Maintenance Technician, View on Canton

Sterling Group•Canton, MI

About The Position

Sterling Group is a family-owned, vertically integrated real estate investment services firm established in 1976, with operations in development, construction, property management, and investment management, specializing in multifamily housing and self-storage facilities. The company has more than 375 colleagues across multiple states in the Midwest and Southeast. The Maintenance Technician ensures the physical aspects of the property meet company standards and diagnoses and repairs issues involving HVAC, electrical, plumbing, pools, carpentry, drywall, exterior structures, and appliances. The position reports to the Property Manager and follows a Monday-to-Friday schedule from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with rotating on-call duties. Candidates must pass drug, driving-record, criminal-history, and background checks before employment. The role involves physical activity, occasional lifting of up to 75 pounds, travel to different work sites up to 20% of the time, and potential exposure to indoor and outdoor conditions, chemical and respiratory hazards, and extreme temperatures.

Requirements

Valid driver’s license.
Minimum 1–2 years of experience in maintenance or an equivalent field.
Knowledge of plumbing, electrical work, and general building trades.
Proficient reading, writing, grammar, and mathematical skills.
Possess basic tools for apartment or building maintenance.
Pass drug, driving-record, criminal-history, and background checks before employment.
Ability to read and comprehend moderately complex documents and communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing.
Ability to exchange accurate information, including through moderate repetitive typing on a computer keyboard.
Ability to bend, stoop, sit, stand, walk, climb stairs and ladders, reach, lift, pull, push, balance, crouch, crawl, and kneel.
Ability to occasionally lift, carry, or move up to 75 pounds.
Ability to travel to different work sites using personal automobiles, rental cars, airplanes, and other public transportation modes up to 20% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Prior apartment maintenance experience preferred.
EPA Certification preferred.
Pool License preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure the physical aspects of the property meet the company’s established standards.
Diagnose problems and make repairs involving HVAC, electrical, plumbing, pools, carpentry, drywall, exterior structures, and appliances.