Engineering Assistant

Company: Quail Park at MCR Visalia - Engineering
Location: Visalia
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

Engineering Assistant Are you the kind of person who needs to work with their hands and dreads sitting behind a desk? Living Care is seeking an Engineering Assistant to help keep our community in tip-top shape. As Engineering Assistant, you'll stay on the move making sure that our building looks beautiful and safe to residents, prospective residents, and their families. In addition to making available apartments move-in ready, our Engineering team handles routine common-area maintenance and grounds keeping, and responds to resident work orders. Our Engineering team also serves as a backup to our Life Engagement Chauffeur team, driving residents to outings and appointments and assist with resident transfers in and out of vehicles. Benefits offered:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance (for full time)
• Dental insurance (for full time)
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Education assistance or tuition reimbursement
• Workplace perks such as meal and coffee
• Variable schedule options Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
  • 1-year experience in facility maintenance required
  • Basic skills in plumbing, electrical, painting, carpentry, general repairs, and depending on the community landscape maintenance, certifications a bonus
  • Previous experience in a senior living setting preferred
  • Must have compassion for and desire to work with seniors
  • Must have basic proficiency in computer skills, including Word and Excel
  • Strong customer service and interpersonal communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to re-prioritize daily tasks, in order to accommodate the fluctuating needs of the residents and the community
  • Ability to read, comprehend, write, and speak English to interpret written plans and instructions, and to communicate effectively with residents, families, team members, community and state officials and the general public
  • Must meet all health-related requirements pertaining to state licensure
  • Must maintain current CPR/First Aid credentials
  • Must maintain current Food Handlers credentials
  • Must have valid state driver's license, including CDL where required, and clean driving record
  • Subject to pre-employment screening including criminal background check, drug, and TB testing, and physical Essential Functions:
    • Assists with preparing vacant apartments for occupancy, including painting, carpet care, and general repairs
    • Assists with routine maintenance and repair of all community common areas and grounds
    • Completes assigned daily work orders for minor repairs and/or maintenance in occupied resident apartments in a timely manner
    • Assists with maintenance of community vehicles
    • Serves as the back-up driver of community vehicles, at the direction of Maintenance Director or Executive Director, and in conjunction with Life Enhancement Director
    • Assists with resident transfers into and out of vehicles as needed, including those with wheelchairs, when serving as driver* (*in accordance with state regulations)
    • Responsible for the daily upkeep of community grounds including but not limited to removal of litter and debris, mowing, trimming and pruning, irrigation, raking, mulching, fertilization, weed, and pest control, spreading of salt and snow removal
    • Responsible for the inventory of all grounds keeping supplies, care, and maintenance of all grounds keeping equipment and property irrigation systems JB.0.00.LN

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