Lead Maintenance Technician

About the role

Performs routine maintenance in individual apartments, common areas, and amenity areas. Prepares vacant units for new move-ins. Performs routine preventive maintenance. Assists in various cleaning functions, and assists in monitoring the grounds. Maintains and repairs physical structures of buildings and maintains grounds.

Responsibilities

• Daily: Performs service request as required; prepares vacant apartments for new move-ins (maintenance of unit, painting, cleaning and carpet cleaning); maintains property appearance.
• Weekly: In addition to daily duties, may perform other maintenance related duties as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.
• Monthly: Assists in ordering supplies for the property.
• Annually: Performs preventative maintenance duties as outlined in an annual Preventative Maintenance Program (e.g., replacement of air conditioning filters, cleaning air conditioning coils, flushing hot water heaters, etc.); performs other maintenance-related duties as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.
• Other Duties: Receives written work orders or verbal instructions from supervisor; cuts grass and trims weeds; digs flower beds and plants flowers; constructs decorative flower garden borders from wood; cleans internal areas of buildings (dusting, sweeping, mopping); washes windows; empties trash cans and consolidates trash for weekly pickup; paints interior and exterior walls and trim; repairs parking lot and sidewalks with asphalt, cold patching materials, and concrete; maintains and repairs buildings’ plumbing and electrical systems (replacing worn or defective parts such as switches and fuses); maintains and repairs wood parts of buildings; replaces worn or damaged parts such as hoses, wiring, and belts in machines and equipment (trucks, street sweeper, etc.); assists other departments with moving furniture and unloading and storing supplies; attendance/punctuality expectations.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

Must have good communication skills with the general public; must be able to operate tools such as a power drill, power saw, pressure washer, lawn mower, and other tools normally used in the duties of this job.

Qualifications

HVAC Certification preferred, but not required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary & high bonus potential
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Generous vacation and sick leave policy
• Extensive Paid Holidays
• Employee recognition and awards
• Free life insurance
• Short term disability
• Company-wide events
• A work family you can always rely on
• Employee Mentorship program
• Reimbursement program for industry schooling
• Employee housing discount
• Awarded Best Places to Work by multiple organizations
• Associate referral bonus
• Paid maternal and paternal leave
• Ongoing training
• Internal growth opportunities

Schedule

The employee is subject to schedule changes and/or overtime as required by the job and his/her supervisor. This may include working weekends, working after the course of normal business hours and at other times as required by the job. The employee is subject to these schedule changes on as little notice as 24 hours.