Maintenance Technician

**Heritage Meadows, an Independent Living senior community, is seeking a knowledgeable and qualified individual for our Maintenance Technician position**. **We are proud to offer the highest quality engagement, dining, and health support services, and a team that truly cares for our residents. We are always looking for compassionate, teamwork-oriented professionals to join our team.**

**Job Title**:Maintenance Technician

**Position Summary**:Maintenance is vital for establishing the community’s reputation for quality as well as for promoting the safety, health, comfort, and sense of well-being for residents, visitors, and staff.

The Maintenance Technician works alongside the Maintenance Manager and is equally responsible in assuring that the proper maintenance if performed at his/her facility. Including building exterior and interior, common areas, suites and grounds while tracking and completing preventative maintenance items per schedule.

**Qualifications**:

- Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
- Must have minimum of two years’ verifiable direct maintenance experience in areas such as plumbing, electrical, carpentry, HVAC, etc.
- Must have experience in the safe handling and use of tools normally used in construction, maintenance, and landscaping. These tools include circular saw, power drill, bench grinder, string trimmer, hedge trimmer, power floor cleaner, carpet cleaning machine, paint sprayer, power drain cleaner, chain saw, and key machine.
- Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Maintain any certifications as required by state or provincial regulations.

**Essential Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Maintain resident, employee, and community information in strict confidence (with community management or other employees as necessary).
- Assure maintenance and annual service of community exterior and interior and community assets.
- Perform community maintenance tasks such as electrical, plumbing, HVAC, landscape, carpentry, painting, flooring, and general asset repairs, services and inspections.
- Inspect community daily to promptly address maintenance concerns.
- Perform all duties associated with preventative maintenance program.
- Perform maintenance tasks for residents (e.g., moving furniture, hanging pictures, etc.) as assigned.
- Assist housekeeping personnel in deep cleaning of common areas according to schedule.
- Assure equipment is stored properly and safely, inspect for inadequacies.
- Notify management of any damage, deficits, or disturbances in equipment.
- Check stocking levels of all consumables and replace and restock as necessary.
- Perform duties associated with community emergency and disaster response systems and procedures.

**About us** Brightwater Senior Living Group is a management company that oversees senior living communities across North America. At Brightwater, our goal is to lead the way in innovation for tomorrow to enrich the lives of seniors today by providing seniors and families with hospitality and healthcare experiences that are unrivaled.

**Why we do what we do **We know that the most important moments in our residents’ lives are the ones that make them feel at home. We continue to create services and amenities designed to help seniors live life THEIR way, and never ask them to change who they are to fit into our communities. We design spaces that adapt to their lives, their needs, and their choices.

**What we value **Everything our team members do, everything our team members say, and the way our team members act is a direct reflection of the Brightwater brand. We know how important it is to show admiration, have integrity, and work as a team to strive for both excellence and innovation. We expect our team members to take ownership of their role and show stewardship in the way they manage human, material and fiscal resources that have been entrusted to our care. We also encourage the complete well-being of our team members by valuing the time required for regeneration and rejuvenation.

**Our communication philosophy** We pride ourselves on creating an environment that facilitates open and transparent communication with our team members, our residents and our families. Our team is available to listen, support and serve the needs of all team members through direct and ongoing dialogue, and we believe that this respectful, open-minded dialogue makes us stronger in what we do and how we do it. We make every effort to ensure team member’s suggestions, ideas, opinions, and concerns are heard, and we reward team members for creation of ideas that improve any aspect of our community.
- Brightwater Senior Living is an equal-opportunity employer and strives to provide an environment in which human dignity prevails. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, perceived race, color, national origin, citizenship status