Maintenance Technician - Part-time

Maintenance Technician will be responsible, under the direction of the Resident Manager, for the overall maintenance of the apartment complex including all areas related to the day-to-day maintenance operations of the community.

Conduct all business in accordance with company policies and procedures, Fair Housing laws, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 8 and all other laws pertaining to multifamily housing.

• Minor Electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and painting.
• Repairing and addressing structures and/or fixtures such as showers, sinks, appliances, doors/cabinets, walls and building exteriors.
• Prepare units for new move-ins.
• Have a working knowledge of HVAC systems.
• Complete grounds work.
• Coordinate special projects as directed.
• Answer and respond to emergency calls in a timely manner to troubleshoot best course of action.

The Maintenance Technician must maintain a professional and courteous approach with residents, visitors, contractors, and fellow employees. The Maintenance Technician must have the necessary tools to effectively complete tasks outlined above. Additionally, the Maintenance Technician must have the ability to follow oral and written instructions and be able to maintain effective and cooperative working relationships.

• Regularly stand, climb, walk, hear/listen, talk.
• Frequently lift up to 50-100 pounds, pull/push, carry, grasp, reach.
• Occasionally sit, crawl, stoop, kneel.
• Clearly see 20+ feet, with or without corrective lenses, ability to focus.

• Adaptability: ability to adapt to changes, delays or unexpected events in the work environment; ability to manage competing demands and prioritize tasks; ability to change approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Analytical Ability: ability to maintain focus for extended periods of time; ability to complete research projects with resourcefulness and persistence; ability to synthesize complex or diverse information; ability to use intuition and experience to complement existing data.
• Attendance: ability to consistently arrive and be able to work as scheduled.
• Computer/Technical Ability: working knowledge of Word Processing software, Internet software.
• Dependability: ability to follow instructions, both in written and verbal format; ability to respond to management direction; ability to complete tasks on time or notify the appropriate person with an alternate plan when necessary.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  ability to maintain satisfactory relationships with others, excellent customer service skills and a good overall understanding of appropriate human relations. Awareness of and sensitivity to the service population's culture and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Judgment: ability to make prudent and timely decisions; ability to exhibit sound and accurate judgment; ability to explain reasoning for decisions.
• Language Ability: ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; ability to speak effectively before customers or employees of organization.
• Motor Coordination: the ability to coordinate eyes, hands, fingers, and feet accurately and handle precise movements.
• Problem Solving Ability: ability to identify and/or prevent problems before they occur; ability to formulate alternative solutions to problems when necessary; ability to transfer learning from past experiences to new experiences of similar nature.
• Quality Management: ability to complete duties, on time and with absolute precision, at least 95% of the time; ability to edit the accuracy and thoroughness of one's work as well as the work of others; ability to constructively apply feedback to improve performance, ability to generate ideas to improve and promote quality in work.
• Reasoning Ability: ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

While performing the essential duties/responsibilities of this job, the employee will be:

• Noise Conditions: exposed during a shift to constant or intermittent sounds at moderate to loud levels of sound dependent upon the activities of the property.
• Heat: subject to high temperatures.
• Cold: exposed to low temperatures.
• Atmospheric Exposures: exposed to dusts, fumes, vapors, or mists.

• Frequent need (10% to 15% of the time) to utilize personal transportation to inspect properties and surrounding neighborhood, trips to the hardware store, etc.
• Must have current, valid driver's license and automobile insurance.

• Employee must check in with property manager at the start and end of each shift. Work hours should coincide with property office hours.
• Employees must fulfill the performance…