Service Technician

The Service Technician employee is responsible for a variety of maintenance tasks: performing make-readies, plumbing, pool maintenance, carpentry, painting, grounds maintenance, expediting service requests and all associated maintenance tasks required to ensure the health, safety and comfort for residents. The Service Technician is responsible for creating and maintaining excellent public relations for the corporation and for the community.

Responsibilities:

• Expediting make-ready maintenance: Check appliance operations. Change light bulbs. Repair minor electrical problems. Change a/c filters. Change locks. Repair window locks. Make minor plumbing repairs. Perform other maintenance tasks as required by the condition of the unit. Carpet repair.
• Plumbing: Repair dripping faucets. Clean stopped sinks, tubs, toilets, sewer lines. Maintain a/c, boilers, heating units.
• Pool Maintenance: Backwash filters. Vacuum pool. Skim pool. Maintain required chemical levels.
• Carpentry: Repair Balconies, Doors, frames, flooring. Repair fences. Repair dumpster bins, public service bins. Repair tile. Replace broken glass. 
• Painting: Replace damaged drywall, tape and mud. Texture walls, ceilings. Paint. 
• Grounds maintenance: Collect litter from grounds on an ongoing basis. Assist groundskeeper as required. Clear snow and ice from all public thoroughfares. 
• Expedite service requests: Maintain excellent public relations for the corporation and for the complex.
• Associated tasks: Repair appliances. Re-key locks. Light electrical repairs. Maintain supplies inventory. Replace burned out lights in all public areas.
  Machines, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids Used: Power saws, hand saws, power drills, hand drills, drywall taking, knives, paint rollers, pads and brushes. Key making machine. Voltage Meter. Hammer. Wrenches.

Requirements:

• This position requires some "on call" responsibilities as reasonably necessary to lease and deal with maintenance emergencies.
• Achieve Fair Housing certification prior to interaction with prospects or residents.
• Must possess cell phone

• General education: High School diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Specialized Education/Training/Experience, Preferred: Prefer minimum two years’ experience in general apartment maintenance. Certification in one or more maintenance specialties: plumbing, refrigeration, etc. Preferred one or more maintenance specialty certifications. 
• Need HVAC and pool maintenance certifications.
• Knowledge of OSHA laws and regulations.
• Participate in training in order to comply with new or existing laws.
• Be able to work evenings and weekends.
• Must be able to work efficiently and effectively as a member of a professional maintenance team.
• Must be able to work efficiently and effectively on an independent basis.
• Must possess excellent human relation skills: tenant interaction is required.
• Mechanical aptitude and interest are specifically required.
• Must be willing and able to learn new maintenance technologies.
• Present self in a neat, clean and professional manner at all times throughout the workday and/or whenever present at the community.
• Comply with expectations as demonstrated in the Employee Handbook.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:  This job context is a multifamily housing complex, indoors and outdoors in all kinds of weather. This is a physically demanding job. The general maintenance employee must be able to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods of time, climb stairs, climb ladders, shovel snow and ice, move appliances and work with a variety of equipment.