Entry Level Maintenance (Full Time)
Department: Delivery & Maintenance
PAY: $19 per hour
Full Time: Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm
When you join the Homemakers team, you will be part of an established company with a 40-year tradition of providing quality products to our customers, as well as a family and growth-oriented company culture for our employees. You’ll find a wide variety of opportunities for development and advancement with Homemakers, as well as set schedule options, competitive pay, and a fantastic benefits package.
Here is just some of what we have to offer our full-time employees:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Pre-tax health and dependent care accounts
- Company-paid life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Profit-sharing
- Short-term disability
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discounts (including Nebraska Furniture Mart)
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Closed most major holidays
- Advancement opportunities
Job Description:
Responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain facility equipment according to safety, predictive, and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the site’s business objectives.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide emergency, unscheduled, and scheduled repairs of equipment as needed
- Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting, and repair of machines
- Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service
- Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments
- Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and facility
- Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions
- Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties
- Maintain and adjust forklifts, check forklift batteries, and battery chargers
- Change furnace filters on a regular basis and keep a maintenance log
- Maintain electrical outlets, light fixtures and change ballast’s in light fixtures when needed.
- Check and replace fluorescent light bulbs in ceilings on a weekly basis
- Hook up electrical office equipment when moved or replaced
- Operate various types of tools and equipment safely and efficiently
- Check the sprinkler system on a weekly basis and flush the sprinkler system on a quarterly basis
- Build floor display props when requested
- Adjust and repair doors and paint walls when needed
- Clean outside air conditioners twice each year and see to the general maintenance of the system
- Check emergency lights and exit lighting on a monthly basis
- Order and maintain inventory of general maintenance supplies following proper purchasing procedures
- Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas
- Assist with deliveries when necessary
- Provides feedback to management regarding efficiencies, safety, productivity, etc.
- Follow all operational and safety procedures
- The above responsibilities and additional duties may vary as assigned
Job Requirements:
- High School or GED
- 1-2 years maintenance experience preferred but not required
- Maintain a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record
Physical expectations:
- Standing/walking
- Bend/kneel/crouch/climb
- Reaching above shoulder
- Hand movements, simple grasping, firm grasping, and fine manipulating
- Ability to be mobile throughout the building
- Weight carried or lifted 1-75 lbs.
- Push/Pull/Maneuver Equipment/Products/Material weighing from 1-100 lbs.
Environmental conditions:
- Work inside/outside of the store, warehouse grounds, and building facilities
- Occasional temperature changes when moving between the office and warehouse
- Some exposure to hot/cold weather conditions
- Dusty surroundings and noisy work environment
Background checks and pre-employment drug screen.
Homemakers is a tobacco and drug-free workplace. EOE

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