Maintenance Technician

About the role

Point Real Estate Management is seeking a full time Maintenance Technician to join our team at our apartment community in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The ideal candidate would have some basic knowledge of electricity, plumbing, carpentry, drywall repair, painting, and HVAC. The Maintenance Technician will work alongside other maintenance team members to perform overall maintenance of the physical property, under the direction of the Property Manager.

Responsibilities

• Complete service requests made by residents within 24 hours
• Assist in the distribution of flyers and other material
• Replace filters and clean air conditioning vents as needed
• Replace breezeway light bulbs as needed
• Perform HVAC repairs as needed
• Perform light electrical repairs on items such as appliances, fixtures, switches, outlets, circuits, etc.
• Perform light plumbing work, such as clearing stoppages, replacing fittings, etc.
• Replace broken glass, tile, carpet, screens, garbage disposals, fixtures, appliances, blinds, locks
• Paint interior and exterior when necessary
• Perform carpentry work, such as fitting doors, freeing windows, replacing and building shelves, sanding and refinishing floors
• Assist in custodial work, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, emptying trash, cleaning windows, etc. in common areas
• Assist in grounds work when necessary, including picking up litter and "trashing out" vacancies
• Maintain pool chemical levels and cleanliness
• Repair concrete, masonry, roof, fencing when required
• Be responsible for refurbishing of apartments prior to resident occupancy (Make Readies)
• Have knowledge regarding water and gas meter cutoffs, all apartment and fixture cutoffs, and sewer cleanouts, and post map of same
• Make keys, change locks and assist in maintaining key control
• Handle "on call" duties whenever needed
• Participate in standby emergency schedule for evening, weekend, and holiday coverage
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of full-time experience in apartment maintenance or a trade that requires basic knowledge of electricity, plumbing, carpentry, painting and HVAC
• EPA certification (refrigerant transition and recovery)
• Own basic set of hand tools
• Valid driver's license with reliable transportation
• Available to participate in a rotating on-call schedule
• Ability to perform work responsibilities at other locations in the area, as needed

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• Technical certification preferred

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance within 30 days of hire
• 401(k) with match after one month of service
• Paid vacation and holidays
• One floating holiday
• Paid birthday off
• Paid parental leave
• Employer-paid life and short and long term disability insurance
• Rent discounts