Maintenance Manager - Lift at Jordan Creek
The Garrett Companies · West Des Moines, IA · 2 mo ago
Management$35/hrFull-time
About the role
The Service Manager is responsible for ensuring top-notch resident experiences through proactive maintenance, team leadership, and hands-on problem solving. From overseeing service requests and preventative maintenance schedules to mentoring your team and maintaining curb appeal, you'll be at the heart of the community's success.
Responsibilities
- Ensure apartment homes that have been delivered by construction are move-in ready, and consistently inspect amenities to make sure they are always in proper working condition and clean.
- Resolve any customer and/or resident-related concerns or objections as they arise.
- In conjunction with the Community Manager, complete move-in/move-out inspections with residents.
- With Community Manager's input, initiate, prioritize, and assign individual maintenance team daily activities, including service requests, housekeeping, apartment turns, compliance, and ordering of supplies.
- Develop maintenance team members as a mentor.
- With guidance from the Community Manager, appropriately use performance counseling to correct and/or improve performance issues when necessary.
- Maintain relationships with vendors, residents, team members, and associates on a professional level at all times.
- Consistently and effectively communicate with the Community Manager and relevant teams regarding community performance.
- Keep in compliance with and abreast of all OSHA regulations.
- Work with and supervise outside contractors and vendors.
- Inspect apartment homes, buildings, and common areas regularly. Create service requests to assign repairs of observed maintenance or housekeeping needs.
- Develop and maintain preventative maintenance schedule for applicable equipment.
- Conduct quarterly community audits to include: all operating mechanical and non-mechanical parts; electrical, HVAC, plumbing, roofs, balconies, etc.
- Ensure compliance with State, Federal and local codes and oversee City and Fire Inspections.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- 3+ years experience as a Service Supervisor.
- HVAC and EPA certification strongly preferred.
- Must provide own tools.
- Valid driver's license required.
- Experience with Property Management software, Entrata preferred.
- Must be willing to be on call and take emergency calls after standard working hours.
- Must pass background check and drug screening.
Key attributes
- Positive attitude.
- Relentless problem solving skills.
- Will never claim the work of others as their own.
- We are trendsetters and standards breakers. Our intent is to consistently surprise our audiences by being excellent.
- Ability to anticipate. Understanding the difference between causation and correlation.
- We are all broom pushers. Every member of our team is willing to work and support all levels.
Physical demands
- Ability to climb up to four flights of stairs to access apartments.
- Ability to walk several acres to inspect community.
- Must be able to lift 50-75 lbs. to perform all aspects of the job on a daily basis. Possibly operating dangerous equipment. Physical work may include moving furniture and equipment, shoveling, raking, lifting, climbing, walking, etc.
- Must be able to adapt to inclement weather.
- Ability to sit or stand for long periods at a time.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Training and orientation
- Garrett Companies Onboarding Program in Indianapolis.
- Membership in professional organizations and continuing education is supported by The Garrett Companies.
- Department specific Entrata training provided.