Maintenance Technician - Seasonal

Christopher Community, Inc. • City of Syracuse, NY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This seasonal position, running from May 15, 2026, to September 30, 2026, involves carrying out daily work order assignments for apartment, facility, and building repairs, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and general construction. The role also includes performing required preventive maintenance for building mechanical systems, responding to emergency repair needs and lockouts with a twenty-four (24) hour monthly on-call rotation, and maintaining/repairing mechanical, plumbing, and minor electrical equipment. The technician will also handle special projects, work across multiple locations with variable system types in occupied rental units, and perform other duties as assigned, including additional training and completing work orders via a tablet.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Two-five years related work experience required; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent time management and communication skills are necessary.
• Must have a valid Class D driver’s license.
• Regular attendance is required.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence, understand work orders and fill out completed spreadsheets.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, vendors, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Use of and understanding operations of electrical testing devices, a drain cleaner and the ability to prioritize the urgency of various work orders are all required.
• Basic personal computer skills that include the ability to send/receive e-mail messages, post information to a database or spreadsheet, and perform basic word processing, bookkeeping, and/or data entry.
• Employee should be trained in the use of a tablet or similar device for daily tasks and work orders at scattered sites while working out of a service vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• Technical/trade backgrounds including HVAC, Plumbing and/or Electrical are highly desirable but experience in all trades is not required.
• Experience with a dump trailer and/or large utility trailer a plus.

Responsibilities

• Carries out daily work order assignments relative to apartment/facility/building repairs including HVAC, plumbing, electrical and general building construction.
• Performs required preventive maintenance duties for building mechanical systems.
• Responds to emergency repair needs and lockouts, in twenty-four (24) hour monthly on-call rotation.
• Maintains mechanical/plumbing and minor electrical equipment. Performs repairs when necessary.
• Performs special projects as assigned.
• Ability to work across multiple locations, variable system types in occupied rental units.
• Perform other work as assigned.
• Complete additional training provided as required.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED