Service Technician (1978 - Charlotte, 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.
• Adhere to policies outlined in Employee handbook.
• Maintain a professional appearance in uniform and display a good attitude at all times.
• Be immediately available in the event of snow.
• Follow the Maintenance General Operating Policies.

Qualifications

• AC certification preferred
• CPO certification preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of SDS and OSHA
• 608 Refrigerant Certification preferred, but not required
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One to three months related experience and/or training
• Current driver's license, CFC Certificate (Where Needed)
• Current HVAC, Plumbing, Carpentry, Electrical skills

Working Conditions

• Position may require night/weekend work.
• Required to be on call.
• Duties performed both inside and outside, even in extreme temperatures of below 32 degrees and above 100 degrees.

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

• Knowledge of OSHA regulations, MSDS standards
• Physical Demands: Regularly stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear. Frequently sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities include peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment

• Regular exposure 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.