Maintenance/Construction Associate (Morristown)

Description

Summary:   Responsible for construction, maintenance, renovation and repair of facilities within the organization. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. 

• Visually inspects and tests equipment.
• Listens for unusual sounds from equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus.  Performs basic wiring of electrical equipment and components.
• Maintains physical structure of establishment.
• Uses a variety of manual and powered hand tools in a safe manner according to operating instructions.
• Aids in the construction and repair of structures and fixtures of wood, steel framing, plywood, wallboard, and electrical components conforming to local building/electrical codes.
• Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, screws, glue or other specified fastener.
• Verifies trueness of structure with plumb bob and carpenter’s level.
• Prepares flooring for carpeting or tile.  Installs carpeting or tile. 
• Applies ceiling tiles and insulation.
• Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Education/Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent required, graduate from an accredited technical/vocational institution preferred; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language/Communications Ability:  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, blueprints, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to communicate through all levels of the organization.
• Reasoning Ability:  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited information exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Computer Skills:  Knowledge of Word Processing software would be helpful.

Physical Demands:

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

CHS is an EEO Employer