Residential Maintenance Technician in Anchorage

Job Summary

Aurora Military Housing, a leader in the real estate development, construction and property management industry, is committed to providing America’s military families with the quality homes and neighborhoods they deserve. Those employees occupying this classification are responsible for overseeing and performing a variety of general maintenance and repair tasks across property assets. They must possess practical skill and knowledge in trades such as carpentry, plumbing, welding, painting, masonry, and electrical work.

The Maintenance Technician performs necessary maintenance repairs and preventative maintenance throughout Aurora Military Housing. The role requires independent work, adaptation of tools and materials to assigned projects, and discretion in determining proper work methods or preventative maintenance needs. The Technician responds to maintenance and repair needs as required by department procedures and is a member of a bargaining unit.

• Complete tasks using the standard methods, materials, tools, and equipment of facilities maintenance and carpentry trades.
• Apply methods, materials, tools, and equipment of related facility maintenance disciplines such as HVAC, controls, mechanical, and electrical.
• Adhere to occupational hazards and safety precautions necessary in facilities maintenance and carpentry work.
• Participate in an on‑call emergency schedule for evening, weekend, and holiday coverage.
• Install new equipment, appliances, fixtures, and parts; modify existing systems; perform remodeling.
• Repair appliances, heating systems, fixtures, switches, and outlets, and perform preventative maintenance on HVAC, boilers, water heaters, and air circulation systems.
• Carpentry work in renovation, alteration, and maintenance of buildings, floors, roofs, partitions, doors, windows, wooden fixtures, sheetrock, tiling, and other housing components and playground equipment.
• Perform installation and plumbing work such as cleaning stoppages and replacing fittings on boilers, furnaces, water heaters, and pumps.
• Greet and interact professionally with tenants, answering calls in a positive manner.
• Perform lockout response as needed, verifying tenant/roommate lists and responding promptly.
• Inspect units to determine damages and specific maintenance needs.
• Assist in custodial work, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, emptying trash, cleaning windows, in common areas, residential units, and other work areas.
• Assist in grounds work when necessary, including grounds policing and common area trash pick‑up.
• Occasionally distribute communications when requested.
• Report units presenting health, fire, or safety concerns.
• Perform scheduled maintenance on all equipment, following manufacturer recommendations and operating manuals.
• Maintain safe, organized, clean work areas and work vehicles.
• Participate in work‑safety programs.
• Cover work hours that may exceed normal schedule.
• Work as a team player and assist with duties in areas outside repair, maintenance, change of occupancy maintenance, janitorial, custodial, and grounds work as requested.
• Meet work order completion deadlines.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the direct supervisor and/or management.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Alaska Driver’s License.
• Ability to be insured by the company’s auto insurance.
• Prior maintenance experience or related field experience required.
• Desired greater experience and skills in one or more of the following trades: building construction, carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, welding, and auto mechanic.
• Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work independently and willingness to learn.

Motor vehicles, hand tools, telephones, and photocopiers; man lifts, backhoe, forklift, power tools, ladders, pumps, welder, electronic test equipment, gas‑powered tools, power‑actuated hammer, table saws, and other trade tools.

• Must sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, kneel, bend, crouch, stoop, crawl, and handle tools and equipment.
• Must climb stairs and ladders that may…