Maintenance Make Ready/Porter

Description

• Inform Property Manager or Maintenance Supervisor of mechanical or structural problems with pools or spas.
• Evaluates carpet and vinyl; shampoos carpet/vinyl and discusses with supervisor(s) replacing carpet/vinyl flooring if needed.
• Repairs or replaces baseboards or trim as needed. Checks all doors and windows and re-keys all locks.
• Always displays a friendly and courteous attitude with other employees, maintains and promotes a good mood. Never confront a supervisor or other employee in front of residents.
• Trashes out the unit for make ready; makes sure a move-out form is approved and signed.
• Receives make-ready assignments; gathers all necessary tools, equipment, and supplies needed to make an apartment unit available to rent.
• Distribute door-to-door newsletters and resident notices.
• Performs pool maintenance and landscape duties as needed, including pressure washing and cleaning.
• Confirms with Property Manager or Maintenance Supervisor items left to be thrown out belonging to previous residents, not belonging in the apartment unit.
• Checks air conditioning unit, heating unit, water heater, and all appliances; makes minor repairs if needed; contacts Maintenance Supervisor for more extensive repairs or replacements.
• Paint interior apartments, occasionally perform light exterior painting. Polishes and varnishes cabinets and other woodwork as needed. Repairs holes in walls, perform painting duties, checks to caulk, and applies where needed.
• Responds to service calls, on-call, fire watch, or other after-hour efforts as required.
• Maintains correct chemical levels (Certified Pool Operator Certification Required), inventory pool, and ground supplies, informs supervisors when running low.
• Required to pick up grounds every workday, water grounds and flower beds, empty pool area trash cans, and clean pool(s).
• Ensures safe work practices are being followed. Always represents the company in a professional manner.
• Offer suggestions for preventative maintenance and more efficient operations. Reports physical problems observed to the next level supervisor.

Requirements

• Prior make-ready work at a residential property.
• Familiar with federal, state, and jurisdictional laws and regulations concerning multi-family housing and Fair Housing.
• Ability to maintain a good working relationship with other employees, displays a friendly and courteous attitude towards residents and co-workers.
• Ability to understand basic instructions and skills in using basic hand tools.
• High school diploma/GED preferred.
• Ability to perform physical labor, regularly lifts, carriers, or moves objects of weight 25+ pounds.
• Ability to assess repairs and replacement parts in a vacant apartment to make it available for leasing/rent.
• Knowledge of safety procedures.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Shampoos carpets (when equipment is available).
• Sweeps, office front porch, parking areas, around dumpster areas, halls, and breezeways, around pool areas, and rearranges furniture.
• Maybe required to provide own (industry-specific) tools.
• At least one year of experience of doing similar duties is preferred.
• Ability to perform basic electrical, plumbing, painting, carpentry, and landscaping.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance