Maintenance Assistant

1935 South Federal Highway, Boynton Beach FL

Description

The Maintenance Assistant works to prepare recently vacated apartments for market readiness and availability to rent. The Maintenance Assistant also may respond to service work orders, perform painting, and less technical tasks or to assist the Maintenance Supervisor in the performance of his/her duties. Reporting Relationships: -The Assistant Maintenance reports to the Maintenance Supervisor with oversight from the Executive Director. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: -Receives “make ready” assignment; gathers all necessary tools, equipment, and supplies needed to make an apartment unit available to rent. -Checks air conditioning unit, heating unit, water heater, and all appliances; makes minor repairs if needed; contacts Maintenance Director for more extensive repairs or replacements. -Checks lighting and plumbing fixtures; makes minor repairs and replacements as needed. -Repairs or replaces baseboards or trim as needed. -Checks all doors and windows and re-keys all locks if necessary. -Repairs holes in walls and performs painting duties as needed. -Responds to service calls to make less technical repairs or replacements; assists Maintenance Director as needed. Required Qualifications: -Ability to read and understand written instructions and complete standard paperwork. -Able to work in moderately difficult environments and to regularly lift items weighing up to and occasionally above 50lbs. -Prior make ready work at a residential property Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities: -Ability to understand basic instructions and follow a checklist of tasks -Skill in using basic hand tools -Ability to perform basic work in electrical, plumbing, painting, and carpentry -Knowledge of safety procedures -Ability to assess detailed repairs and replacements in a vacant apartment to make it available for a new resident Physical Demands: -While performing the duties of the Maintenance Assistant, the employee is required to sit, stand, bend, walk, use hands and fingers to control objects, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs and ladders, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, and hear. The employee must be able to lift 25 pounds individually and up to 50 pounds with assistance devices (dollies, hand trucks, additional persons). While performing the duties of this job the employee normally works primarily in an indoor environment with a possibility of projects in an outside environment with weather conditions that could vary. Job Types: Full-time Schedule: - 8 hour shift (Some weekends) Application Question(s): -What are your salary requirements? Experience: -Maintenance: 1 year (Preferred) License/Certification: -Driver's License (Preferred) Work Location: 1935 S Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL 33435