Service Apprentice - Meetinghouse

UDR - Opening Doors to your future•Portland, OR

4d•Onsite

About The Position

UDR, Inc. and its affiliated companies are seeking a Maintenance Apprentice to join the team at Meetinghouse, a 232-home apartment community in Portland, Oregon. The role helps maintain the community’s appearance, cleanliness, and readiness for residents, while providing customer service and supporting maintenance operations. The apprentice performs basic housekeeping and repair work in apartments and common areas, tests building systems and appliances, maintains trash removal areas, and keeps tools and equipment in working order. On-call after-hours work and/or overtime may be required. UDR offers ongoing education opportunities and career development and advancement support.

Requirements

At least one year of relevant experience in mechanical maintenance, repair techniques, and/or building maintenance.
A valid driver’s license may be required.

Nice To Haves

Technical or vocational certificate and/or degree preferred.
Apartment and/or hotel maintenance experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Maintain the appearance and cleanliness of grounds, amenities, building exteriors and interiors, market-ready apartment interiors, breezeways, curbs, signage, the leasing office, central garbage areas, parking lots, and other buildings and common areas; remove debris, trash, graffiti, and other items affecting community appearance.
Perform basic housekeeping duties to prepare apartments for occupancy, including cleaning floors and walls and dusting counters and appliances.
Repair walls, including painting, patching, and texturing.
Test electrical and gas appliances, lights, outlets, plumbing, and hardware, and replace defective equipment as necessary.
Ensure central trash removal areas and/or compactors are serviced, emptied, and kept clean.
Repair compactors or report defective operation to the Service Manager.
Maintain tools and equipment in proper working order, request replacements as necessary, and assist in stocking inventory.
Provide superior customer service to internal and external customers.
Perform other duties as assigned or as necessary.
Be available for on-call after-hours work and/or overtime when required.