Description
General Description: The Maintenance Technician will complete work orders for apartment and community space related to heating, cooling, plumbing etc…for both Seneca Heights Apartments (57 units) and Cordell Place (32 units). The Maintenance Technician will develop and implement a schedule for ensuring the cleanliness of the common areas both in and outside the building. This position is a live-in position located in Gaithersburg, Maryland and includes a one-bedroom rent-free unit.
Requirements
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prioritize work orders
- Maintain records of types and frequency of service requests received
- Maintains inventory of equipment, tools and supplies
- Serves as on-call maintenance providing evening, weekend and holiday emergency services
- Makes management approved purchases of supplies, equipment and services
- Makes regular inspection of property
- Meet with on-site Property Manager regularly to report on status of all scheduled work
- Assist in move-in and move-out procedures
- Make recommendations for contract services and supervise contract maintenance workers
- Establish and implement a preventative maintenance schedule
- Maintain updated preventative maintenance information including location of extra parts for appliances, equipment serial numbers, service telephone numbers, etc.
- Makes maintenance inspections and repairs on vacated apartments to ensure their proper operating condition and appearance upon move-in
- Keep workshop, utility room, and other storage areas clean, orderly and safe
- Comply with and is knowledgeable of all state, county and federal rules concerning licenses and permits including OSHA
- Identifies and provides solutions to any building hazards and/or liabilities and proactively mitigates risks
- Maintains a set of apartment keys for all units in case of emergency
- Facilitates maintenance pre/employment opportunities for tenants
- Listens and responds to tenants’ requests, suggestions and complaints to avoid and/or solve problems
Maintenance Responsibilities:
- Has thorough knowledge of power, water and gas turnoffs, clean-out traps, fire extinguishers and fire hydrants
- Satisfies service request per work orders, following SHA procedures:
- Enter at residence’s convenience, if possible
- Make repairs
- Clean up thoroughly
- Observe condition of the unit and report any unusual circumstances
- Leave notice of work performed in unit
- Assist with apartment make-ready procedures:
- Paint, cleans carpet, windows, appliances
- Service appliances, plumbing, electrical fixtures
- Repair and replace old and faulty parts
- Report any unusual problems
- Assist in all aspects of the property’s maintenance, including grounds, preventative, corrective, deferred and emergency maintenance.
- Maintain exterior public lighting
- Clears gutters and downspouts
- Repair structural wear and damage to buildings
- Clean parking area, sidewalks, playground, hallways and common areas
- Prepare vacant apartments
- Paints, as needed
- Pick up trash on property
- Clean garbage rooms
- Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Competency in simple household repairs and familiarity with water, heating and cooling machinery.
- Ability to engage and train special needs population in taking care of their property.
- High school diploma.
- Minimum of three years experience with maintenance and/or property management.
- Ability to negotiate and maintain positive and respectful relationships with co-workers and clients.
- Advocate for homeless population.
