Summary of Position
The Maintenance Assistant/Custodian is responsible for assisting in the general maintenance of the Sacred Heart Center facilities, vehicles, and properties. The maintenance assistant’s responsibilities include helping the Maintenance Coordination in implementing preventative maintenance, working with service providers, performing regular inspections of equipment, vehicles, and supplies, and diagnosing and fixing any defects found. The maintenance assistant helps ensures the general upkeep of the lawns, yards, and grounds of SHC properties. This is a non-exempt position.
Accountability
Reports to the Director of Administration
Core Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities have not yet been established.
Responsibilities
- Assists in annual inspections of furnace, fire, air conditioners, and security systems.
- Helps maintain building structural integrity to include doors, windows, sheetrock, hinges, locks, etc.
- Provides general maintenance for projects including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and construction as needed to complete work requests.
- Helps to maintain building security by maintaining security door locks and access keys, fobs, and cards, and upkeep of door and window security monitoring devices.
- Provides regular lawncare including mowing, trimming/edging, and weed control for lawns, grass, shrubs, and trees.
- Removes snow from all sidewalks and parking areas as needed.
- Assists in pest control by applying chemical or traps, scheduling with contractors, and/or removal of pests from SHC properties and facilities.
- Repair furniture, fixtures, and equipment on an as needed basis.
- Performs and maintains regular vehicle services schedules to include oil changes, tire care, cooling systems, vehicle interval services, etc.
- Helps maintain the records, logs, upkeep, service, and schedules repairs on all SHC vehicles or performs minor vehicle repair as qualified.
- Helps maintain records and function of backup generator(s).
- Helps maintain records and logs all required inspections and repairs, completes work order requests as part of recordkeeping.
- Helps maintain an orderly working environment in the shop, all tools put away and cleaned as necessary and that clean-up is completed on-site after completion of project.
- Performs custodial duties such as cleans windows, sweeps/mops, removes trash, vacuum and shampoo carpets, ensures restrooms are sanitary, etc.
- Provides other services and work duties as needed to meet the needs the Sacred Heart Center and its ability to carry out its mission.
Qualifications
- Minimum High School diploma or GED is required
- Graduate from Post-Secondary Vocational Technical program or college with appropriate certification or degree is preferred
- Previous Maintenance, Electrician, or Plumbing work experience strongly preferred
- Certifications in Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, or similar desired
- Maintain confidentiality in all departments
- Computer skills, must possess basic computer skills including use of Microsoft Word and Outlook with the ability to learn job-specific programs and software
- Interpersonal skills, must be able to communicate effectively with administrative staff and departmental staff
- Job Knowledge: possess necessary skills to complete necessary tasks for the position. Need background in basic plumbing, electrical, and carpentry skills
- Understanding of processes of regular grounds maintenance including both lawn care and snow removal
- Possess a valid South Dakota Driver’s License
Physical Demands
- Uses both hands and wrists repetitively for prolonged periods.
- Driving is required.
- Position requires standing for prolonged periods.
- Regularly works outdoors in various weather conditions where weather conditions may be extreme to include heat and cold exposure for extended periods each day.
- Regularly lift up to 25 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs. without assistance; occasionally lift up to 75-100 lbs. with assistance.
Expectations of Hours Worked
At least 40 hours/week and on-call as required.