Carpentry, Communication Skills, Custodial Services, Emergency Services, Facilities and Maintenance, Gardening, Groundskeeping, Hand Tools, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Landscaping, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Maintenance - Plumbing, Maintenance - Pool, Maintenance Services, Mathematics, OSHA, Organizational Skills, Painting (Facilities and Maintenance), Physical Demands, Plumbing, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Property Maintenance, Record Keeping, Roofing, Team Player, Time Management, Writing Skills
Job Description
Date | March 2026 |
Title | Maintenance & Grounds Technician |
Reports to (Title) | Superintendent |
Classification | Non-Exempt |
Job Summary
The maintenance technician does a variety of quality work associated with maintenance of buildings and grounds managed by Kenrick Corporation. The position takes a self-motivated, self-disciplined individual. This position reports to the specific Superintendent.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Duties:
- Perform a wide range of skilled and semi-skilled work in the maintenance and repair of facilities, infrastructure and equipment.
- Perform a variety of internal building maintenance including cleaning, repairing and/or installing doors, windows, kitchen cabinets, walls, floors, and other normal building components.
- Perform a variety of external building and grounds maintenance including repair and cleaning gutters, repairs to leaky roofs, damaged siding, light posts, signs, lawn maintenance, pool maintenance.
- Operate a motor vehicle to haul and transport equipment, supplies and materials.
- Operate a variety of equipment and machines including various types of hand tools, power tools and equipment used in building maintenance and grounds keeping.
- Perform Emergency service calls on a rotating basis.
Knowledge of:
- Carpentry, plumbing, drywalling, roofing, and other skills related to building maintenance.
- OSHA safety practices.
- Operating standard tools, equipment and materials used in general building and grounds maintenance.
- Written and verbal skills in order to perform proper record-keeping.
- Shop math applicable to building maintenance skills.
- Proper lifting techniques.
Ability to:
- Work cooperatively with others.
- Follow verbal and written instructions.
- Safely operate power equipment.
- Climb ladders, work at heights, bend, push, pull and lift 50 pounds or more.
Qualification Requirements:
- Reliable Transportation with NYS License
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
Environment
- Standing and walking for extended periods of time.
- Work in direct contact with public and co-workers.
Physical Demands
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of specialized tools and equipment.
- Reaching overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally.
- Occasional bending, kneeling and crouching.
- Climbing ladders and working from heights as necessary.
Key Competencies
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to interact with employees and customers in a professional manner.
- Possess strong organizational and time management skills.
- Possess a strong work ethic.
The maintenance technician will be able to perform the following tasks. This is not an all-encompassing list but a general list:
- General Landscaping
- Lawn Mowing
- Soil and Seed Work
- Bush Removals
- Weed Removal
- Plant/Flower Watering
- General Interior Repairs
- Bulb Changes
- Drywall repairs
- Painting Repairs
- General Plumbing Repairs
- Toilet repairs
- Faucet repairs
- General Exterior Repairs
- Bulb changes
- Fixture Changes