Join our team as the driving force behind facility maintenance and fleet management! As the Fleet and Maintenance Support Tech at Heartland Human Care Services, you'll be crucial in ensuring a safe and clean environment for our operations. Working under the guidance of the Associate Director, you'll perform a variety of maintenance tasks, respond to emergencies, and manage our fleet maintenance and compliance needs. Your expertise will not only promote our mission and vision but also contribute to our culture development efforts. If you're ready to make a tangible impact and drive positive change, we're excited to have you on board!
Why Join Us
Make a Difference: Be a part of an organization that is deeply committed to creating positive change in the lives of individuals and communities.
Professional Growth: Take on a leadership role where you can develop and implement asset management systems, supervise a dedicated team, and contribute to ongoing education initiatives.
Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) match, paid maternity and paternity leave, commuter benefits, student loan assistance, and more.
Our Benefits
Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
401(k) match.
Paid maternity leave.
Paid paternity leave.
Commuter benefits.
Student loan assistance.
Tuition assistance.
Disability insuranc
Duties & Responsibilities
Maintenance and Facilities
Maintains a decent, safe and sanitary living environment in the building.
Responsible for the upkeep of the mechanical systems of non-SAFETy Programs' sites.
Coordination and performance of scheduled maintenance to systems.
Coordination and performance of emergency maintenance to systems
Maintains records, prepares reports, including but not limited to: Log of Maintenance request and work orders.
Assists in scheduling and monitoring repairs of outside contractors.
Fleet Maintenance/Management
Performs weekly checks of all HHCS vehicle logs to ensure driver completion and identification of any related maintenance needs/issues.
Performs weekly engine checks of all HHCS vehicles to ensure vehicles are operational and drivable.
Transports all related vehicles for repairs, emissions tests, maintenance appointments and coordinates any tow related pickups and drops offs.
Oversees Scheduled Maintenance and Upkeep of vehicles.
Preventative Maintenance
Non-Routine Repairs
Emergency Repairs
Monitor all vehicle repairs needs and assessments via Samsara reporting and coordinate all repairs/services (as needed); perform monthly checks of all interiors of the vehicles to ensure cleanliness and compliance.
Training and Compliance
Attends required meetings.
Attends required training programs.
Attends 30 hours of update maintenance training annually.
Other Duties
Reports hazardous or emergency conditions and identifies maintenance and repair needs.
Responds to emergency situations, with authority to identify and implement solutions based upon perceived risk participant’s safety or property’s financial loss.
Performs and schedules preventive maintenance with vendors.
Other duties as assigned.
Education And Experience
High School Diploma, two years of technical training, and three years of relevant experience or High school diploma and five years of relevant experience.
A criminal background check is required for employees working for Heartland Human Care Services.
Certifications/Licenses
Must have valid Illinois Driver’s License.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (K/S/A)
Access to regular, dependable and timely transportation
Ability and comfortability working with people of varying socioeconomic backgrounds.
Excellent communication skills. Strong networker, convener, relationship builder and communicator with experience collaborating with diverse work teams and stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information possessing skills to handle situations in a professional and diplomatic manner.
Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information possessing skills to handle situations in a professional and diplomatic manner.
A high degree of collaboration and emotional intelligence, self-motivation, and analytical ability.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange; Windows operating systems; and other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to work independently and remain self-motivated with minimal direct supervision.
Strategic thought partnership and consultancy skills.
Work Arrangement
This position will report to the various HHCS SAFETy and non-SAFETy sites daily, M-F, 8:30am – 5:00pm, to complete work and all related necessary tasks.
Work Environment
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Each program site operates on a 24/7 basis, 365 days per year. To meet both the needs of our participants and contractual obligations, employees are required to be flexible in regards to scheduling and work location.
Program sites are located throughout the Chicago area, including the North and South sides of Chicago, as well as the suburbs. Employees may be required to report to any one of our locations on a temporary or permanent basis.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
The employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk.
The employee must be able to stoop, kneel and/or crawl.
The employee is regularly required to use hands to key, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
The employee must have unrestricted ability to provide physical restraint.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Heartland Human Care Services makes all hiring and employment decisions, and operates all programs, services, and functions without regard to race, receipt of an order of protection, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, ancestry, national origin, amnesty, physical or mental disability, protected veterans status, genetic information, sexual orientation, immigrant status, political affiliation or belief, use of FMLA, VESSA, military, and family military rights, ex-offender status (depending on the offense and position to be filled), unfavorable military discharge, membership in an organization whose primary purpose is the protection of civil rights or improvement of living conditions and human relations, height, weight, or HIV infection, in accord with the organization's AIDS Policy Statement of September 1987.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
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