Home Maintenance/Handyman Technician
About The Position
Michael & Son is seeking a Home Maintenance Technician to care for homes across the service area. The technician visits homeowners on a regular schedule, performs planned interior and exterior maintenance, and documents completed work. The role calls for someone who takes pride in leaving each home better than they found it and can explain their work in a way homeowners trust. The position involves general handyman and preventive maintenance tasks, basic non-licensed electrical work, plumbing basics, and appliance care. The technician works closely with a manager and licensed electrical, plumbing, and HVAC teams, and should recognize when an issue must be handled by a licensed technician.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of handyman, home maintenance, or property maintenance experience.
- Proven track record in customer service support.
- Own hand and power tools.
- Valid driver's license and clean driving record.
- Ability to pass a background check and drug screen.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 80 lbs.
- Comfort working from ladders, in crawl spaces, and in variable outdoor weather conditions.
- Clear written and verbal communication, reliability, self-management, attention to detail, and professionalism in customers' homes.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in multi-site luxury apartment complexes is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Visit homeowners on a regular schedule and perform planned interior and exterior home maintenance.
- Document work performed, including wear, leaks, and safety concerns.
- Perform general handyman and preventive maintenance, such as tightening door hardware and hinges, lubricating garage door rollers, sealing gaps around exterior vents, and adjusting cabinet doors.
- Perform basic non-licensed electrical work, including replacing light fixtures and bulbs, swapping outlets and switches, and testing smoke and CO alarms and replacing their batteries.
- Handle basic plumbing tasks such as descaling showerheads and faucet aerators, replacing toilet flappers and filling valves, clearing slow drains, and re-caulking tubs and sinks.
- Care for appliances by descaling dishwashers and washers, cleaning disposals, refrigerator coils and range hood filters, clearing dryer vents, and replacing HVAC and refrigerator water filters.
- Operate hand and power tools, ladders, pressure washers, and cleaning equipment safely.
- Keep the vehicle and tools in order, manage time across the home, and leave each space clean.
- Communicate clearly and respectfully with homeowners, and coordinate with the manager and licensed electrical, plumbing, and HVAC teams.
- Identify when a job should be referred to a licensed technician.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
