Maintenance - Las Palmas San Leandro

Las Palmas Apartments, 15370 Tropic Ct., San Leandro, California, United States of America Req #130

Friday, December 17, 2021

Summary

Eden Housing is committed to creating communities and changing the lives of others through affordable housing. As a team, we work to meet the needs of lower income families, seniors, and persons with disabilities to develop true home environments and to genuinely improve the quality of life for our residents. We are committed to our green initiative and build with an energy-efficient perspective in mind, installing technologies such as solar panels and ensuring that all employees are educated on the importance of maintaining an environment for the future.

Each year we continue to grow, and we are proud to say that our success is due to the collective hard work and support of our amazing partners and staff. If you are hardworking, innovative, and passionate, then come join our team!

Responsibilities

• Efficiently and effectively schedules work order requests, adhering to maintenance priorities.
• Performs the following duties and repairs: plumbing, irrigation, carpentry, concrete, dry wall, hardware, doors & windows, flooring, cabinetry, painting, electrical, Heating-Venting and Air Conditioning (HVAC), and appliances. Other work includes replacement of broken glass, tile, carpet, screens, garbage disposals, fixtures, appliances, draperies, locks, etc.; paints interior and exterior; performs carpentry work such as fitting doors, freeing windows, replacing and building shelves, sanding and refinishing floors, repair of concrete, masonry, roof, fencing, etc.
• Assists in custodial work/cleaning of common areas, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, emptying trash, cleaning windows, etc. Assists in grounds work and limited extermination services when necessary.
• Identifies and assesses problems and needs and communicates these to Property Manager. Maintains congenial relationships with all residents; is professional and polite; communicates easily with residents using strong interpersonal skills. Is able to handle complaints/adversity with tact and diplomacy.
• Participates in an on-call emergency schedule for evening, weekend, and holiday coverage of the property and/or other properties. Maintains knowledge of water, gas meter cutoffs, all building and fixture cutoffs, sewer cleanouts and maps and diagrams of the property.
• Maintains physical security of property.
• Under the general supervision of the Property Manager, maintains inventory of, places monthly orders for, picks up and utilizes materials for maintenance and repair.
• Under the supervision of the Property Manager and/or Facilities, interacts with vendors.
• Periodically inspects building exterior and common areas, performing repairs and janitorial assistance as needed. Assists with scheduled unit inspections. Assists in refurbishing apartments prior to occupancy.
• Maintains accurate records regarding preventative monthly maintenance on all equipment based on manufacturer recommendations or as required by housing regulations or codes.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of one-year experience in a maintenance or construction environment.

PREFERRED SKILLS and/or ABILITIES

• Demonstrated experience with preventative and on-going maintenance of a property.
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.
• Desirable second language skills may vary site by site.
• Ability to learn the YARDI maintenance computer program.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must have reliable automobile transportation to transport tools, materials and equipment from property to property, and a valid California Driver’s License and insurance.

LANGUAGE, MATH & REASONING SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to contribute to routine written reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with residents or employees of organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

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