Lead Maintenance Technician

Qualifications:

• Four years education and/or experience in maintenance, preferably residential property management.
• Possesses a solid understanding of systems such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical mechanical, and code compliance.

- Possesses a basic understanding of safety and fire codes.

- Ability to motivate oneself and work independently

- Organizational skills

- Able to make responsible choices and decisions and act in the resident's best interest.

- Maintains confidentiality

- Able to read, write, spell, do basic math, speak and understand English.

- Boilers license preferred.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

. Functions as the Lead Maintenance for campus.

• Provide clear and consistent direction to maintenance staff
• Assist in maintaining all mechanical equipment, emergency systems, building fixtures and groundwork as needed.
• Provide annual training of all systems for maintenance staff
• Provide daily updates to Director of Maintenance
• Provide quality control of existing staff to insure consistency within the Department
• Orders/maintains inventory of maintenance supplies
• Interacts positively with all team members in maintaining census by immediately completing apartment turns
• Maintain the grounds; trash, sweep, dumpster areas, snowplow, etc.
• Maintain the HVAC system to ensure proper air quality and comfortable temperatures throughout the campus.
• Test and schedule inspections on the fire protection systems as required by code.
• Test the resident security systems as required.
• Maintain the lighting systems, both interior and exterior at peak performance
• Maintain the plumbing system which includes monitoring and adjusting the resident accessible domestic hot water system to ensure code compliance.
• Perform preventive maintenance task as outlined on the PM report.
• Assist the Dir. Of Mtc. with his/her duties, and act accordingly in their absence.
• Incorporate A.C.T. (Accountability, Compassion, and Teamwork) into your daily routine and use A.C.T. as your guide in all interactions related to tenants, guests & staff.

Physical Requirements (based on essential responsibilities)

• Move, push, pull and/or lift objects weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Use hands and arms for simple grasping, pushing and pulling to sweep, mop, use containers of cleaning solution/chemicals, etc.
• Perform tasks requiring actions of muscles or groups of muscles to walk, stoop, bend, lift, and to carry objects
• Walk and/or stand for prolonged periods of time
• Speak clearly and make self understood in face-to-face interactions
• See objects closely to read directions, instructions, chemical warnings, etc.
• Hear normal sounds and voices with some background noise to receive verbal instructions, answer telephones, communicate with others, etc.
• Climb ladders, to work in warm areas, operate drills, sanders, saws, snow blowers, tractors and other mechanical equipment on a daily basis.

Environment: The position is subject to both inside and outside environmental working conditions including temperature changes and outside weather conditions.

Working Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, Shifts are generally assigned daytime hours, but the employee must have the ability to work various shifts, weekends, holidays, evenings and/or overnights.