Porter/Custodian

Description

 Empire Property Management Group is looking for a Porter to join our Lehigh Valley team! Empire Property Management Group LLC is a locally owned and operated company whose headquarters are located in Allentown. Our core business is the rehabilitation of investment properties, both residential and commercial. Our competitive wages, full-time schedule offering, benefits package, and company culture are thoughtfully structured to the needs of our growing team. If you are driven, enjoy working with a dynamic team, and love what you do then WE WANT YOU!

Please review the job details and specific requirements before applying.

Job Details: 

• Salary Range: $17-19/hour
• Monday-Friday
• 8:30 am- 5 pm
• On-call (1 weekend every 5 weeks)

Benefits:

• Full-Time Employment (Year-round)
• Consistent and Steady Work 
• Health Benefits- Medical, Dental, Vision (Employer contribution to medical benefits)
• 401(k) with employer match
• Life Insurance paid by the employer
• Paid Time-Off, 7 Paid Holidays, and additional time off for field employees
• Advancement Opportunities  

Job Summary:

The Porter will perform work involved in the upkeep of residential and commercial buildings and grounds ensuring a clean, neat, and well-maintained environment in a safe manner that meets company standards. This role involves using cleaning chemicals to maintain equipment and other supplies while dusting, vacuuming, mopping, and cleaning restrooms and common areas. They will also perform minor maintenance, and landscaping tasks. Porters work with the property management team to assist with other general duties concerning properties as directed. The porter works with their POD (property management team) to achieve the highest level of customer service and perform other general duties concerning the property as directed.

Essential Functions:

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

• Cleaning Interior and Exterior of the Building to include, but not limited to; Common Areas, Entrance Ways, Lobbies, Hallways, Lounges, Gyms, Mail Rooms, Elevators, Compactor Rooms, Windows, Doors, Floors, Dog Waste Stations, and Parking Lots.
• General Landscaping (mowing, weed trimming/removal, de-ice and snow removal).
• Removing garbage from common areas and moving trash bins.
• Maintenance of common and resident areas, by touching up paint when needed, changing light bulbs, maintaining exit sign lights, changing air filters, and other minor repairs
• Maintaining the supplies for use of all of the cleaning and maintenance outlined above, ensuring that all are stored and kept clean and neatly organized
• Provides Access and Support to Third Party Vendors when needed

Competencies:

• Adaptability
• Communication
• Customer Orientation
• Detail Oriented
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Self-directed 
• Time Management 

Supervisory responsibilities:

None 

Work Environment:

• Rental properties/apartments - sometimes vacant/sometimes tenant-occupied
• Apartment complex common areas
• Commercial properties
• Often exposed to weather due to maintenance of interior and exterior of dwellings 
• Office setting occasionally 

Physical demands:

• Prolonged periods standing and walking, kneeling, crawling, climbing and balancing.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times/100 pounds team lift occasionally.
• Must be able to carry tools and equipment up and down stairs.
• Must be able to climb ladders and balance on scaffolding
• Must be able to traverse a variety of properties in a variety of weather.

Requirements

 Travel required:

• Driving a vehicle to and from various rental properties daily.

On-call: 

• Expect to be on-call on weekend every 5 weeks
• $75 stipend in addition to overtime pay for on-call work (overtime is paid after 40 hrs) 

Required education and experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required. 
• Valid driver's license along with a dependable vehicle and clean driving record. MUST BE ABLE TO PASS AN MVR CHECK.
• Ability to follow directions and propensity to learn.
• Must have your own tools for the job (basic hand tools required). 
• Must be able to use basic hand tools as well as power tools.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English for business purposes.

Preferred education and experience:

• Previous job experience: Property Maintenance, Contractors, Construction Workers, Hotel Maintenance etc. 
• At least two years of related experience is preferred. 

Additional eligibility requirements:

• Dependable vehicle required with up-to-date insurance, inspection and registration is required
• Must have a smartphone and complete daily work tickets via mobile device
• Must have your own personal hand tools for the job (basic hand tools required)

Work authorization

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

EEO statement

Empire Property Management Group LLC shall follow the spirit and intent of all federal, state and local employment law and is committed to equal employment opportunity. 

Other dutiesPlease note 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. 

Salary : $17 - $19