Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Responsible for performing general maintenance and repair across a portfolio of 45 buildings in the Waltham and Lexington areas. Duties include completing work orders, preventive maintenance, and loss control tasks; monitoring contractors; and ensuring high standards of building appearance. Key responsibilities involve painting, patching, ceiling tile replacement, minor repairs, and assisting engineers with tasks. The role requires maintaining tools and equipment, accurate documentation, and proactive communication with tenants.

Must be available for flexible shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency response situations. Strong customer service and attention to detail are essential.

• Perform maintenance and repair of all general maintenance of all buildings in assigned portfolio, which consists of 45 buildings in the Waltham & Lexington Areas.
• Receive work assignments, plan and/or generate work to be performed and obtain necessary tools, equipment and materials. Complete assignments and paperwork in a timely manner.
• Assist in the monitoring of contractors, inspecting work and generating deficiency lists.
• Ensure all front and back of house areas are maintained with exception appearance, this includes but not limited to painting, patching, wiping piping, preparing all areas properly to paint.
• Changing ceiling tiles that are stained.
• A plus if candidate is familiar with acoustical ceiling repairs.
• Exterior painting and maintenance of assigned properties.
• Assist other engineer with assigned tasks.
• Hang pictures, white boards etc.
• Provide proper care to the assigned equipment, tools, and uniforms. Keep the shop, penthouse equipment rooms and common areas clean, organized and safe.
• Follow inspection and service procedures outlined in the preventative maintenance and loss control programs. Conduct and/or provide support in the day-to‑day completion, organization and accuracy of preventive maintenance and loss control.
• Accurately complete tenant requests, repair work and related records for the respective site/buildings as required.
• Regularly inspect all areas of the site/building(s) and communicate deficiencies as well as suggestions for improvements and take initiative to correct as appropriate.
• Employ service procedures and techniques in accordance with established procedures.
• Maintain logs on daily activities and events as required.
• Effectively communicate to the appropriate party/parties the status and activity of building operations and conditions and promptly report any potential or existing problems.
• Available for various shifts, to fill in for other staff, and to work extended hours, nights, weekends and holidays to ensure adequate building coverage and perform necessary repairs as needed.
• Respond to after‑hours emergencies such as fire, flooding, severe weather (including but not limited to snow and ice removal), power outage and other related situations including clean‑up activities per on‑call procedures or as requested in critical situations.
• Promote and maintain a high standard in the operation and appearance of the properties. Promote, establish and maintain positive relations with tenants via proactive communication, routine follow‑up and a high level of customer service.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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