Lead Maintenance Technician - Phoenix on the Fax

About the role

Join us at Sherman, where you can make a meaningful impact supporting our real estate development and management operations in hotels, residential, and retail. We're looking for a Facilities Maintenance Specialist who is passionate about helping others and knowledgeable with facilities repair and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Completes general maintenance and upkeep responsibilities including minor plumbing, electrical, HVAC, light carpentry, painting, and landscaping.
• Responds to open work orders and resolves resident/tenant requests within 24 hours.
• Prepares and turns vacated apartment units within a 24-hour period (5 days if not immediate).
• Assists in scheduling and completing preventive maintenance for buildings and building equipment.
• Hands-on work of all building repairs, preventative maintenance, and general upkeep of the facility with special attention to more involved operations or projects.
• Uses a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Walks property at regular intervals (daily) to ensure resident/tenant property rules are being followed and that the property is clean and orderly and in good maintenance condition.
• Works on the last day and first day of each month until responsibilities completed; some overtime may be required.
• Assists in maintaining sufficient maintenance supply stock.
• Assists in contracting all outside vendors and taking bids for special projects or extensive maintenance.
• Obtains approvals for expenditures and maintains budgets.
• Maintains exterior grounds and interior common areas in quality, presentable condition.
• Picks up trash and keeps common areas neat.
• Sweeps walks and curbs.
• Waters lawn, trees, shrubs, and flowerbeds.
• Shovels walks, sand or salt icy areas.
• Performs year-round grounds maintenance, including snow and ice removal.
• Maintains customer service and excellent relations with residents, tenants, vendors and other external or internal organizations.
• Keeps management informed at all times in the areas of: property conditions, resident/tenant complaints, and suggestions for improvement of property performance.
• Regularly coordinates unit inspections in partnership with management.
• Reviews turnover schedule regularly with management team.
• Reports resident/tenant lease and policy violations to management.
• Produces required volume of work by planning, organizing, and prioritizing work duties.
• Works designated schedule and adheres to Sherman Associates attendance policy.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment and follows all safety and emergency procedures.
• Attends all required meetings and training sessions, including travel to corporate headquarters as needed.
• Exhibits strong leadership qualities; including, but not limited to mentoring/training of other maintenance staff, assisting property management in prioritizing and delegating work orders, and coordination of vendor work.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED and completion of a craft apprenticeship, or an equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience.
• 5-7 years of experience in maintenance or related carpentry/construction. Ideally in residential or commercial real estate.
• Special boilers license or willingness to obtain one, if applicable.
• Must provide own hand tools.
• Willingness and ability to run errands to hardware store for maintenance supplies, cleaning supplies, or other items.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills; Ability to communicate effectively with community tenants, vendors / external parties, and across corporate divisions.
• A passion for the mission, vision, and values of Sherman Associates.

Qualifications

• Current and valid driver's license is required.
• Must pass a Motor Vehicle Record check (MVR) and have a safe driving record.
• Successful completion of pre-employment strength test or 'CRT examination' is required.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance plans.
• Employer-paid short term disability.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Additional supplemental insurance policies including: Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness; Hospital Indemnity; Long-Term Disability; Pet insurance.
• Employer-paid employee assistance program.
• Fully vested 401k company match program.
• 9 Paid holidays and competitive PTO program.
• Sherman Associates' Starbucks and Hotel discounts.

Pay

$26-28/hour + commission/bonus eligibility. Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position; including experience, skills, and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job.

Schedule & Hours

This role will work at our Phoenix on the Fax (50 units) apartments in Denver, Colorado! Schedule & Hours: Monday - Friday; 8 AM - 5 PM! Some evening and weekend on-call rotations are required. Ask about our new on-call incentive program!

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees which may include:

Equal Opportunity Employer

We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans to apply. This job advertisement is intended to provide information essential to understanding the scope of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of skills, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. Only applicants who complete our online application process will be considered for employment. Applicants that need reasonable accommodations to complete the application process may contact careers@sherman-associates.com. Keyword: Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance technician, service technician, installer, service, HVAC, Facilities, Building, Operations, carpenter, construction, engineer, real estate, janitor, custodian.