Maintenance Technician

Brief Description

SYNC at West Dallas is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to join our service team! Candidates must have at least 3 years experience in apartment maintenance with strong HVAC, appliance, plumbing, and electrical troubleshooting and repair skills, ability to clearly communicate repair options and schedules to residents to set appropriate expectations, and take pride in completing repairs correctly the first time. This role is also responsible for completing make readies to include interior paint touch ups, carpet cleaning, and other items as outlined on the make ready checklist.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining the cleaned and repaired condition of the property interiors, exteriors, and site using company supplied materials and equipment and following manufacturer’s directions for the same.
• Provides support and rotates emergency calls with the Maintenance Lead.
• Makes sure filters are replaced in a timely manner.
• Completes preventative maintenance as necessary.
• Troubleshoots, diagnoses, and corrects minor air conditioning failures (i.e., low freon, bad compressor, fan motors).
• Troubleshoots, diagnoses, and corrects minor heating failures (i.e., replace heat strips, exchangers, thermo couplings, boilers, tube bundles, etc).
• Troubleshoots, diagnoses, and corrects minor appliance failures (i.e., change out or repair dishwasher motors, garbage disposals, ice makers, stove elements, thermo couplings, etc).
• Repairs minor electrical problems (i.e., change out switches, receptacles, fixtures, etc).
• May work with high voltage 110-220 volt.
• Repairs minor plumbing problems (i.e., change out bibs, seats, pop-up assemblies, operate sewer machines, sweat copper lines, maintains boiler logs, etc).
• Provides minor carpentry, glass and sheet rock repairs (i.e., remove/replace doorframes, patch holes in sheet rock, apply texture, repair sub floors, repair cabinets, etc).
• Assists in monitoring inventory of maintenance and cleaning supplies, facilitating accurate replacement orders.
• Performs necessary repairs and preventative maintenance on rental units as they become vacant, maintains adequate supply of rental units ready for occupancy and sales presentations, may assist as required and assigned in painting of interior units, office, clubhouse, laundry rooms, common areas, and occupied units.
• Repairs/patches carpet and re-stretches, installs vinyl, or sheet goods.
• Re-keys locks and cuts keys.
• Continuously inspects the property for safety hazards that pose a liability or potential liability and corrects same immediately, advising of necessary action.
• Shares on-call duty with Maintenance Supervisor and is available at all times via pager, unless previous arrangements have been made.
• Performs reasonable duties under supervisor’s direction in completing resident work orders and requests for service.
• Incorporates both safety and customer service in the performance of all job duties.
• Maintains consistent and punctual attendance record.
• Performs other reasonable duties as assigned.

Marginal Duties

• Completes daily pool care, assures pool is in proper chemical balance following manufacturer’s directions for use of the same, and area is free of safety violations (i.e., safety equipment, gate functions, etc).
• Possesses pool operator’s certificate.
• Performs minor roof repairs (composition and built-up roofs).
• Must be able to climb to and walk on all roof areas of the property.
• Performs supplemental landscape maintenance and irrigation system repair so that landscape areas are tidy, trimmed and adequately watered.
• Replaces sprinkler heads, digs up and repairs broken lines, adjusts time clocks, etc.
• Performs supplemental exterminations as needed and allowed by law in vacant units, ant beds, etc.
• Travels to suppliers to pick up parcels and supplies as directed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• $1000 Maintenance Retention Bonus
• 30% Employee rent discount
• Monthly Renewal Bonus