Service Technician (1668 - Durham, North Carolina)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform repairs to make-ready units in a timely manner.
• Is responsible for 24 hour on-call, as scheduled by the Service Manager, respond to on-call paging.
• Aid the Service Manager or Housekeeper with their work if necessary.
• Aid the Grounds personnel with trashing out units if necessary.
• Aid the Service Manager with inventory control and utilization of maintenance materials and supplies.
• Inspect property for improvements and repairs and review with the Service Manager.
• Perform work order requests.
• Aid the Service Manager with maintenance requests.
• Ensure that the grounds are free of litter at all times.
• Operate and perform scheduled maintenance properly on all equipment.
• Know the location of gas and water meter emergency cut-offs, all apartment and fixture cut-offs, and sewer clean-outs.
• Paint interior and exterior when required.
• Aid the Property Manager or other staff members when requested.
• Perform work orders with “same day completion” in mind.
• Review work orders with Service Manager on a daily basis.

Qualifications

• HVAC skills - CFC certification
• CPO certification preferred
• Plumbing, electrical, carpentry skills
• Knowledge of SDS and OSHA
• 608 Refrigerant Certification preferred, but not requires
• Will train if necessary

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One to three months related experience and/or training
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Skills and Abilities

• HVAC, Plumbing, Carpentry, Electrical skills
• Pools certification (if required)

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to taste or smell.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Frequent exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock.
• Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold; extreme heat and vibration.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits to include Health, Dental, Life, 401K, Employees Assistance Program, Long Term Disability, Vacation and Sick Leave.