Maintenance Associate

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; full-time and 100% on-site. Regular Monday–Friday hours are established with the supervisor; occasional evening and weekend work may be required. Duties may require travel between school facilities using personal transportation.

This is an hourly position; compensation is not specified.

Company

KIPP New Orleans Schools is a nonprofit network of 12 public charter schools serving approximately 5,000 students and more than 2,000 alumni.

What you will do

• Perform daily and weekly facility walkthroughs and proactively identify maintenance, safety, and custodial issues.
• Complete routine and emergency repairs involving HVAC, plumbing, electrical systems, carpentry, painting, and general building maintenance.
• Respond to, prioritize, document, and close maintenance work orders within defined service targets.
• Inspect roofs and facilities, complete required inspection items, and maintain records of work orders, inventory, and equipment.
• Coordinate with supervisors, school operations leaders, staff, vendors, and contractors to complete repairs and prepare spaces for events.
• Support custodial and grounds work, school vehicle servicing, supply deliveries, storm preparation, fire-watch logs, and post-storm inspections.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2–4+ years of general building maintenance experience or experience in HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, or painting.
• Working knowledge of building systems, hand and power tool safety, LOTO awareness, ladder and fall safety, and PPE.
• Ability to use email and spreadsheets for communication and inventory or parts logs, and to work a flexible schedule.
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds independently and work while standing, walking, bending, kneeling, climbing ladders, and working indoors and outdoors.
• Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Nice to have

• Experience in schools, libraries, healthcare, or other public settings.
• Experience with work-order triage, ticketing systems, classroom safety, BMS, or CMMS mobile applications.
• Willingness to cross-train across building trades; bilingual ability.
• EPA 608 Type I or Type II certification, aerial-lift or forklift card, or relevant manufacturer training.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work supporting safe, well-maintained learning environments for students and school communities.
• 403(b) retirement plan with a 100% match on employee contributions up to the first 5% of salary and bonuses; immediate vesting.
• Health and wellbeing benefits beginning the first day of the month following the date of hire.
• Customizable health coverage, disability and life insurance, hospital indemnity, FSAs, and free dental and vision coverage for employees.
• Ongoing professional development opportunities.