Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor

Fernwood Communities | Lake Meadows Apartments
Chicago, Illinois
Annual Salary: $75,000

Fernwood Communities is seeking an experienced and hands-on Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance operations at Lake Meadows Apartments. This position is responsible for maintaining the community’s buildings, apartments, grounds, and mechanical systems while delivering a safe, functional, and positive living experience for residents.

The Maintenance Supervisor will lead the onsite maintenance team, coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance, oversee apartment turns, manage vendors, and ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company standards. The ideal candidate is a skilled maintenance professional who can balance team leadership, resident service, administrative responsibilities, and hands-on technical work in a fast-paced multifamily environment.

• Oversee daily maintenance operations for the Lake Meadows community.
• Assign, prioritize, and monitor service requests, preventive maintenance, inspections, and apartment-turn activities.
• Ensure resident work orders are completed accurately, professionally, and within established response-time expectations.
• Inspect completed work to confirm quality and compliance with Fernwood standards.
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting and repairs when additional technical support is needed.
• Maintain community buildings, common areas, grounds, equipment, and building systems in clean, safe, and operational condition.
• Respond appropriately to maintenance emergencies and participate in the community’s on-call rotation.

• Supervise, coach, train, and support maintenance technicians, grounds personnel, and other assigned team members.
• Establish daily work priorities and provide clear direction regarding assignments and performance expectations.
• Monitor employee productivity, attendance, workmanship, safety practices, and resident-service standards.
• Partner with management and Recruiting and Development to support hiring, onboarding, technical training, and employee development.
• Address performance concerns promptly and consistently in partnership with Human Resources and community leadership.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, professionalism, and a solutions-focused work environment.

• Coordinate apartment inspections, make-ready assignments, repairs, vendor services, and quality-control reviews.
• Ensure vacant apartments are completed according to established timelines and move-in standards.
• Partner with Leasing and Resident Services to prioritize upcoming move-ins and communicate unit-readiness concerns.
• Identify recurring damage or maintenance issues and recommend operational improvements.
• Assist with documenting resident damages and identifying appropriate chargebacks when applicable.

• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance schedules for building systems, equipment, apartments, and common areas.
• Conduct regular property, building, mechanical-room, vacant-unit, and safety inspections.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, inspection documentation, equipment logs, and service histories.
• Identify deferred maintenance, safety risks, and capital needs and communicate recommendations to property leadership.
• Support required municipal, regulatory, insurance, and company inspections.

• Coordinate and oversee contractors and vendors performing work at the community.
• Confirm that vendors meet insurance, safety, quality, and performance requirements.
• Review completed vendor work and supporting documentation before approving invoices.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels for tools, equipment, parts, supplies, and frequently used materials.
• Monitor maintenance spending and support property leadership in controlling expenses and managing the maintenance budget.
• Protect company equipment and ensure tools, vehicles, shops, and storage areas are organized and properly maintained.

• Ensure maintenance activities comply with company policies, OSHA…