Maintenance Make Ready/Porter

Job Summary

The Maintenance Make Ready, Porter, Groundskeeper reports to the Property Manager and Maintenance Supervisor. The role involves preparing vacant apartments for market-readiness and maintaining the property's grounds, models, and vacant units.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Receives make-ready assignments; gathers all necessary tools, equipment, and supplies needed to make an apartment unit available to rent.
• Trases out the unit for make ready; confirms with Property Manager or Maintenance Supervisor items left to be thrown out belonging to previous residents, not belonging in the apartment unit.
• Evaluates carpet and vinyl; shampoos carpet/vinyl and discusses with supervisor(s) replacing carpet/vinyl flooring if needed.
• Checks air conditioning unit, heating unit, water heater, and all appliances; makes minor repairs if needed; contacts Maintenance Supervisor for more extensive repairs or replacements.
• Paint interior apartments, occasionally perform light exterior painting. Polishes and varnishes cabinets and other woodwork as needed.
• Repairs holes in walls, perform painting duties, checks to caulk, and applies where needed. Repairs or replaces baseboards or trim as needed.
• Checks all doors and windows and re-keys all locks.
• Sweeps, office front porch, parking areas, around dumpster areas, halls, and breezeways, around pool areas, and rearranges furniture.
• Responds to service calls, on-call, fire watch, or other after-hour efforts as required.
• Performs pool maintenance and landscape duties as needed, including pressure washing and cleaning.
• Distributes door-to-door newsletters and resident notices. Offers suggestions for preventative maintenance and more efficient operations.
• Reports physical problems observed to the next level supervisor.

Skills/Abilities

• Prior make-ready work at a residential property.
• Familiar with federal, state, and jurisdictional laws and regulations concerning multi-family housing and Fair Housing.
• Ability to understand basic instructions and skills in using basic hand tools.
• Ability to perform basic electrical, plumbing, painting, carpentry, and landscaping.
• Knowledge of safety procedures.
• Ability to assess repairs and replacement parts in a vacant apartment to make it available for leasing/rent.
• Ability to perform physical labor, regularly lifts, carriers, or moves objects of weight 25+ pounds.

Education And Experience

• High school diploma/GED preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• At least one year of experience of doing similar duties is preferred.