Assistant Maintenance Technician

Assistant Maintenance Technician Job Posting

EUREKA MULTI-FAMILY GROUP does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Eureka Multifamily Group is currently seeking Maintenance Assistants for our properties located in Houston, Texas. The ideal candidate will perform all necessary maintenance in vacant and non-vacant apartments to ensure market-ready units are ready for move-in. The Assistant Maintenance Technician is responsible for conducting general maintenance and repairs on facility equipment and property structures. They also assist the Lead Maintenance and Maintenance team with anything necessary to ensure that heating and plumbing systems perform at optimum functionality, the installations HVAC and the upkeep of the landscape.

Essential Job Functions:

• Make and/or assists with general appliance repairs, carpet repairs and minor A/C and electrical repairs
• Performs and/or assist with carpentry work, painting and plumbing duties
• Installs appliances and electrical fixtures as required.
• Move appliances, with assistance, using an appliance dolly
• Installs repairs and re-keys deadbolt locks.
• Assist lead maintenance in maintaining a clean and orderly shop.
• Participates in an ongoing property improvement plan and preventative maintenance program.
• Experience operating computer system to maintain and track service tickets, inventory and maintenance reports.
• Assist with resident functions as required
• Must be prompt, on time to work and have good, regular attendance?
• Adheres to and complies with company safety policies and rules. Adheres to OSHA safety standards that are applicable for safe job performance.
• Maintains courteous and helpful demeanor with residents, prospective residents, co-workers, and vendors.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Understanding of general maintenance processes and methods.
• Physically capable of lifting 50 or more pounds.
• Experienced in operating a variety of equipment, including snow blowers, lawn mowers, and small hand tools.
• Working knowledge of tools, common appliances, and devices.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Education & Experience Required:

• High School Diploma or higher.
• Bilingual is a plus.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

The physical demands and working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk, climb or balance, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and, on rare occasions, move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.