Maintenance Lead

Position Summary: The Maintenance Lead is primarily responsible for maintaining high property standards through routine and preventative maintenance, handling emergency situations, responding to maintenance concerns, and the cleanliness and upkeep of property grounds, facilities, streets, equipment, and various utility systems. This role requires a hands-on approach to problem-solving, maintaining safety protocols, and contributing to a well-maintained, safe, and pleasant community environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain high property standards meeting or exceeding company expectations for aesthetics and infrastructure.
• Perform general maintenance, including light electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and landscaping as needed.
• Supervise team to ensure tasks are completed to company standards, including but not limited to mowing lawns, treating weeds, trimming trees and hedges, cleaning building facilities, picking up trash/debris, emptying common area trash containers, and general landscaping.
• Report maintenance and/or grounds concerns to management.
• Ensure prompt response to emergency situations, including but not limited to water leaks and sewer back-ups.
• Keep informed of current industry standards to ensure company compliance to all related rules and regulations
• Receive and hand out work orders every morning and follows up with staff to make sure of progress, and ensures staff is following safe work practices
• Train, assign, schedule, and coach and maintenance and groundskeeper
• Complete property inspections as instructed by Property Manager.
• Maintain equipment inventory to up to date Maintain day-to-day safety requirements
• Complete minor repairs to rental homes, facilities and common areas as needed.
• Maintain vacant sites, including strap-downs and removal of trash and debris.
• Complete checklists of physical condition of community or sites prior to and after resident occupancy.
• Perform water testing and other maintenance duties related to a well-water system, sewer system, or on-site water meters, if applicable. May include reading, repairing, and installing water meters.
• Maintain community pool(s), tests chemical levels, and adjusts appropriately, where applicable.
• Follow safety procedures while performing duties, including safely operating vehicles when moving from site to site and picking up supplies.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Required Skills/Experience:

• At least 2 to 3 years of groundskeeping/maintenance experience, required.
• Highschool Diploma or GED, required.
• Current driver's license, required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and broad experience in general maintenance.
• Experience supervising maintenance roles, preferred.
• Customer service experience with the ability to speak, read, write, and comprehend the English language at a level sufficient to communicate effectively with residents, guests and co-workers.
• Proficient in operating various hand tools, power equipment, and commercial machinery.
• Certified pool operator (CPO) or willingness to become a CPO
• Able to work outdoors throughout the year.
• Must be within commuting distance from the property.

Physical Requirements*:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Able to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, bend, and reach periodically | Able to be on feet for long periods of time outside, subject to changing environmental conditions | Able to safely handle and utilize various hand tools and power equipment | Able to safely lift, pull and push up to 40 pounds.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Applebrook Homes is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on any protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.