Residential Maintenance Technician-West

Residential Maintenance Technician-79 West

Requisition Number
: RESID
002118

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• Posted:
  February 28, 2022
• Full-Time

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• Maintain property to ensure good working order and pleasant curb appeal while providing superior customer service to residents.
• Diagnose and solve maintenance issues in apartment homes, exterior and common areas ranging from plumbing, electrical, general carpentry, HVAC, appliances, and pools.
• Complete service requests within 24 hours.
• Be available and willing to answer 24‑hour maintenance emergency calls.
• React and address all emergency situations promptly.
• Prepare apartments for new residents promptly following RKW standards.
• Perform daily maintenance of property grounds for excellent curb appeal.
• Maintain an operating environment to achieve a satisfactory level of resident service.
• Perform casual labor, such as lifting/moving heavy items as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor / Property Manager following appropriate safety procedures.
• Routinely inspect building mechanical systems/equipment to ensure proper performance and maintenance.
• Monitor and adjust controls that regulate building systems, such as air conditioning, boilers, etc.
• Routinely inspect common areas to ensure they are maintained clean and aesthetically appealing.
• Report to the Maintenance Supervisor all problems, including items that may not be in the list of responsibilities.
• Maintain working relationship with fellow staff members.
• Maintain assigned equipment in good working condition.
• Observe all State, Federal, and Company safety standards/precautions while performing tasks to maintain a safe work environment.
• Paint apartments, touch up paint, patch holes.
• Properly utilize new equipment and follow safety procedures before using this equipment.
• Respond to emergency maintenance requests as required.
• Assist in maintaining records of scheduled maintenance procedures.
• Additional projects and duties as assigned by the Maintenance Supervisor and Property Manager.

This is a drug‑free workplace.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and two (2) years related experience in apartment maintenance or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• HVAC Certification.
• Swimming pool knowledge is not required, but a plus.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.

• Language: Ability to read a limited number of two‑ and three‑syllable words, recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers, print and speak simple sentences, and communicate in English.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent; and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Apply common sense to carry out detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions; handle problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations; interact and communicate with tenants and maintenance personnel.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Knowledge of inventory software and order‑processing systems.

• Detect auditory and visual emergency alarms; work in low‑to‑moderate noise environment.
• Grasp and feel objects and equipment; reach with hands and arms.
• Navigate property/building quickly and easily to meet job functions.
• Repeat various motions with wrists, hands, and fingers; occasional exposure to outdoor climate and weather conditions.
• Stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; occasional sitting.
• Lift or move up to 25 pounds regularly; up to 50 pounds frequently; up to 100 pounds occasionally.
• Maintain near, distance, and color vision.

• Occasional exposure to wet or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock.
• Noise level usually loud.
• This is a drug‑free workplace.

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