Maintenance Technician I

Are you a maintenance technician looking for flexible, on-demand work without the hassle of invoicing, scheduling, or business development? On Call Experts connects skilled maintenance professionals with work orders—giving you total control over your schedule.

Why Join OnCall Experts?

• Work When You Want – Accept or decline jobs based on your availability.
• No Admin Hassle – We handle invoicing, customer coordination, and scheduling.
• Diverse Job Opportunities – Work on a variety of tasks in occupied and vacant units.

Ideal For:

• Independent contractors who prefer a flexible, project-based workload.
• Skilled maintenance pros looking to supplement their income.
• Technicians who want to focus on their trade—without dealing with business logistics.

Requirements:

• Proven maintenance experience (general repairs, plumbing, electrical, etc.).
• Reliable transportation and tools.
• Ability to work independently and maintain quality standards.

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Job Description:

Under general supervision, the Maintenance Technician I will perform a variety of semi-skilled maintenance duties involving the inspection, diagnosis, troubleshooting and repair within all client residential communities, while also becoming familiar with the large diversity of systems and practices within the department.

Duties for this role include such tasks as work orders, general maintenance, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, appliance installation/repair, custodial functions, complete unit turnovers, etc. while always ensuring all safety and operational standards.

As experience is gained, the assigned tasks will become more diversified and performed under less general supervision.

• This job requires travel to various locations around the metro area. Candidates must have reliable transportation and tools.
• We welcome vets and retirees!

Essential Job Functions

Employee must be able to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Employee will perform job according to applied laws. The primary job functions listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job and do not represent an exhaustive list of job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions.

• Performs a variety of semi-skilled duties involving the inspection, diagnosis, troubleshooting, maintenance, installation, testing, monitoring, repair and servicing of equipment, components, building facilities and any other items associated with housing facilities.
• Identify and implement effective courses of action to complete a diversity of daily assigned work tasks.
• Ensures timely and accurate completion of work orders, active and preventative maintenance tasks, maintaining detailed record/log of all actions.
• Coordinates work assignments with other teammates or departments, as needed.
• Communicates with team, property manager, tenants and/or all other invested parties on the status of the work in progress and/or completed.
• Operates necessary manual and electric tools and equipment, chemicals and supplies.
• Maintains the work sites’ storage area/shop area in a neat and organized fashion.
• Ensuring the consistent application of OSHA safety standards (ie- hazardous materials, PPE, confined space entry, fire & emergency planning, lockout/tagout, etc.)
• Strict adherence to confidentiality policies according to resident's rights regulations and courtesy.
• Observes all sections of the contracted property maintenance plan.
• Responds to any and all emergency situations as necessary.
• Reports unusual and/or extraordinary circumstances regarding a property and/or residents to the Field Operations Manager, who represents OnCall Experts to the property manager.
• Maintains a work environment that is marked by respect for others, that reflects the values of cultural competency, builds workforce diversity, and that fosters cooperation and teamwork.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent education preferred.
• Prior customer service experience working with homeless or low-income population preferred.
• Previous hands-on maintenance experience highly preferred, especially in an apartment or multi-family setting.
• Certifications in professional skilled areas of property maintenance preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Sound critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Consistently superb customer service skills; excellent interpersonal/assertive communications skills demonstrating a high degree of emotional intelligence.
• Knowledge of homeless issues and demonstrated sensitivity to and a desire to work with underserved populations.
• Must have a valid Colorado Driver’s License.
• Knowledge of basic principles, methods, techniques, tools, equipment and machinery commonly used in the field.
• Skills in diagnosis and repair of a variety of industrial/mechanical equipment, systems and machinery.
• Familiarity with the use of hand tools, measuring tools and other precision and diagnostic instruments.
• A working understanding of ordinances and regulations and safety practices pertaining to the trade.
• Basic knowledge, skill and ability to comply with OSHA safety standards (ie- hazardous materials, PPE, confined space entry, fire & emergency planning, lockout/tagout, etc.)
• Able to follow and apply written and oral work instructions, exercising independent judgment within established guidelines.
• Ability to compute basic shop mathematics, read and interpret plans, lists, specifications, manuals and/or blueprints.
• Basic understanding of facility shop procedures and practices.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Understanding of basic electrical safety and basic first aid.
• Basic computer skills for completing and/or recording work order information and other standard business communications.
• Ability to assist at a variety of property locations, as needed.
• Ability to work on-call nights, weekends and holidays, as needed.

Physical Requirements
Percentage of work time spent on activity:0% - 24%% to 49P% to 74u% to 100%

• SEEING: Must be able to read computer screens and printed documents. 75% to 100%
• HEARING: Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with employees and others. 75% to 100%
• STANDING/WALKING 75% to 100%
• CLIMBING/STOOPING/KNEELING 75% to 100%
• LIFTING/PULLING/PUSHING 75% to 100%
• FINGERING/GRASPING/FEELING: Must be able to write, type and use telephones. 75% to 100%
• DRIVING: Must have valid driver’s license and clean driving record. 25%-49%

Working Conditions Works in climate-controlled environments, as well as outdoors settings of all weather conditions, with frequent interpersonal interactions.

Pre-placement Training Required/Provided by OnCall Experts

• Fair Housing law
• Harassment
• Anti-discrimination and ethics
• trauma-informed customer service
• Conflict resolution and de-escalation

Field Education

• Specialized training and certification coordinated case-by-case.

Benefits of Working for OnCall Experts

• Flexible scheduling - accept jobs that work for your life, family, and commitments, including other employment
• Transparency & collaboration among roles
• Building a business from the ground up
• Decentralized self-management, trust and respect
• Quarterly profit-sharing - receive a portion of company profits based on the number of hours you worked during the previous quarter.
• For each billable hour you work, receive $1 towards paid training for credentials you take forward
For each billable hour you work, receive $1 credit toward franchising your own OnCall enterprise anywhere in the United States. As a representative of OnCall, operate as if it were your own business
• - as really it may be one day! The business we are building and the reputation we create today will reflect on the business you own in future.
• Giving back to the community - enjoy the satisfaction of using your skills to provide housing for the elderly and the most vulnerable people in our society. A percentage of company profits will also be donated to nonprofits in our community.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature of work performed. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for employees performing this job. Furthermore, this job description does not establish a contract of employment. OnCall Experts may change job descriptions at any time, with or without notice, as service needs require.
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