Maintenance Technician II

Cascade Management•Nehalem, OR

7d•$19 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

Cascade Management, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Technician II to join their team. This role is responsible for maintaining buildings and grounds in a clean, orderly, and safe condition, ensuring that buildings are in good repair. The position involves performing minor and routine painting, plumbing, janitorial, and appliance upkeep, as well as other related maintenance activities. The Maintenance Technician II will ensure that all repairs are handled in a timely and appropriate manner and will manage maintenance projects up to $300, with Property Manager approval needed for anything exceeding that amount. This role requires working with the Community Manager on anticipated maintenance needs, picking up trash on grounds, keeping areas clear of clutter and debris, and maintaining landscaping. The technician will also be responsible for maintaining sidewalks and parking lots, cleaning and turning over vacant apartments to make them rent-ready within 5-10 days, and conducting pre-move-out inspections. Regular checks of smoke detectors, appliance filters, and air handlers are also part of the duties. The role involves requisitioning supplies, purchasing tools and equipment, and keeping the storeroom/shop organized. Maintenance requests and work orders must be prepared and completed within 3-5 working days, with the Property Maintenance Log updated daily. Regular preventative maintenance inspections of all units are required, and the technician must notify the Community Manager of safety-related issues and lease agreement violations. Prompt response to after-hours calls and completion of necessary repairs are expected. The position requires travel for in-person classes, annual education conferences, between multiple sites, and for errand runs. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

3-5 years related experience and/or equivalent combination of experience in a trade such as electrical, plumbing and painting or technical school.
Valid Driver’s License and insurance is required.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all unites of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to problem solve, and deal with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exist.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move 50-75 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
Ability to use a hand truck to move appliances.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Cascade requires that in this Maintenance position, the employees supply their own tools to perform maintenance work at work sites.
A list of required tools to perform the basic maintenance functions of the job description must be able to be obtain within 60 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree (A. A.) preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain building by performing minor and routine painting, plumbing, janitorial, routine appliance upkeep, and other related maintenance activities when required.
Ensure that all repairs are handled in a timely and appropriate manner.
Initiate, perform, and oversee maintenance projects up to $300; PM approval needed for anything more than $300.
Work with Community Manager on anticipated maintenance needs.
Pick up trash on grounds. Keep breezeways, sidewalks, and grounds clear of clutter and debris. Ability to rake, shovel, prune, and maintain all landscaping. This may include the need to repair fences and/or walls.
Maintain all sidewalks and parking lots, including painting lines, numbers, and/or other stencils as needed.
Clean and turnover vacant apartments to include all actions necessary to make the apartment rent-ready for the next tenant within 5-10 days.
Schedule and conduct pre-move out inspections and reporting. Accurately cost out any repairs that may be needed and supply an estimate for expected cost to the resident for completion.
Regularly check smoke detectors to ensure proper operation, change appliance filters, check air handlers, and perform other inspections when directed or required.
Requisition supplies; purchase tools and equipment (subject to supervisor approval); keep storeroom/shop clean, safe, and organized.
Prepare and complete maintenance requests and work orders within 3-5 working days. Update Property Maintenance Log daily.
Perform regular preventative maintenance inspections of all units.
Notify the Community Manager of safety-related issues and lease agreement violations.
Respond promptly to after-hours calls and complete necessary repairs.
Travel as required for in person classes and annual education conferences.
Travel as required between mulitple sites, as well as errand runs as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.