MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR - The Beacon/The Anchorage

Royal American Management•Miami, FL

12d•$22 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for preserving and maintaining the property and ensuring the safety of its maintenance personnel. Reporting directly to the Community Manager, the role requires compliance with OSHA standards, company safety policies, applicable building codes, and company procedures. The supervisor maintains accurate records, oversees maintenance personnel and service requests, performs and schedules preventive and corrective maintenance, and helps ensure the property and its amenities are safe and well maintained. This position involves local travel as needed and may include on-call coverage during evenings, weekends, and holidays. Five additional hours per week may be available for on-call duty, with potential overtime. The role includes hands-on repairs and upkeep across apartment units, buildings, common areas, grounds, and amenities. Work may include light electrical and plumbing repairs, carpentry, painting, unit preparation, custodial tasks, and HVAC troubleshooting. Freon-system repairs are prohibited unless the employee is properly certified. The supervisor also reports unusual circumstances and vendor non-compliance, maintains a professional appearance, and may train subordinate employees or colleagues from other communities.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
EPA certification, or ability to obtain it within 90 days of hire or promotion.
Some formal training or experience in carpentry, light plumbing, light electrical work, painting, refurnishing and cleaning, and air conditioning.
Knowledge of property HVAC units and ability to troubleshoot and repair permitted system components.
Ability to read, understand, and follow handwritten or printed service requests and provide written responses and reports.
Ability to understand manuals, instructions, regulations, procedures, warning labels, and directional labeling.
Ability to work under time constraints.
Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, residents, and vendors.
Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English.
Limited computer literacy.
Ability to safely access all areas of the property's grounds, including multilevel structures, in varying grounds and weather conditions, with or without an elevator.
Ability to safely lift and carry up to 50 pounds without assistance.
Ability to move large appliances using a hand truck and safely use hand tools, power tools, and ladders.
Ability to tolerate normal levels of caustic and pest-control chemicals.
Ability to meet the position's safety requirements and maintain awareness of applicable work-safety requirements.
Government-issued state ID, or a valid driver's license if required by management based on location, property, or business needs.
Possess tools and equipment generally associated with multifamily apartment maintenance and experience using relevant tools and equipment.
Ability to perform frequent and potentially prolonged walking, standing, bending, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.
Excellent attendance, communication skills, professionalism, and ability to build lasting business relationships.

Responsibilities

Follow OSHA standards and company safety policies; complete required safety training and hazard assessments and use appropriate safety equipment.
Understand property maintenance requirements and ensure repairs comply with local building codes, permitting requirements, and regulations.
Maintain accurate records for preventive maintenance, work orders, unit refurbishing, annual inspections, and inventories.
Participate in the standby emergency schedule for evening, weekend, and holiday coverage.
Perform scheduled maintenance on equipment according to manufacturer recommendations and operating manuals.
Inspect apartment units, buildings, and common areas and perform repairs and janitorial assistance.
Maintain the property's grounds according to the procedures manual.
Supervise and schedule subordinate maintenance personnel and service requests while following maintenance priorities.
Train subordinate employees or colleagues from other communities when appropriate.
Report unusual or extraordinary circumstances concerning the property, co-workers, or residents.
Maintain the required property uniform and a professional appearance and attitude.
Monitor maintenance-related contractual obligations and inform the Community Manager of vendor non-compliance.
Troubleshoot property HVAC systems and repair components such as fan motors, thermostats, and contractors; do not work on Freon-system components unless properly certified, and never vent Freon into the atmosphere.
Ensure storage areas and entrances are locked and that areas have adequate lighting.
Obtain a state pesticide-application license if required and, under general direction of the Regional Manager or Vice President, exterminate units and common areas according to company procedures.
Perform light electrical repairs on appliances, fixtures, switches, outlets, and circuits.
Perform light plumbing work, including clearing stoppages and replacing fittings.
Repair or replace broken glass, tile, screens, draperies, and locks.
Perform carpentry, including fitting doors, freeing windows, building or replacing shelves, and refinishing floors.
Prepare vacant units for re-occupancy, including painting, cleaning appliances, and vacuuming.
Assist with custodial work in common areas, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, trash removal, and window cleaning.
Maintain and repair amenities such as pools, spas, ponds, and fitness equipment, where applicable.
Assist other team members when necessary.
Travel locally to conduct regular property business as needed.
Perform other duties requested by the supervisor and accept tasks that may not be strictly related to repair and maintenance.