Maintenance Technician - Berrien Homes

Salary: 19.00 / Hour  

Weekly Pay  

EXPECTATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES  

Supports the organization's mission and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect personalization, commitment to our community, and accountability and ownership.  

POSITION SUMMARY:  

Responsible and accountable for providing maintenance at the properties, providing customer service and presenting the company in a professional manner at all times.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

·           Monitor maintenance expenses and ensure that they are below budget.  

·           Perform an inspection of community grounds each morning.  

·           Perform turn (painting, cleaning, maintenance of all vacant units.  

·           Complete all maintenance request in a timely manner.  

·           Prepare all vacant units for occupancy.  

·           Complete preventative maintenance activities.  

·           Maintain landscaping, bushes, trees and lawn.  

·           Perform snow removal of community sidewalks.  

·           Maintain log of weather and snow removal efforts.  

·           Maintain records of maintenance performed in all units and at the site.  

·           Maintain all KPG’s tools, equipment and replacement parts in working condition.  

·           Provide and maintain own set of personal tools.  

·           Sweep, clean and maintain all common areas of the community.  

·           Supervise contractors working at the site.  

·           Provide emergency resident support after office hours.  

·           Maintain resident and specific apartment preventative maintenance records.  

·           Provide service and maintenance for all common amenities.  

·           Conduct quarterly unit inspections.  

·           Other duties as assigned.  

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS  

·           High school diploma or general education degree (GED)  

·           1 year of experience  

·           HVAC/EPA certification preferred  

·           Language Skills – Ability to read, write, speak and interpret basic instructions, simple correspondence and present information one-on-one or in small groups.  

·           Math Skills – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide by 10s and 100s.  

·           Reasoning Skills – Ability to carry out detailed, but uninvolved written or oral instructions with common sense understanding. Ability to deal with problems that involve few variables in standardized situations.  

·           Computer Skills – Beginner skills with MS Outlook and MS Word.  

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:  

·           Annually attend fair housing class.  

·           Ongoing professional development.  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  

·           Rarely must sit, climb, balance or lift up to 75 pounds.  

·           Regularly must stand, walk, use hands to finger/handle/feel, reach with hands/arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, talk and hear.  

·           Close and distance vision is required. The ability to adjust focus is also required.   

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  

·           Normally works in an environment with moderate or loud noise.  

·           Rarely must work in wet or humid conditions, near moving mechanical parts, high/precarious places, around fumes/airborne particles/toxic or caustic chemicals and near risk of electrical shock.  

·           Occasionally must work in outdoor weather conditions.