Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION – Maintenance
Duties, responsibilities, procedures and agreements include but are not limited to the following:
1. Faithfully and diligently perform duties directed by Property Manager.
2. Treat all residents and prospective rental applicants with courtesy at all times.
3. Be conscious of the safety and well being of residents and visitors to the building at all
times.
4. Communicate on regular basis with Property Manager regarding condition of the
building, routine occurrences at the building and emergency problems should they arise.
5. If provided by management, janitor will carry with him at all times a communication
device and maintain it in properly working condition at all times.
6. Janitor acknowledges that he is ultimately on call for emergency services 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
7. Working hours for the janitor will generally be 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays, with Saturday half days. This may vary depending on the property. (Especially large developments with night janitors). If the Janitor works this schedule he will receive one hour lunch.
8. Janitor warrants that he is able and equipped to handle minor repairs including but not limited to: faucet leaks, j-bend plumbing leaks, running toilets, toilet leaks, taking up and resetting toilets, rodding out minor drain lines, unclogging toilets, leaking radiators, radiator vents, broken windows, re-keying locks, installing new door locks, installing new and repairing door checks, hanging doors or resetting doors, doing minor carpentry repairs, installing new door jamb facings and stops, routine patch plastering of walls, installing linoleum flooring or tile, hanging a light fixture, installing new outlets and switches, repairing intercoms and door buzzers, etc.
9. Janitor is responsible for clean out of recently vacated apartments and final preparation
including cleaning and minor repairs.
10. Janitor to keep at all times a notebook and writing implement with him. He should keep
notes of work orders, calls, etc.
11. Janitor is to keep with him at all times, phone numbers of the manager and the main
office for immediate and easy usage.
12. Janitor is to be energy efficient and cost conscious at all times when operating the
building and requesting building supplies.
13. Janitor should, on a daily basis, walk the entire property every morning. He should pick up debris, cans, bottles, large litter, etc. He should be looking for unusual problems such as unsecured doors, locks, broken windows, light bulbs out (