Maintenance Technician

Job Summary

Performs the general maintenance repairs, apartment make ready execution, and preventive maintenance of an apartment community.  This includes but is not limited to the daily operations at the property in the areas of landscaping, carpentry, painting, fencing and roofing repairs, plumbing, light electrical as well as the performance of all routine and preventative maintenance required to maintain the physical integrity of the property.  

Responsibilities include: (but are not limited to)

• Vacant Unit Make-Ready Execution: 
  1. Executes the maintenance required to prepare newly vacated units for new move-in to include painting, minor plumbing, electrical, appliance and carpentry repairs
• Work Request Fulfillment: 
  1. Manages the process of completing work requests in a timely and effective manner 
  2. Communicates status of work projects to supervisor and office management
• Overall Property Condition Maintenance: 
  1. Conducts regular inspections of buildings, grounds, and vacant units to identify deficiencies and communicate concerns and issues with supervisor and office staff  
  2. Performs snow removal duties and salting of properties on an as needed basis  
• Customer Service: 
  1. Provides customer service and supports the company’s commitment to go above and beyond residents’ expectations in a professional, can do manner
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills and Experience:

Maintenance Technician I’s must possess at least three (3) of the following documented skills:

1. High competency in plumbing (sweat copper, install valves, rebuild stems, replum sinks, clear drains)
2. High competency in electrical (use multimeters, replace breakers, wire 3 way switches)
3. High competency in HVAC (ability to diagnose and compete a variety of repairs for Split Systems, Heat Pumps, and/or boilers)
4. High competency in carpentry (hang cabinets, hang sheetrock, finish & patch)

• Ability to train peers, required
• Ability to work safely in challenging places: climb ladders and work on elevated surfaces (i.e. clean gutters or work on roof top units) and/or work in confined spaces (i.e. access crawl space to work on plumbing), required
• High level of customer service, required

• Attention to detail and quality control under tight timelines
• Initiative to identify and to positively solve problems within established processes
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with managers, co-workers, vendors and residents sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give or receive work direction
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills with the ability to multitask
• Ability to be at work regularly and on time

Must have valid driver’s license & acceptable driving record

Reliable transportation required

Ability to work weekends or extended hours as required, including on-call rotation

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS- 

Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds