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Maintenance Tech

Monarch Communities

Southbury, CTFull-time$21–23/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$21–23/hr
Location
Southbury, CT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Maintenance Tech helps maintain a safe, clean, and comfortable senior living community through routine repairs, equipment service, and apartment preparation for resident move-ins. The role responds to service requests, monitors buildings and grounds, and supports emergency preparedness activities. Candidates need a high school diploma or GED, one year of hands-on maintenance or related experience, and computer proficiency including Microsoft Office.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Maintenance PracticesHousekeeping PracticesComputer SkillsMicrosoft OfficeWindowsOutlookExcelLifting Up to 50 LbsResident Support

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED1 Year Maintenance Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Company Description

An exclusive senior living destination in Southbury, CT. The heart of Monarch Communities is wellness. The belief that the built environment can transform lives by creating spaces that inspire our residents, staff, and guests to live healthier, stronger, and more fulfilling lives is the catalyst behind Monarch's architecture. In every aspect of our communities, Monarch prioritizes the health of our residents and staff by providing an environment specifically designed around wellness. Monarch creates a place where residents and staff can be nourished in spirit, body, and mind.

Job Description

Job Overview Aids in maintaining the community to be a safe, clean, and comfortable environment by conducting routine maintenance and repairs inside and outside the community, installing and servicing equipment, and preparing apartments for resident move-ins. Salary Range: $21.00 - $23.00 Hourly Responsibilities and Duties

  • Interacts and engages with residents with respect and confidentiality
  • Responds to maintenance service requests from residents and staff; performs required work or advises supervisor of additional resources needed to complete the job
  • Performs general maintenance work (light electrical, painting, carpentry, etc.)
  • Continuously monitors all areas of the building, grounds, and equipment to ensure they are properly maintained
  • Performs a variety of routine maintenance, preventative maintenance, repairs, and general upkeep tasks throughout the community
  • Ensures proper handling, storage, and maintenance of potentially dangerous chemicals and equipment; maintains proper documentation and SDS logs as required by OSHA.
  • Maintains updated knowledge of the Emergency Preparedness Plan
  • Assists Maintenance Director with monthly Emergency Drills
  • Assist with evacuating residents in the event of an emergency
  • Participates in and attends all in-service training as scheduled
  • Ensures compliance with all Federal, State, and local regulations, as well as community policies and procedures
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • 1 year hands-on maintenance or related experience
  • Knowledgeable of maintenance and housekeeping practices and procedures, as well as the laws, regulations and guidelines governing maintenance functions in the community
  • Proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office (Windows, Outlook, Excel) with the ability to learn new applications

Physical Abilities

  • While performing the duties of this job, the associate is often required to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and smell.
  • An individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in up to 50 lbs. Intermittent physical activity includes lifting and supporting residents. The associate must use proper body mechanics.

Additional Information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Benefits Offered (Full Time):

  • Health Insurance: Medical/Rx, Dental, and Vision
  • Ancillary Benefits: Life Insurance/AD&D, Short Term Disability and Long-Term disability
  • Basic Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • FSA (Commuter/Parking)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 401(k) Retirement with Company Match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Other Compensation Programs:

  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Resident Referral Bonus

Equal Opportunity Statement: Monarch Communities and Brandywine Senior Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,891 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$21–23/hr
  • Connecticut median$26–32/hr23 hourly ranges
  • US median$26–33/hr3,213 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $22/hr, is 25% below the Connecticut median midpoint ($29/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Maintenance Technician hourly ranges in Connecticut.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 48 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Connecticut and 6,891 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Connecticut
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 3,763 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 3,154 of the 6,891 open Maintenance Technician jobs (46%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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