Maintenance Make Ready/Porter

The Lynd Company • Vernon, TX

14d

About The Position

The Maintenance Make Ready, Porter, Groundskeeper reports to the Property Manager and Maintenance Supervisor. The Maintenance Make Ready-Porter is required to perform various job duties based on business needs, to include preparation of vacant apartments for market-ready, and responsible for the overall appearance of the property grounds, models, and vacant units.

Requirements

• Prior make-ready work at a residential property.
• Familiar with federal, state, and jurisdictional laws and regulations concerning multi-family housing and Fair Housing.
• Ability to understand basic instructions and skills in using basic hand tools.
• Ability to perform basic electrical, plumbing, painting, carpentry, and landscaping.
• Knowledge of safety procedures.
• Ability to assess repairs and replacement parts in a vacant apartment to make it available for leasing/rent.
• Ability to perform physical labor, regularly lifts, carriers, or moves objects of weight 25+ pounds.
• Maybe required to provide own (industry-specific) tools.
• High school diploma/GED preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of experience of doing similar duties is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receives make-ready assignments; gathers all necessary tools, equipment, and supplies needed to make an apartment unit available to rent.
• Trashes out the unit for make ready; makes sure a move-out form is approved and signed.
• Confirms with Property Manager or Maintenance Supervisor items left to be thrown out belonging to previous residents, not belonging in the apartment unit.
• Evaluates carpet and vinyl; shampoos carpet/vinyl and discusses with supervisor(s) replacing carpet/vinyl flooring if needed.
• Checks air conditioning unit, heating unit, water heater, and all appliances; makes minor repairs if needed; contacts Maintenance Supervisor for more extensive repairs or replacements.
• Paint interior apartments, occasionally perform light exterior painting.
• Polishes and varnishes cabinets and other woodwork as needed.
• Repairs holes in walls, perform painting duties, checks to caulk, and applies where needed.
• Repairs or replaces baseboards or trim as needed.
• Checks all doors and windows and re-keys all locks.
• Shampoos carpets (when equipment is available).
• Responds to service calls, on-call, fire watch, or other after-hour efforts as required.
• Performs pool maintenance and landscape duties as needed, including pressure washing and cleaning.
• Required to pick up grounds every workday, water grounds and flower beds, empty pool area trash cans, and clean pool(s).
• Sweeps, office front porch, parking areas, around dumpster areas, halls, and breezeways, around pool areas, and rearranges furniture.
• Maintains correct chemical levels (Certified Pool Operator Certification Required), inventory pool, and ground supplies, informs supervisors when running low.
• Inform Property Manager or Maintenance Supervisor of mechanical or structural problems with pools or spas.
• Distribute door-to-door newsletters and resident notices.
• Offer suggestions for preventative maintenance and more efficient operations.
• Reports physical problems observed to the next level supervisor.
• Ability to maintain a good working relationship with other employees, displays a friendly and courteous attitude towards residents and co-workers.
• Ensures safe work practices are being followed.
• Always represents the company in a professional manner.
• Always displays a friendly and courteous attitude with other employees, maintains and promotes a good mood.
• Never confront a supervisor or other employee in front of residents.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to meet the needs of the community.

What This Job Offers

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