Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Description : SUMMARY / OBJECTIVE

The Property Maintenance Technician will perform grounds cleanup / maintenance, preventative maintenance, repairs, apartment turnovers, and janitorial tasks. Technical expertise in one or more building trades highly desired. As a part of the on-site team, the Maintenance Technician will demonstrate a high standard of cleanliness, customer service, and will maintain a hazard-free environment. This position reports directly to the Property Manager.

Requirements : ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Completes work orders in a timely and accurate manner.
• Cleans up after work is complete.
• Performs repairs on the property, including painting, carpentry or wall repair, and minor plumbing, electrical, air conditioning, heating, etc.
• Secures, cleans, repairs, and applies bed bug treatment to all units during turnover process as directed by the Property Manager.
• Maintains exterior common areas and grounds, including lawns and flowerbeds, shrubbery, parking areas, and trash pickup.
• Provides on-call maintenance service as directed by the Property Manager. Responds to emergencies as instructed and completes incident / accident reports related to emergency or incident.
• Sets up conference room and community space as needed (If applicable).
• Completes and accurately documents preventative maintenance activities through the Recurring Work Order process.
• Advises the Property Manager on the overall condition of the property, including potential hazards.
• Responsible for overall physical condition of property.
• Follow through with 504 Self Evaluation repairs and maintenance, as directed by the Property Manager.
• Complete Purchase Orders and submit for approval.
• Utilizes Yardi maintenance / work order system to record all maintenance work, including closing out work orders.
• Performs triannual unit inspections with Property Manager.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Complete assigned training in a timely manner.

COMPETENCIES

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

WORK ENVIRONMENT

TRAVEL REQUIRED

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

ADA REQUIREMENTS

Physical : Frequently required to push / pull objects weighing more than 100 lbs. and lift / carry objects weighing more than 50 lbs. but less than 100 lbs. Frequently required to perform simple manipulative tasks such as using hand tools and operating maintenance machinery. Must be able to walk, stand, squat, drive, and remain in uncomfortable positions for periods of time necessary to accomplish maintenance repairs.

Sensory : Frequently required to read fine print on plans, regulatory documents, maintenance coding, and instructions. Must be able to distinguish normal sounds with some background noise to answer pages, phones, etc. Must be able to speak clearly and hear and understand others using the English language.

Cognitive : Frequently required to concentrate on moderate detail with moderate interruption. Must be able to attend to a task / function for more than 60 minutes at a time. Must be able to understand and relate to specific ideas several at a time and remember multiple tasks / assignments given to self and others over a period of several days.

Environmental Conditions : Frequent exposure to seasonal conditions in outside weather. Occasional exposure to grease, oil, chemicals, toxins or poisonous materials, dust, loud noises, high humidity, and electrical or mechanical hazards.

Equipment : Frequently required to operate power tools, hand tools, lawnmower, and other garden tools, snowblower, cleaning equipment, circuit tester, paint sprayer; etc. This list is not exhaustive.

VALUES-BASED BEHAVIORS

CULTURE & VALUES

At Northwest Real Estate Capital Corp. our values and behaviors live vibrantly guiding how we work, the decisions we make, and the results we achieve. Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (RITA) help us to create trusting relationships with our employees. We value them and their personal goals and aspirations just as much as their work. We hire the most uniquely qualified, dedicated, and energetic employees and we hope you are one of them!

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / EEO STATEMENT

Northwest’s objective is to recruit, hire, train and promote into all job levels the most qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.