Job Description

INTRODUCTION

The Davis Community is a vibrant senior living neighborhood and has been a proud corporate citizen of Wilmington, NC for over 60 years. Established as a skilled nursing facility in the early 1960s, Davis quickly became the premier healthcare center for senior care, and while they have grown and evolved, adding to services offered, we continue to be highly regarded in the region as a community that emphasizes compassion, care, and show of respect and dignity for residents. This position will require some evening hours as well as some Sundays.

COMMUNITY CULTURE

At The Davis Community, deliberate and diligent efforts are made to emphasize and focus on an underlying culture of respect and service that can be seen and felt by all. Employees, residents, and guests of the community are treated with respect and personalized care to the best of the organization’s ability. The desire to continue to elevate all aspects of services is preeminent so that Davis can provide an empowering and caring retirement atmosphere filled with friends, enjoyment, and a fulfilling sense of community.

Our Leading advantages include:

• State-of-the-art Facilities
• On-demand Pay
• Benefits begin after 30 days
• Low-cost lunches
• Free Membership to our gym and indoor pool
• Shift differential
• Work-life Balance
• Growth
• Competitive Wages

We spend about 2,000 hours per year at work. Why not make that time matter? For us, ‘work that matters’ is less about what you do, and more about how you do it.

The Davis Community requires that all current and new employees, including contract staff, receive an annual influenza vaccination and TB skin test unless a reasonable or disability accommodation is granted.

The Maintenance Technician II assists in maintaining the facility and grounds in a safe and comfortable manner. This includes installing, maintaining and improving facility equipment and structures.

MAJOR WORK ACTIVITIES:

1. Maintains all campus facilities’ structures and equipment, i.e. HVAC, water system, electrical, plumbing, vehicles and grounds.
2. Troubleshooting specific facility structural or mechanical problems and repairing as needed.
3. Installs and maintains all equipment i.e. laundry, dietary, nursing and administrative equipment.
4. Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
5. Performs routine test on fire alarms and emergency generator to ensure they are operable during emergency situations. Maintains records of test results.
6. Maintains saltwater pool, chemical lines and logs and record test results.
7. Ensure preventative maintenance service is performed and maintains preventative maintenance records.
8. Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of equipment.
9. Coordinate contractor services as needed.
10. Order parts and supplies as needed.
11. Maintains periodic inventory of parts and supplies to ensure necessary par levels.
12. Maintains state and federal required logs.
13. Comply with OSHA, Life Safety and Health rules.
14. Maintains required in-services.
15. Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Facility Maintenance Director.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to use all industrial and physical plant service equipment and machines.
• Computer literate.
• Ability to work on electrical, plumbing, HVAC, structural and water systems in a safe and proper manner.
• Skilled in reading schematics, charts, diagrams, etc.
• Has a basic knowledge of associated formulas and measuring systems.
• Skilled in problem solving relating to facility maintenance.
• Effective communication skills.
• Work indoors and outdoors in all kinds of weather.
• Physical exertion required at least 80% of the time. Physical exertion is described as standing, stooping, kneeling, bending and climbing. Intermittent lifting, pushing and carrying objects weighing 100 lbs.
• Use of ladders and lifts or special jobs.
• May be subject to noisy, hot or cold, humid and busy environment.
• Low exposure to infectious diseases.
• In an emergency, is expected to respond and includes the possibility of evacuation of residents.
• Physical job demands may be subject to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

Education: Technical or Trade School Certification preferred.

Licensure/ Certification: Valid Driver’s License Class. Certified Pool Tech or the ability to obtain.

Experience: At least 2 years of related experience in maintenance required Working knowledge of OSHA, Life Safety, State and Federal codes pertaining to healthcare facilities. Hands on experience in repairing structures and equipment associated with healthcare facilities.