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Maintenance and Facility Care

The maintenance and facility care role requires dependability and experience. This person must be dependable, motivated, organized, and must see the role of facility care as an opportunity to raise the standard of excellence and impression at Five Star Life properties, and as an important part of the impact that Five Star Life has on a daily basis. Jobs may include: construction projects, lumber work, plumbing, electrical work, general repairs and maintenance, ground care, lumber cutting and stacking, equipment usage, greenhouse care, water garden care, small construction projects, detailing vehicles, trimming, etc.
Elkhart, IN
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Job Title: Maintenance and Facility Care

Reports to: 

  • Five Star Life Business Office

Required Availability: Full-Time ( ~ 40 hours per week, may include weekends)

Job Summary: The maintenance and facility care role requires dependability and experience. This person must be dependable, motivated, organized, and must see the role of facility care as an opportunity to raise the standard of excellence and impression at Five Star Life properties, and as an important part of the impact that Five Star Life has on a daily basis. Jobs may include: construction projects, lumber work, plumbing, electrical work, general repairs and maintenance, ground care, lumber cutting and stacking, equipment usage, greenhouse care, water garden care, small construction projects, detailing vehicles, trimming, etc.

Essential Job Functions:

Facility Maintenance

  • General Contractor Construction Projects
  • Framing and Remodeling
  • General Facility Improvements
  • Electrical work and Repairs
  • Plumbing
  • Routine Seasonal Maintenance Tasks

Grounds Maintenance

  • Landscaping and Lawn Care: Mowing, Weeding, Trimming, Hardscape Projects
  • Watergarden Maintenance
  • Seasonal Tasks: Snow Plowing, Leaf Blowing, etc. 

Property/Equipment Support Care

  • Wood burning furnace upkeep
  • Summit vehicle and equipment care and cleaning
  • Water sanitization and preparation as a developed system
  • Property and equipment checks and reports as a developed system
  • Manage and maintain proper equipment use and training

Other as Determined by Business Office

  • Develop and maintain systematic and efficient approaches to all tasks to ensure completion at a high level and in a timely manner to support organizational goals and needs. 
  • Expense Request order submissions as applicable
  • Staff Meetings and Work Days
  • Service Days
  • Fundraising Event Support
  • Other

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Licensed General Contractor - Preferred, not Required
  • Handy work
  • Experience on skid loader and other large machinery preferred
  • Landscape and Hardscape experience
  • Ability to lift up to 100+ lbs.
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Able to drive between properties, which include Five Star Life Office (Elkhart, IN), Summit Commercial Areas (Union, MI), and Five Star Life Early Learning Center (Osceola, IN)

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