Engineering/Maintenance Worker - Water's Edge at Port Jefferson for Rehabilitation & Nursing

Engineering/Maintenance Worker

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

• Makes repairs on facility equipment and buildings.
• Perform required preventativemaintenance of equipment.
• Maintains the necessary logs and forms and records required information.
• Performs specialized tasks including plumbing, painting, electrical, carpentry, vinyl application, studding, sheetrock, taping, sanding and all repairs required inside and outside of the facility.
• Performs minor building construction as directed by supervisor.
• Replaces and unclogs hair traps, unplugs toilets, repairs washers and dryers, and replaces broken pipes/water lines as needed.
• Remove/relocate furniture from rooms no longer occupied. Relocates offices or departments to new locations including disassembling and reassembling of furniture or equipment.
• Completes all tasks as assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Preferably a high school graduate or equivalent.
• Preferably Nursing Home or Hospital Experience
• At least two years' experience working with electrical, heating, plumbing, boilers and air conditioning systems.
• Ability to work with supervisors, co-workers and facility staff in the performance of duties.
• Must be able to follow through on oral/written instructions, sketches and drawings.
• Ability to speak, read, write and comprehend English.
• Must be able to use ladders, staging or scaffolding devices as part of normal work routine.
• Available for emergency work and on-call as needed.

An Equal Opportunity Employer