Maintenance Worker

Maintenance WorkerDuties include, but are not limited to: Prepare and gather necessary tools, materials, and equipment for assigned maintenance projects. Prepare worksites and protect surrounding areas from damage caused by soil, grease, stains, or maintenance activities. Repair electrical wiring, controls, equipment, and fixtures by removing, replacing, tightening, splicing, soldering, and insulating defective components. Replace electric light bulbs, fluorescent and incandescent tubes, and exit lights throughout buildings and assigned areas. Receive and interpret work orders, verbal instructions, and wiring diagrams to determine required maintenance and repair activities. Identify damaged, worn, broken, or malfunctioning electrical wiring, fixtures, controls, and equipment through visual inspections and testing. Repair electrical systems, including outlets, switches, light fixtures, regulators, and circuit breakers. Repair utility, supply, and disposal systems by removing, cleaning, replacing, packing, and sealing defective components. Perform minor plumbing repairs, including unclogging toilets and caulking around plumbing fixtures. Replace steam traps, valves, steam strainers, and steam regulators; clean heating coils and replace supply and exhaust air filters in variable air volume systems. Perform preventive maintenance on air-handling units and exhaust fans. Measure, cut, construct, install, repair, and modify metal structures, composite materials, and wood components according to specifications. Interpret measurements, specifications, and instructions when constructing, installing, or repairing frames, partitions, shelving, doors, forms, and siding. Repair damaged wall coverings, perform painting, and touch up rooms. Install signs, bulletin boards, pull shades, drapery hardware, dispensers, receptacles, and warning devices on walls, posts, and other surfaces throughout assigned buildings. Replace acoustical ceiling tiles, clean HVAC grilles and outlets, replace window air conditioner filters, and tighten loose handrails. Identify and replace broken nuts and bolts using appropriately sized replacement hardware. Replace casters on overbed tables, bedside tables, and chairs. Replace handrail covers on beds. Make minor adjustments to wheelchairs, door hardware, and similar equipment. Perform basic airflow testing in positive- and negative-pressure rooms, validate monitoring equipment performance, and follow up on repairs to beds and other equipment to maximize uptime and reduce hallway clutter.