Laborer

The maintenance laborer ensures that HACE’s properties are enjoyable, safe, and clean places to live. The position is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the buildings and apartment units owned and/or managed by HACE. The work involves a combination of skills, including those in janitorial, painting, minor plumbing, electrical, and customer service.

Principal Duties:

• Help Prepare vacant units for occupancy.
• Available 24/7 to clear snow and ice from buildings and grounds by shoveling and using a gas-powered snow blower to ensure tenant safety.
• Perform janitorial tasks in and around building grounds and common areas.
• Perform plumbing tasks such as unclogging tubs, sinks, and toilets.
• Operate power tools used for cutting trees and lawns.
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs to buildings, furniture, and fixtures. Assist in moving/cleaning heavy objects such as stoves, refrigerators, etc.
• Assist with periodic pest control inspections/unit treatments by outside vendors.
• Perform unit inspections as needed.
• Perform other related duties of the class as required.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience demonstrating maintenance work
• Must possess a valid New Jersey State Driver’s License
• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally
• Must be able to handle high-volume, fast-paced work with tremendous attention to detail amid multi-tasking, being organized, and meeting multiple deadlines.

Knowledge, Ability and Skill:

• Ability to knowledgeably and safely use any of a wide variety of hand tools, including mops, vacuums, shovels, rakes, pliers, screwdrivers, levels, awls, and tape measures;
• Ability to use any of a wide variety of power tools and equipment, including riding and standing lawnmowers and commercial-grade floor care equipment;
• Basic knowledge of landscaping techniques and methods (e.g., how to prune trees and shrubs, how and when to use chemicals for weed abatement);
• Ability to identify simple maintenance problems, locate their cause, and solve the problems that are identified;
• Knowledge of safe work practices, including appropriate personal protective equipment, safe use of hazardous materials and chemicals, fall protection standards, confined space standards, and all related OSHA safety standards. The ability to maintain constant vigilance to achieve and preserve a safe work environment for self, coworkers, and residents;
• Ability to compute basic arithmetic (add, subtract, multiply, divide) and to compute basic geometry formulas (e.g., determine square footage) required;
• Able to respond in a positive and timely way to maintenance requests, including emergencies;
• Able to coordinate work with outside contractors as needed;
• Available to work On-Call shifts on the On-Call program;
• Able to work a minimum of 40 hours per week
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally, and in writing using correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary;
• Capable of managing competing demands and meeting productivity standards while handling frequent change, delays, and unexpected events;
• Possess skills to organize and work independently in an environment of frequent interruptions;
• Ability to engage a wide variety of people with a high level of professionalism, courtesy, and good humor, including culturally, socially, and economically diverse populations, seniors, persons with disabilities, contractors, and professional colleagues;
• Show a strong commitment to maintaining confidentiality in all assignments as directed;
• Demonstrate an ardent commitment to client service.