Maintenance Engineer

Unico Properties • Seattle, WA

20h • $25 - $27

About The Position

The Maintenance Engineer performs building repairs and maintenance tasks, including basic preventive maintenance to the building structure and systems, light maintenance and cleaning. They help promote a culture and demonstrate leadership that is committed to sustainability and strategic energy management. Essential Functions include but are not limited to: Performs general maintenance and repairs Changes lighting fixtures Makes minor plumbing repairs Orders lighting and plumbing equipment and supplies Performs odd jobs for tenants (e.g. including moving furniture, hanging photos) Performs other maintenance as directed by work orders Participates in the Engineering on-call schedule

Requirements

• Some knowledge of basic repairs and lighting
• Familiar with hand tools and general maintenance
• Excellent customer service
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Current driver’s license required
• Finger Dexterity: Using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together
• Talking: Especially where one must frequently convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Average Hearing: Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information
• Repetitive Motions: Movements frequently and regularly required using the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Average Visual Abilities: Average, ordinary, visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or products, or operate machinery
• Physical Strength: Work requires occasional lifting of 50-75 lbs. and routine lifting of 25 lbs.; ability to maneuver in confined spaces 10% of the time; ability to perform duties at heights 10% of the time
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions and to deal with problems involving a few variables
• Mathematics Ability: Ability to perform very basic math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing two digit numbers; to perform the basic arithmetic operations with money; to perform operations with units such as inch, foot, and yard / ounce and pound
• Language Ability: Ability to use passive vocabulary of 5,000-6,000 words; ability to read at a slow rate; ability to define unfamiliar words in dictionaries for meaning, spelling, and pronunciation

Responsibilities

• Performs general maintenance and repairs
• Changes lighting fixtures
• Makes minor plumbing repairs
• Orders lighting and plumbing equipment and supplies
• Performs odd jobs for tenants (e.g. including moving furniture, hanging photos)
• Performs other maintenance as directed by work orders
• Participates in the Engineering on-call schedule

Benefits

• Two benefit plans to choose from: a Qualified High Deductible Health Plan or a Buy-Up PPO Plan.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birth or adoption.
• 401(k) plan with up to $9,000 in employer matching each year, 401(k) after-tax elections allowed up to 415(c) limit.
• Starting with 3 weeks of flexible paid time off (PTO), which increases with tenure.
• 11 paid holidays off each year.
• 12 hours of paid volunteer time and $200 charitable contribution matching each year.
• Up to $2,000 Education allowance yearly.
• Required licensing and training covered at 100%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED