Maintenance Technician - Property Management

Job Details

Job Details:

Job Location:

Sunnyside, WA 98944, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: High School or GED, Salary Range: $20.00 - $24.00 Hourly, Travel Percentage:
Up to 25%, Job Shift: Day, Position Summary

Directly responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the property, under the direction of the Facilities Manager. Ensures that all apartments are rent-ready prior to move-in with respect to damage, painting, cleaning, and general condition of the units. Maintains grounds. Completes work order requests in a timely manner, detailed by the company. Maintains records of work orders through completion. Maintains positive relationships with tenants.

Maintains relationships with suppliers, vendors, and professionals servicing the property. Maintains relationships with other staff members.

• Maintain physical condition of the property.
• Perform scheduled maintenance on all equipment based on all equipment based on the manufacturer's recommendations and the Operating and Maintenance manual.
• Vacant Unit Turn-Over Maintenance as directed by the Facilities Manager.
• Occupied Unit Maintenance as specified by the Facilities Manager.
• Preventative Maintenance as specified by the Facilities Manager.
• Perform routine maintenance as directed by the Community Manager.
• Periodically inspect units, buildings, and common areas, performing repairs as needed.
• Physically walk the property daily and remove litter, debris, pet droppings from the grounds.
• Maintain all exterior plant material including but not limited to grass, trees, shrubs, as specified by the Facilities Manager.
• Notify the Facilities Manager of any diseased, dying, or dead landscape plantings.
• Check and replace exterior lighting on a regular basis.
• Shovel snow, utilize snow blower and use sand as needed to prevent slick conditions.
• Repair flooring as required, to include stretching carpet, and tile repairs.
• Perform sheetrock repairs.
• Perform minor electrical repairs.
• Perform minor plumbing work such as cleaning stoppages, replacing fittings, etc.
• Replace broken glass, screens, fixtures, appliances, window coverings and locks.
• Perform painting of apartments as needed.
• Perform or assist contractor with water and sewer line repairs.
• Custodial work in community rooms and common areas, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, emptying trash, and cleaning windows.
• Repair fencing when required.
• Cleaning of vacant units; receives priority of work to perform from the Community Manager or the Facilities Manager.
• Care and timely maintenance of all equipment entrusted to his/her/their care.
• Maintain maintenance and cleaning supplies and request re-ordering of those supplies in a timely manner from the Community Manager or the Facilities Manager.
• Always maintain awareness of proper safety precautions.
• Wear support belt, use safety equipment (goggles, masks, and gloves, etc.) as tasks dictate.
• On-call for emergencies
• Be aware of all utility shut offs; shutting off immediately as needed in the event of fire or flood.
• Make sure storage areas and entrances are locked, and adequate lighting in those areas is maintained.
• Have knowledge regarding contracts and suppliers, their services, goods, and prices.

This position normally requires the physical demands of standing, walking, bending, lifting or performing other work requiring moderate physical exertion, talking, and hearing on a regular basis to perform the job requirement. These physical demands are required up to 90% of the time. Must be able to climb stairs and ladders and reach heights of 8 feet with the aid of a ladder.

No fear of heights (24 feet or more). The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required…