Senior Building Maintenance Worker

Location:  Sarasota County, Florida

Position Type: Full Time Hourly – 40 hours – Monday to Friday

Pay Range: $24/hr

About this opportunity:

The Sr. Building Maintenance Worker participates in the day-to-day general maintenance and repair of The Salvation Army of Sarasota County’s buildings, vehicles, grounds, and equipment and performs a variety of complex maintenance work for buildings and grounds for the same.

Key responsibilities:

• Utilizes maintenance request database to perform repairs and responds to maintenance requests in a timely manner
• Ensures all equipment remains in proper working order and compliance with standard operating procedures and safety standards
• Operates a Salvation Army vehicle to pick-up and/or deliver materials
• Maintains an inventory of all Salvation Army property as requested/required

What we are looking for in you:

• Two years course work from a vocational or technical school in heating, ventilation, and air condition, plumbing, electrical, and construction trades, and
• three years progressively responsible experience performing skilled maintenance and repair work for commercial buildings and grounds, or
• any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Valid State Driver’s License

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Work requires driving a vehicle and working outdoors daily with exposure to physical discomforts associated with changes in weather such as rain, cold, snow, heat or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans and more!

To learn more about being an employee in The Salvation Army, click here!

Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

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We appreciate your interest in employment opportunities with The Salvation Army!