Maintenance Engineer
We are a small apartment community looking for a reliable, skilled Maintenance Engineer to maintain the physical appearance of the community, service residents’ needs with respect to their apartment homes, provide corrective, preventative, and emergency maintenance and to assure safe and satisfactory operation of apartment appliances, community equipment and HVAC systems.
Elementary apartment interior/exterior maintenance, appliance repair, emergency service, basic plumbing, and electric repair as well as carpentry and problem-solving abilities are necessary.
- Great Benefits Package
- Competitive Pay
Physical Requirements:
Maintenance personnel must be able to ascend or descend multiple flights of stairs and inspect and service locations where sidewalks or walkways are not provided.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain neat physical appearance, including a clean, orderly, and complete uniform (when provided).
- Maintain a professional and courteous attitude with community residents, limiting communications during working hours to matters relative to service order requests.
- Respond promptly to and provide all necessary services in connection with emergencies and calls for service.
- Communicate hazards or unsafe conditions for public, residents and fellow employees to supervisor.
- Inform supervisor of any residents or guests responsible for damage done to community structures, grounds, or apartment interior.
- Accept tasks assigned temporarily, or as a permanent addition to responsibilities.
- Promote Fair housing standards and Equal Housing opportunity.
- Complete service order requests timely and accurately, as assigned.
- Perform the turnover process as necessary to ensure unit is ready for move in, as assigned.
- Service and maintain community equipment, thereby allowing continued, uninterrupted use.
- Perform preventative maintenance on plumbing, electrical, heating, air-conditioning and ventilation systems.
- Complete inspection forms, i.e., documenting boiler readings, water heater temperatures and routine service performed on systems.
- Accompany Lead Maintenance Engineer, when requested, on inspections of public areas, apartments during turnover process, semi-annual apartment smoke detector check and any other inspections conducted by Owner, Area Vice President, manager, Insurance Agents, etc.
- Assist and/or supervise performance of other members of Maintenance, Groundskeeping or Porter staff and any individuals temporarily assigned to Maintenance department.
- Depending on community needs, participate in, and remain available for, 24-hour emergency maintenance service, as scheduled.
- Assist, as needed, during community emergency situation (example: fire, snow removal, flood and natural or man-made disasters).
- Attend seminars, classes or staff meetings for policy updates, reviews or instructions for equipment use and compliance with existing or changing government regulations.
Requirements & Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Proven experience as a maintenance worker or other similar position
- Basic working knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems
- Experience working with tools, including hand and electrical tools
- Successful completion of on-site apprenticeship training required
- Ability to read and utilize technical manuals and drawings
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- General passion for creative problem-solving
- Lift dead weight more than 40 lbs.
- Able to climb ladders to reach heights above 7 to 40 feet from ground
- Able to drive community equipment
- Pass a drug screening and background check
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Falcon House Apartments is an equal opportunity employer