Maintenance Technician I - Affordable Housing - Sunny View West - Front Porch

Sunny View West-Affordable Housing

JOB SUMMARY: Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, and plumbing by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following duties. Other duties may be assigned:

• Visually inspects and tests electrical equipment, refrigeration units, boilers, vacuum cleaners, washers and dryers, air conditioning, heating units, appliances, etc. Performs repairs as appropriate.
• Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisor or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
• Dismantles defective machines, appliances and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Performs plumbing repairs and maintenance.
• Masonry work may be required.
• Repairs and maintains physical structure of the facility.
• Repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures.
• Does refurbishing work in resident apartments such as pulling up carpets, caulking and tile work, painting, etc.
• Responds to and completes work orders for individual apartment units and common areas of the building and grounds.
• Works with vendors who may be engaged to perform various service functions which relate to the maintenance of client facilities
• Assists with special events by setting up tables and chairs, moving equipment and boxes, etc.
• Responds to emergency clean up assignments, working with or in the absence of the janitorial staff.
• Inspects emergency equipment such as fire alarms and extinguishers, smoke and heat detectors, and sprinkler systems.
• Performs pipe and duct cleaning and cleans exterior lights, doors and windows.
• Keep records of work performed
• Assists in the planning, development and monitoring of the Preventative Maintenance Plan and the Comprehensive Needs Assessment
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of work crews
• Requisitions and inventories all equipment and tools needed to carry out maintenance and cleaning functions
• Assists in the routine inspections of apartments and common areas
• Communicates on a regular basis with his/her supervisor regarding the needs, plans and monitoring of the maintenance and janitorial service functions
• Assists in the training of newly hired maintenance and janitorial staff
• QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school education preferred but not required. Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be willing and able to work on-call to respond to maintenance and resident emergencies. Position may require the employee to live on site. (This should be determined by each community's special staffing circumstances.)
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to hold objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, talk or hear, and taste or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 90 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Front Porch is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability or status as a veteran in accordance with the applicable nondiscrimination laws. Final candidates must successfully complete a pre-employment physical, physical abilities test, drug screen and Department of Justice Criminal background clearance.