Maintenance Technician

Founded in 1923, The Yarco Companies is a full-service, multi-family real estate firm delivering specialized Property Management Services, focusing primarily on Affordable Housing. For more information, visit www.yarco.com.

About the role

This safety-sensitive position assists and works with the Maintenance Supervisor and Community Manager to perform necessary repairs and preventive maintenance throughout the property. Each community location has designated office hours where this position must attend to ensure effective community operations.

Responsibilities

• Keep the property in a neat, clean, and well-maintained condition through daily exterior and interior inspections.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and correct minor failures to air conditioning and heating units.
• Repair minor electrical and plumbing problems.
• Bring units up to market-ready condition according to company standards, including some painting.
• Maintain laundry rooms to company guidelines.
• Complete daily chemical inspections, maintenance, and cleaning for pools to meet city codes and company standards.
• Ensure the property meets and exceeds resident satisfaction standards and be available for on-call emergencies (e.g., snow removal).
• Perform other duties as needed.

Essential Mental Alertness Requirements

• Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Perform tasks involving high levels of cognitive function and judgment.
• Not be mentally or physically impaired from any cause affecting ability to safely and competently perform duties.
• Take prompt and appropriate responses to operating conditions.
• Work in an unfatigued state.
• Accurately gauge lengths of time and distance.
• Accurately store and recall instructions in short-term memory.
• Concentrate.
• Cope with sudden changes in surroundings and/or emergency situations and/or alarms.
• Show a caring, committed, and concerned attitude towards safety.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED required. Pool certification preferred; HVAC certification and boiler certification if applicable.
• Experience: One year maintenance experience in residential properties.
• Physical & Cognitive: Frequent standing and walking, occasional sitting. Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 110 pounds. Occasional squatting, reaching, stooping, climbing stairs/ladders, and balancing.
• If the position involves or may involve driving for company business:
• Driver must have a valid driver’s license and acceptable motor vehicle record with company insurance carrier.
• Driver must have reliable means of transportation.
• Driver must be insurable at standard rates for driving.
• Driver must provide proof of personal auto liability insurance when using vehicles for company business.

To be considered for this position, candidates must successfully complete a background investigation, drug screen, and a physical demand analysis; when applicable.