Maintenance Specialist

FLSA Status:

 Non-Exempt/ Hourly

Location:

535 N 39^th St.

Milwaukee, WI 53208

& other Meta House locations as needed

  Reports To: Facilities Manager

        Supervises: N/A

        Department: Facilities/Maintenance

Job Type: Full-Time

Shift: 1^st with mandatory after hour on-call rotations

Job Description

Position Summary

    The Maintenance Specialist 2 performs day-to-day maintenance work with a focus on customer service and a commitment to meeting and exceeding the prescribed environment for treating and assisting clients. The Maintenance Specialist 2 brings experience in several trade skills and uses that experience to provide considerable internal resources for the facilities team. The Maintenance Specialist 2 embraces organizational values in every interaction, responds promptly to requests, delivers quality work, and carries out responsibilities delegated by the Facilities Manager.

Essential Functions

1. Assure facilities and equipment meet all appropriate codes and regulations. 

1. Prepare, maintain, and repair building systems and residential units at the home location and at off-site locations.

1. Perform required grounds maintenance activities including, but not limited to, irrigation/watering, mowing, weeding, raking, snow shoveling, plowing, and policing litter. 

1. Perform routine indoor maintenance activities including, but not limited to, carpentry repairs, plumbing repairs, electrical repairs, mechanical repairs, carpet/tile installation, and painting.

1. Move and store furniture and equipment at each site and between Meta House locations.

1. Maintain company vehicles, making sure they are road safe.

1. Inspect grounds and buildings for damage and clean up litter.

1. Purchasing of supplies as delegated by Facilities Manager.

1. Staff maintenance on-call phone on a rotating basis. Respond to facilities-related emergencies, as necessary, outside regular business hours.

Secondary Functions

1. Driving from site to site in personal vehicle, as well able to drive company vehicles, including box truck, as needed.

1. Maintain accurate records, work orders, and inventory logs.

1. Be familiar with emergency response plans and incident reporting procedures, be prepared to assist in emergencies as needed.

1. Purchasing of supplies as delegated by Facilities Manager

1. Other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements

Educational Level

Description

Minimum (must have)

High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred (nice to have)

2-year Degree or construction field trade license

Experience Requirements

Comments

Minimum (must have)

• Minimum of three years' experience in apartment maintenance or similar field
• Skills in several general areas of maintenance including, but not limited to electrical, plumbing, painting, dry walling, HVAC, or minor construction

Preferred (nice to have)

• Minimum of five years' experience in corporate and/or assisted living facilities accommodating 50 or more residents.

 Licensure/Credentials

Minimum (must have)

• Must have driver’s license, safe driving record, and vehicle insurance

Preferred (nice to have)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSAs)

• Able to use a variety of hand and power tools.
• Comfortable working around recovering clientele.
• Practical problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Proven maintenance experience with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

Must be able to:

• All Meta House staff are required to provide proof of vaccination for MMR, Varicella, and annual flu shot.
• Adherence to a non-smoking work environment.

Able to:

• Tolerate occasional hot or cold days.
• Alternate sitting or standing for extended periods of time at will.
• Lift up to 30 pounds on a regular basis and 60 pounds on occasion. May also need to move heavier objects using equipment or in tandem with others.
• Ascend and descend stairs using feet and legs.
• Bend, stoop, twist, squat, and kneel to perform essential functions.
• Reach overhead, and at or below shoulder level.
• Read and enter text or data into a computer or other system.
• Seize, hold, grasp, turn, or otherwise work with hands.
• Touch, pick, punch or otherwise work with fingers.
• Hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds in order to communicate with clients and/or colleagues.
• Express or exchange ideas by means of spoken word to impart oral information to clients or the public and convey detailed spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• See clearly at approximately 20 inches or less including use of computers or tablet.

• Visually identify clients and others for reasons including, but not limited to security, presence in the building.
• Valid Wisconsin driver’s license.
• Employees who, as part of their regular duties, transport Meta House clients to and from meetings or appointments in their personal vehicle must carry and maintain proof of current Wisconsin automobile liability insurance coverage at or above the minimum state requirements.
• Employees must present proof of auto insurance (insurance card or electronic equivalent) upon request by Meta House.
• Access to personal vehicle for work purposes preferred.