Maintenance Technician

Housing Catalyst Maintenance Department

Maintenance Technician

Join Our Team at Housing Catalyst! We're dedicated to transforming communities through affordable housing, fostering a supportive environment where teamwork, compassion, and professional growth thrive. Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, with its vibrant arts scene and abundant outdoor activities, we offer comprehensive benefits, wellness programs, and innovative initiatives like reduced work schedules to enhance work-life balance. 

About Working at Housing Catalyst

Our work can only succeed with a strong team of people who are passionate about affordable housing and its positive impact on lives and communities. Our organization cares deeply about the people we serve, and we care about our employees who work hard to support them. As such, we are committed to our employees’ professional development as well as their health and wellness. Housing Catalyst creates a supportive work environment, emphasizing its core values of teamwork, compassion, honesty, accountability, and fun. We provide programs geared toward wellness, mindfulness, and various employee enrichment opportunities. We have an active total worker health committee that encourages work-life balance, mindfulness, and healthy lifestyles with numerous activities throughout the year. Our excellent benefits package includes medical, dental, and life insurance, counseling support through an employee assistance program, paid holidays, and personal time off, as well as retirement benefits.

Housing Catalyst participates annually in a wellness campaign. We are recognized as a Health Links Certified Healthy Workplace™ Leader in the state of Colorado. We periodically offer mindfulness classes and our mindfulness program has even been in the news.

Lastly, Housing Catalyst is piloting an innovative program offering reduced work schedules to eligible employees, fostering engagement and productivity while providing eight hours of paid time off per pay period.

Position Overview

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting and repairing building systems (electrical, plumbing, HVAC), prioritizing work orders, and managing supplies. Duties include seasonal maintenance, pest control, landscape repairs, pool chemistry, and fire pump testing. The technician will also communicate with staff, document repairs, and educate residents on maintenance-related issues, while being available for on-call duties.

Hiring rate is $25.05 per hour. Anticipated salary range is $25.05 - $31.69 per hour. Candidates with training needs may be hired at a training rate of $22.69 - $24.94 per hour.

Work orders and data entry are all conducted on a company-issued phone.  You'll be provided with a company vehicle for your workday and all vehicle maintenance is handled by employer.

Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. plus rotating on-call schedule. On-call duty lasts 7 days, including overnights and weekends. Rotation averages every 7 - 8 weeks.

Job Duties

• Troubleshoot basic electrical, mechanical, plumbing, heating, and HVAC systems.
• Prioritize work orders, evaluate and estimate time, request and track tools, equipment, and supplies for completing assigned projects/tasks.
• Complete required work order information, document damages/repairs, add notes/photos to reports, and correct discrepancies as needed.
• Exchange information, ask questions check for understanding in English or Spanish.
• Confer with the manager, maintenance staff, and property managers to identify issues and discuss follow up items related to property maintenance and turn around schedules.
• Operate and maintain a variety of hand tools, power tools, and equipment.
• Perform seasonal, weekly maintenance and cleaning duties, pest control, clean up grounds, make landscape irrigation repairs, test, and ensure proper pool chemistry.
• Test the fire pump systems, post notices related to various topics and tasks as needed.
• Educate residents on pest control and preventative steps.
• Perform duties as on-call tech.

Education and/or Experience

 High school diploma or equivalent, with experience working in maintenance, building, or landscaping trades. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

This position requires possession of a valid driver’s license and the ability to be insurable under HC’s automobile insurance plan at the standard rate.

Physical and Mental Standards

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

To perform this job successfully, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, talk, hear, see and demonstrate manual dexterity. Daily movements include pushing, pulling, kneeling, climbing, bending, twisting, and stretching to reach low or high. The employee must routinely transport up to 50 pounds. The employee must be able to exchange information in person, in writing, and via telephone.

Residency Requirements

Our work at Housing Catalyst is all about community. Therefore, we consider it critical that our team members are part of the community we serve. For that reason, we require that the incumbent be a resident of Larimer or Weld County. In cases where candidates are not currently residing in this area, we accommodate up to a six month timeframe for relocation. Limited exceptions may be made under extenuating circumstances.

Equal Opportunities

Housing Catalyst is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a drug-free workplace. To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to every applicant and employee, Housing Catalyst bases employment decisions on merit, qualifications, experience, and abilities.

Housing Catalyst is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

Salary : $23 - $25