Apartment Maintenance Technician - Riverbank Central

Buckingham Property Management has an immediate opening for an experienced Maintenance Technician involving oversight of the daily operations of a multi-resident Affordable Housing apartment complex at its Riverbank Central property in Riverbank, California!

This position does not provide housing as a condition of employment.

The selected individual will have at least two (2) years of experience in commonly used practices and procedures in the maintenance field. You will hit the ground running with your working knowledge of basic maintenance repairs and troubleshooting, timely completion of work orders and turnover of units in preparation for quality move-ins. Related training in plumbing, electrical and/or appliance repairs is a plus.

You will be self-driven with great follow though, a team player, dependable and will always provide outstanding customer service to residents and fellow employees. You will value and exhibit effective and courteous partnerships with co-workers (whether assigned to the same property or assisting from another property) by maintaining professional standards of conduct at all times. You will have an ability to effectively communicate in English with groups and/or individuals, and/or have an ability to speak and understand Spanish as required by property demographics.

You will act as a partner with the Community Manager and Maintenance Lead under the direction of the District Supervisor in ensuring superior curb-appeal, timely and quality unit turns and overall maintenance of our complex at all times.

While other duties may be added, the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of the position include:

• Perform repairs, modifications and preventive maintenance tasks on building and facility equipment, fixtures and systems;
• Timely unit turns between residents including painting, cleaning and repairing;
• Quality, prompt and professional response to resident service requests such as:

Plumbing: clearing stoppages and replacing fittings

General Carpentry: wallboard repair, countertop/cabinet replacement, finish carpentry, window/glass repair, door/lock repair, ceramic tile repair, fitting doors, freeing window and door jams, and light woodwork.

Basic Electrical Repairs: appliances, air conditioning, heating, light fixtures, switches, outlets, and circuits

Custodial: sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, carpet shampooing, emptying community trash bins, cleaning windows, laundry and community room maintenance, and the cleaning of apartments

Grounds: daily walk-throughs to maximize curb appeal and overall community appearance and preservation of housing community, pool maintenance, picking up trash and pulling weeds

• Special maintenance work in coordination with Maintenance Lead and/or District Supervisor;
• Performance of monthly, quarterly and annual inspections, as required, of all units, buildings, common areas, performing repairs and janitorial assistance as needed;
• Preparation of and participation in compliance audits;
• Accurate record keeping regarding preventative maintenance, work orders per apartment refurbishing, i.e. carpet or appliance replacements, annual inspections, inventories, purchase orders;
• Monthly physical inventory of stock materials in maintenance shop;
• Quarterly, and as needed, safety inspections;
• Perform scheduled maintenance on all equipment based on the manufacturer's recommendations and operating manuals;
• Daily communication with Community Manager, Maintenance Lead and/or District Supervisor as to status of work orders at property;
• Response to after-hours emergency situations at the property, as directed by District Supervisor or Regional Director

COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS, EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, OR TOOLS A PERSON IN THIS JOB MUST USE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE JOB DUTIES:

• ADP Automated Timekeeping
• Hand tools
• Power tools

Buckingham will supply and take care of all tools and equipment that are required by Buckingham or are necessary to do the job unless an employee makes at least twice the California minimum wage and that employee works in a recognized trade or craft, in which case the employee may be required to provide and care for all hand (not power) tools and equipment usually necessary for that type of job. All tools furnished by BPM shall be returned by the employee upon termination of employment.

BUSINESS TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Qualified applicants must have reliable transportation for business travel purposes.

Are of a local nature (within 100 miles) up to ¼ of time. Employees are reimbursed for the approved use of their personal automobile on official Buckingham business.

Individuals who are required to use their personal automobiles for business travel must provide evidence of liability insurance coverage as well as evidence of and maintenance of a valid driver’s license upon hire and in accordance with Buckingham policy.

SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION

While the typical schedule for this full-time position is 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday: 8-5 p.m. with a one-hour lunch generally between 12-1 p.m.), additional hours may be available and/or necessary on holidays and during evenings and/or weekends, according to the needs of the business.

Compensation for this full-time, hourly non-exempt position is $23.00 - $23.00 per hour.

OUR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES ARE REWARDED WITH:

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical Insurance (Community Care Health or Kaiser Permanente HMO/PPO depending upon coverage areas), Guardian Dental HMP and PPO, Guardian Vision.
• AFLAC voluntary coverage(s).
• Paid life insurance plus voluntary supplemental life insurance.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation.
• 401k with excellent match and immediate 100% vesting!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Opportunity for growth!
• Team building fun, company lunch

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, submit an Employment Application to careers@buckinghampm.com. Picture files will not be accepted so please ensure that application materials are submitted as PDF files.

While resumes and cover letters may be submitted, as well, all applicants are required to submit an Employment Application. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

All employment offers are “conditional” upon successful completion of all pre-employment requirements including, but not limited to, post-offer/pre-employment criminal background check, credit report (permissible under California Labor Code section 1024.5 if you are applying for or work in a position that affords regular access to bank or credit card account information, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth), verification of previous employment, motor vehicle report (if applicable to the position), and/or reference checks.

Unless or until an offer of employment has no contingencies or conditions, you should not take any action that could result in financial loss if a conditional offer is withdrawn, such as giving notice of intent to terminate your current employment, selling real estate, or incurring any other costs associated with accepting employment with Buckingham Property Management. No such activity should be undertaken until after you have been informed by Buckingham Property Management that an employment offer is no longer conditional.

Buckingham Property Management will consider qualified applicants for employment who have criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws.

Buckingham Property Management will provide reasonable accommodation to any applicant who needs assistance in completing our employment application. If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us about your interest in employment at careers@buckinghampm.com. Alternatively, you can call us at (559) 801-0730. NOTE: This email address and phone number is not for general employment inquiries.

Buckingham Property Management’s policy is to fill every position without regard to race (including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law), ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation, reproductive health decision-making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), military or veteran status, use of cannabis/marijuana off the job and away from the workplace; and or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.

Buckingham Property Management maintains a Drug-Free Workplace.

BUCKINGHAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IS FULLY COMMITTED TO FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION and therefore relies upon the employees it hires in following through on that commitment.

*This Job Posting does not necessarily represent an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or competencies associated with this job. While this Job Posting is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change without formal revision of the Job Posting or Job Description.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $23