Apartment Maintenance Technician

ST Residential•Newark, NJ

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Silver Tree Residential, LLC is seeking a dependable, quality-focused Facilities Technician for St. Mary's Villa in Newark, New Jersey. The role performs tasks assigned by the Community Director and/or Facilities Director and supports the safe, orderly, and well-maintained condition of the apartment community. The technician handles apartment and property maintenance, service requests, make-ready work, preventive maintenance, inventory, and written reporting, while continually improving their skills and maintaining a professional image and attitude.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of property maintenance experience.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to report to work during regularly scheduled hours.
Physical capability to walk throughout the property, including stairs, lift heavy items, and regularly perform a variety of physical tasks as needed.

Responsibilities

Observe the condition of buildings, grounds, tenant units, and other facilities, and perform maintenance, repairs, and improvements as directed.
Paint resident units for make-ready work or special repairs.
Report each morning, and as requested, to the Community Director and/or Facilities Director for work assignments.
Advise the Community Director and/or Facilities Director of maintenance problems and possible solutions.
Complete service requests promptly, within 24 hours, or inform residents of the reasons for delays.
Recommend needed parts, supplies, and equipment to the Community Director and/or Facilities Director.
Maintain an inventory of frequently used parts and replacement items and restock it monthly with approved items and quantities.
Meet daily with the Community Director and/or Facilities Director and provide written reports of completed work, service requests, and inspection sheets.
Leave notices in resident apartments explaining the reason for entry and the work performed.
Know the condition of vacant units and complete directed make-ready tasks in turnover units.
Keep a permanent record of service requests received.
Observe occupied apartments entered and report unusual conditions to the Community Director and/or Facilities Director.
Oversee maintenance of exterior lighting, gutters, downspouts, roofs and flashing, roadways, walks, laundry facilities, recreation areas, buildings, and grounds.
Know the locations of water, gas, and power shutoffs, clean-out traps, fire hydrants, and fire extinguishers, and keep relevant emergency and utility company phone numbers available.
Establish and carry out a preventive maintenance schedule covering furnaces, air-conditioning coils, motors, circulating pumps, exterior painting, filters, public-area light bulbs, water-heating equipment, boiler rooms, and chiller equipment.
Strip discarded appliances or equipment of usable parts.
Record appliance serial numbers for each apartment.
Maintain a clean, orderly, and secure workshop.
Assume on-call duty as assigned.
Attend instructional classes conducted by the Community Director and/or Facilities Director.
Pick up trash observed on the property while performing regular duties.
Police the property and dumpster areas in the morning, evening, and on weekends.
Work safely and follow company policies for service requests, Budget Control sheets, and purchase orders.
Maintain a valid driver's license.
Maintain a professional image and attitude consistent with STR's objectives and residents' welfare.