Make Technician

Position: Make Ready Technician
Join NE Property Management as a Make-Ready Technician at The BLVD Apartments and become part of a fast-paced, dynamic team where your restoration skills, eye for detail, and trade versatility transform vacated apartments into pristine "market-ready" showcases. This hands-on role is ideal for a dedicated maintenance professional who enjoys seeing immediate results, takes pride in property curb appeal, and thrives while collaborating with an expert on-site service team.

What You'll Gain (Benefits of the Role)
Comprehensive Trade Mastery:
High-impact opportunity to sharpen your skills across interior/exterior painting, drywall repair, appliance testing, and light plumbing or electrical fixtures.

Product Turnover Ownership:
Direct freedom to manage the apartment punch lifecycle, transforming recently vacated spaces into pristine, move-in-ready homes for new residents.

Professional Advancement:
Gain highly marketable multi-family experience in facility maintenance, safety protocols, and asset preservation alongside senior technical leaders.

Collaborative Environment:
Vibrant workspace partnering daily with your on-site leasing office, Lead Maintenance Technician, and supportive property managers.

Advanced Trade Toolkit:
Deep daily exposure to commercial painting equipment, mechanical blowers, specialized hand tools, and certified OSHA safety protocols.

Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Solid health, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance options (employee-paid portions may apply).Retirement Planning:
Corporate 401(k) retirement plan featuring an excellent company match up to 4% of total earnings.

Work-Life Balance:
Generous allocated Paid Time Off (PTO) package featuring 3 weeks of PTO plus paid holidays to rest and recharge outside of active maintenance cycles.

What Success Looks Like (Qualifications)
Proven Maintenance Foundation:
At least 2 years of direct groundskeeping or make-ready experience required within an on-site multi-family or equivalent property environment.

Valued Trade Credentials:
An active HVAC/EPA License or Certified Pool Operator (CPO) designation is strongly preferred but not required.

Safe Tool Operation:
Knowledge and skill in the proper use of hand tools, power blowers, mechanical trimmers, ladders, and specialized commercial painting equipment.

Physical Stamina & Agility:
Capable of spending 70–85% of the day on your feet, climbing stairs/ladders, bending, stooping, and lifting or carrying items up to 35 lbs. independently.

Critical & Logical Thinking:
Strong ability to apply logical reasoning to practical situations, look beyond basic instructions, and accurately follow standardized procedures.

High-Accuracy Detail Orientation:
Constant need for close-up visual focus to identify cleanliness needs, complete punch checklists, and discover subtle maintenance errors.

Communication Excellence:
Proficient verbal and written English communication skills to accurately log tasks, follow timetables, and report supply shortages.

Foundational

Education:

High School diploma or equivalent required to perform the essential safety, reporting, and administrative requirements of the position.

Mobility & Schedule Readiness:
Valid driver's license, auto insurance, and availability to work 40 hours per week plus handle occasional emergency on-call shifts if certified.

Service-Oriented Posture:
Professional and courteous demeanor when interacting with corporate teams, on-site personnel, residents, and local field vendors.

What the Job Looks Like (What You'll Do)
Restore Vacated Apartments:
Inspect recently vacated spaces and complete comprehensive checklists to methodically return homes to pristine "market-ready" status.

Execute Patching & Painting:
Repair drywall holes, carry paint buckets to various work sites, and complete detailed interior or exterior painting assignments on schedule.

Perform Unit Trash-Outs:
Remove abandoned furniture, left-behind trash, and old boxes from vacated apartments, transferring items safely to storage or dumpsters.

Maintain Appliance Standards:
Test stoves, refrigerators, and washers/dryers to verify perfect working condition, notifying the Lead Tech if repairs or swaps…