Lead Maintenance Technician

KEENER MANAGEMENT LLC•Houston, TX

About The Position

The LEAD MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN is responsible for always maintaining the physical integrity of the community. This involves ensuring a safe and secure living environment for residents, visitors, and staff. It is the Lead Maintenance Technician's duty to anticipate, identify and correct all problems involving the property and to implement procedures that will prevent such problems. An effective program of maintenance is essential to: Maintain a safe environment. Cultivate resident satisfaction. Protect the investment of the apartment property owner. The LEAD MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN is also responsible to ensure that all maintenance employees are fully trained their job duties and Keener policies and procedures prior to them attending formal professional development courses.

Requirements

Must attain a minimum of 70% or greater on the Regional Maintenance Qualification Test.
Position requires at least 3 years’ experience in property maintenance or equivalent field.
EPA certification and Certified Pool Operator (CPO) license are required.
High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Working knowledge of electrical systems, appliances, plumbing, carpentry, plastering, pool systems, drywall repair, painting, and HVAC
Ability to operate small hand tools and power tools.
Ability to use voltmeters, am probes, hand saws, skill saws, Freon recovery machine, Freon gauges, drill motors, saber saws, pressure washer, golf carts, key machine, and pool filtering equipment.
Must have valid driver’s license and automobile insurance coverage.

Nice To Haves

Certified Apartment Maintenance Technician (CAMT) certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in formulation of budgets for each upcoming calendar year regarding interior and exterior repairs and maintenance and replacement line items.
Responsible along with the Community Manager for achieving the budgeted NOI objectives approved by the Owner.
Streamline operating expenses and use the most cost effective replace/repair options available.
Performs maintenance tasks personally or delegates to maintenance staff.
Oversee and occasionally inspect work performed by the maintenance team.
Documents inventory used for maintenance tasks.
Institutes and manages a system for prioritizing/handling resident service requests and preventative maintenance.
Corrects any maintenance situations within 24 hours when possible.
Schedules maintenance staff to be available for emergency purposes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Takes the monthly safety courses as required.
Maintains and communicates HAZCOM standard.
Keeps MSDS sheets current and readily accessible.
Maintains constant awareness of the condition of physical property throughout the community and immediately corrects unsafe conditions
Schedules and performs minor and routine maintenance on all appropriate equipment on a regular basis.
Inspects and maintains all tools in safe condition.
Provides new maintenance employees orientation training.
Ensures maintenance team have taken required training provided by Keener Management.
Provides employee training as needed of all subordinate maintenance staff.
Instills a “safety first” attitude not only maintenance team but will all staff.
Instructs staff on proper use and guidelines for using personal protective equipment (PPE).
Performs daily safety inspections of the property and maintenance shop.
Performs scheduled maintenance of all equipment based on the manufacturer’s recommendation and operating manuals.
Performs all work with the goal of keeping the property and the residents’ apartments in such condition that they will excel during agency inspections and audits.
Maintains accurate records daily in the property management software system regarding preventive maintenance, service requests (received and completed), expenditures, apartment make ready status, work in progress etc.
Orders and maintains maintenance supplies.
Maintains EPA required Freon log, MSDS log, pool log, capital inventory log and other logbooks as required by the Community Manager.
Maintains organization of maintenance shop.
Coordinates pool maintenance to include cleaning and compliance with HRS standards.
Maintains on-call report and log of service calls.
Diagnoses and performs minor or routine maintenance or repair involving the following on a daily basis: Electrical and plumbing (including water lines), A/C and heating systems, Appliances (when applicable), Water irrigation systems, Stairs, gates, fences, patios, railings, Tile, carpet flooring, Roofing, gutters, fasteners, Interior/exterior lights, Fireplaces, ceiling fans, Gas fixtures and appliances (where applicable), Shutters, doors, cabinets, windows, sliding glass doors, Boiler, gas and electric, Door locks, P.O. boxes and locks, Security systems (where applicable), Walls, Pool areas, tiles, hot tubs/spa, pool fixtures.
Schedules make ready assignments with staff and vendors.
Ensures that all make ready repairs and services are completed correctly and on schedule.
Monitors and schedules all maintenance activities.
Reports all major repairs and requisitions to the Community Manager prior to any expenditure of funds.
Change apartment locks and make replacement keys.
Removes and transfers heavy appliances and equipment from storage areas to apartment (or vice versa) as circumstances warrant.
Assists in moving abandoned furniture, appliances, etc., to dumpster when necessary.
Maintains adequate inventory of spare parts and maintenance materials in the maintenance shop to handle most common repairs and situations.
Identifies all utility meter cut-offs, apartment and fixture cut-offs, sewer cleanouts and prepares maps indicating same.
Performs work area clean-up and safety related duties.
Ensures that storage areas remain locked when not in use.
Assists in keeping grounds neat and free of litter. Rakes, sweeps, shovels as circumstances warrant.
Performs any additional duties assigned by the Community Manager or Regional Supervisor.
Schedules and assigns all service requests.
Promotes Keener Care culture of the company, ensuring that all personnel are aware of the importance of extending this philosophy to each other, the vendors, and the residents.
Becomes familiar with the company’s strategic goals each year, striving to accomplish the goals at the site level.
Strives for superior customer service in all areas, including customer service within the company as well as outside the company with residents and vendors.