Location: Compton, CA
Company: Front Porch
nondiscrimination laws. Final candidates must successfully complete a pre-employment physical, physical abilities test, drug screen and Department of Justice Criminal background clearance. Summary: The Maintenance Technician I helps ensure the effective overall maintenance, operation and safety of the facility, including, but not limited to, plumbing, electrical, painting, minor carpentry and equipment repairs.
Responsibilities: • Uses basic hand and power tools, such as hammers, saws, screwdrivers, wrenches, saber saws and hand drills and basic electrical inspection and electrical test equipment and tools. • Assists in performing minor electrical repairs to building electrical systems.
• Paints interior and exterior walls, doors, ceilings, beams, carport areas, fences, etc. refinishes furniture as required. • Repairs, moves, assembles, installs and sets up heavy equipment and furniture, picture frames, etc.
• Assists with general plumbing repairs to building systems. • Assists in performing minor carpentry work. • Assists in maintenance and repair of all facility equipment, includes laundry, food service and nursing equipment. • Assists with routine maintenance of facility equipment; maintains log books as required. • Observes conditions of facility and reports any problems noted to Management. • At all times demonstrates cooperative behavior with staff, colleagues
and supervisors. + Participates in training as assigned. • Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: • Possesses mechanical aptitude; able to learn and retain basic skills of the trade. • Able to work well under pressure, meeting multiple and sometimes competing deadlines. + Able to establish effective working relationships with others throughout the facility. • Able to learn to read diagrams, and operating and maintenance instructions. Education and Qualifications: • High School diploma or equivalent required. • Trade or vocational school training preferred. • Must complete and pass a physical examination with tuberculosis (TB) screen prior to employment.
• Employment contingent upon fingerprint clearance from the Department of Justice. Work Environment, Physical and Mental Capabilities, and Other Requirements: • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to perform strenuous labor for extended periods of time and to stand, walk and sit intermittently; to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and to hear and speak with peers, residents, and others. The employee is often required to move continually throughout the work day; to work in all kinds of weather conditions. The employee is regularly required to maintain dexterity to pinch small objects; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, crawl, and work in awkward or cramped positions or on ladders.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
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