A light assembly for use with a garage door operator (GDO) convertible between a ceiling mounted configuration and a jackshaft configuration may be provided. The light assembly may include a first illumination member and local and remote light housings to which the first illumination member may be independently removably operably coupleable. The first illumination member may be operable between an illuminated state in which it may illuminate an area and a non-illuminated state in which it may not illuminate the area. The local light housing may have a first power source and may be disposed at a main housing of a motorhead of the GDO. The remote light housing may have a second power source and may be disposed away from the main housing. The first illumination member may be operably coupled to one of the local light housing and the remote light housing at a time.