Maintenance Technician- The Village at Seeley Lake

Inland Real Estate•Lakewood, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining the physical integrity of The Village at Seeley Lake Apartments and helping ensure a safe and secure environment for residents, visitors, and staff. The role includes general repairs in apartments and common areas, preparing vacant apartments, removing trash, handling emergency repairs, cleaning and landscaping, ordering maintenance equipment, keeping records, accepting deliveries, and moving furniture or appliances. The technician responds to resident service requests, communicates about pending work, maintains property grounds and corrects unsafe conditions, and ensures make-ready work is completed on schedule. The position also involves preventive maintenance and service-request recordkeeping, changing locks and keys, and other duties as assigned. This is a full-time role working 40 or more hours per week. Evening, weekend, and on-call hours are required as circumstances warrant. Applicants must provide their own tools and have transportation to obtain replacement parts and supplies. The selected applicant must complete drug and background screening and obtain Fair Housing certification before interacting with prospects or residents.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in property maintenance or an equivalent maintenance-related field.
Ability to interact professionally and efficiently with prospects, residents, staff, and management.
Hands-on experience with basic plumbing, carpentry, electrical, heating and air conditioning systems, swimming pools, landscaping, and cleaning.
Must furnish own tools.
Must have transportation and the ability to travel to pick up replacement parts and supplies from vendors.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, climb ladders and stairs, walk between buildings and on roofs, stoop, kneel, and bend; hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity are also required.
Must be familiar with and adhere to OSHA guidelines to protect themselves and their team.
Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Must achieve Fair Housing certification before interacting with prospects or residents.
Must complete drug and background screening.
Able to work 40 or more hours per week, including evenings, weekends, and on-call hours as circumstances warrant.

Nice To Haves

Heat pump experience.

Responsibilities

Address resident service and maintenance requests in a timely manner.
Communicate with residents about pending items and the status of service requests to ensure satisfaction.
Maintain the physical property throughout the community and promptly correct unsafe conditions.
Maintain accurate records for preventive maintenance, service requests, expenditures, apartment make-ready status, and work in progress.
Complete make-ready repairs and services on schedule.
Rake, sweep, shovel, and salt property grounds as circumstances warrant.
Change locks and keys.
Perform general repairs in apartments and common areas, vacant-apartment preparation, trash removal, emergency repairs, cleaning, and landscaping.
Order maintenance equipment, keep records, accept deliveries, and move furniture and/or appliances.
Travel to vendors to pick up replacement parts and supplies.
Perform other duties as assigned or required.