including independent, enhanced, and assisted living, as well as memory care and rehabilitation and skilled nursing. Through forming authentic connections and committing to creating the absolute best experiences each day for our residents and their families, we’ve created a special culture within our communities that allows our employees to do their best work and our residents to shine every day.

Not Just Making Every Day Great. Making Every Minute Great. There are 1,440 minutes in every single day. We aspire to make each one of them an exceptional moment. This philosophy is supported by our 6 powerful, yet simple pillars: Dream Big, Have Courage, Take Initiative, Be Accountable, Give Back & Enjoy it. We strive to fulfill the aspirational yet unattainable goal of creating the absolute best experience with every person, in every interaction, every minute of every day.

It begins with empowering our employees. Every employee, at every level of the company, is expected to perform like a leader. Everyone is encouraged and expected to put the needs of each other above everything else. No one here just “does their job” The mission is to create the absolute best experiences. This emphasis on putting people first has helped us successfully grow for the right reasons.

We have developed an environment that attracts dreamers, adventurers, creators, givers and believers to seek career opportunities with us. We find people who believe that true happiness is only found in the service of others. We want high-performers with diverse skill-sets and big hearts. We treat each other as family and find that close collaboration creates the biggest ideas.

If you love serving others, and are looking for an opportunity to thrive, CommonSail Investment Group and our businesses is your destination.

This classification description is intended to indicate the general kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that are required of positions given this title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of the employees under her/his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.

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