HVAC Service Technician (HVAC Maintenance Technician)
About The Position
The HVAC Service Technician performs a variety of maintenance tasks at a multifamily housing community to help ensure residents’ health, safety, and comfort. Duties include HVAC and general maintenance, apartment make-readies, plumbing, pool maintenance, carpentry, painting, grounds maintenance, and responding to service requests. The technician is also responsible for maintaining excellent public relations with the corporation and community. The position requires some on-call availability as reasonably necessary to support leasing and address maintenance emergencies. The technician must be able to work evenings and weekends, work effectively both independently and as part of a maintenance team, interact with tenants, and maintain a neat, clean, and professional appearance. The work takes place indoors and outdoors at a multifamily housing complex in all kinds of weather and is physically demanding.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of relevant experience.
- Obtain Fair Housing certification before interacting with prospects or residents.
- Must possess a cell phone.
- Be able to work evenings and weekends.
- Work efficiently and effectively as a dependable member of a professional maintenance team and independently.
- Excellent human relations skills; tenant interaction is required.
- Mechanical aptitude and interest.
- Willingness and ability to learn new maintenance technologies.
- Present a neat, clean, and professional appearance throughout the workday and whenever present at the community.
- Ability to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods; climb stairs and ladders; shovel snow and ice; move appliances; and work with a variety of equipment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in renovation or on large projects.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least two years of general apartment maintenance experience.
- Certification in one or more maintenance specialties, such as plumbing or refrigeration.
- HVAC/EPA certification.
- CPO certification and plumbing experience.
- Knowledge of OSHA laws and regulations.
Responsibilities
- Perform make-ready maintenance, including checking appliance operation, changing light bulbs and air-conditioning filters, changing locks, repairing window locks and minor electrical issues, and completing other unit maintenance as needed.
- Repair carpet and perform minor plumbing repairs, including dripping faucets and stopped sinks, tubs, toilets, and sewer lines.
- Maintain air-conditioning systems, boilers, and heating units.
- Maintain the pool by backwashing filters, vacuuming and skimming the pool, and maintaining required chemical levels.
- Perform carpentry repairs to balconies, doors, frames, flooring, fences, dumpster and public-service bins, and tile; replace broken glass.
- Repair damaged drywall, tape and mud, texture walls and ceilings, and paint.
- Collect litter from grounds, assist the groundskeeper as needed, and clear snow and ice from public thoroughfares.
- Respond to service requests and maintain excellent public relations with residents and the community.
- Repair appliances, re-key locks, perform light electrical repairs, maintain supplies inventory, and replace burned-out lights in public areas.
- Participate in training to comply with new or existing laws.
- Comply with expectations in the Employee Handbook.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
