Lead Apartment Maintenance Technician

WOODMONT REAL ESTATE SERVICES L P•Palo Alto, CA

4h•$28 - $30

About The Position

Woodmont is seeking a professional apartment maintenance professional to join Woodmont Real estate Services as a Lead Apartment Maintenance Technician at the Palomino Apartments, one of our beautiful properties in Palo Alto, CA. This role is perfect for someone with strong apartment maintenance, plumbing, apartment turnover, painting, and housekeeping skills. You'll help keep our community clean, safe, and welcoming, while working closely with team members, residents, and vendors. This is a part-time role with an expected scheduled shift for this role is Monday - Friday; 1:00pm-5:00pm. If you're organized, hands-on, and ready to make a difference in a beautiful Bay Area community—we want to meet you.

Requirements

3+ years of apartment maintenance experience in multifamily property management.
Experience with property management systems preferred
Familiarity with common diagnostic and repairs for standard apartment appliances, such as GE, Whirlpool washers and dryers, refrigerators, microwaves, HVAC, painting, drywall.
Have own set of hand tools, power tools, and other basic tools required for maintaining the property.
Ability to be "On Call" as needed.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, climb ladders, reach, and crawl in confined spaces
Must be able to lift or maneuver up to 25 lbs. independently and 50 lbs. with assistance
Comfortable working indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions
Flexibility to work on-call shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
Occasional travel to nearby properties or training sessions may be required. Valid driver's license and reliable transportation needed.

Responsibilities

Set the daily plan: assign work orders, turns, and projects; balance workloads and adjust priorities in real time.
Establish clear service standards (response/turn times, quality checks) and track team performance.
Coach, mentor, and upskill maintenance staff; model best practices and run quick huddles/toolbox talks.
Respond to resident service requests and perform repairs and preventative maintenance in accordance with company policies, safety standards, and code requirements.
Complete the make-ready process for vacant apartments, including inspections, maintenance punch lists, scheduling vendors, and final walkthroughs.
Maintain proper inventory and supplies by following established procedures for equipment, materials, and tool usage; notify supervisor of reorder needs.
Assist with maintaining cleanliness and appeal of the community by cleaning common areas, pressure-washing, and general upkeep.
Support cost-control initiatives by repairing them rather than replacing them when possible and using supplies efficiently.
Participate in property safety meetings and comply with all OSHA and safety-related regulations.
Inspecting the vendor and contractor work for quality assurance as needed.
Assist with periodic property inspections to identify apartment maintenance issues and report physical needs to management.
Respond to after-hours and weekend emergencies on an on-call rotating basis.

Benefits

Generous Health Benefits
We provide medical, dental, and vision plans with options for flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA).
Flexible Vacation & Time Off
Rest and Recharge with a generous PTO plan and 10 company holidays, in addition to your standard Sick time.
Personal & Mental Wellbeing
We provide all of our employees with access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to help support our team that needs additional support outside of the office.
Financial wellness
We provide 401K retirement plans for employees as well as guaranteed life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage. We will match up to a discretionary 10% of the employee contributions, subject to change.
Extra work/life benefits
We provide a number of additional perks for employees, like monthly stipends for mobile plans and Commuter Assistance.
Dynamic, Collaborative, and Engaging Culture
As one of the premier property management firms in North California, we’re constantly communicating, creating, and advocating for new ways to work together and do business. We believe our jobs are made better when everyone operates with transparency, integrity, excellence and works as a team to support each other and the overall goals of the organization.