Maintenance Technician

Full-time - Entry Level

Lexington Park, MD

About the position

Conifer Realty is seeking self-motivated MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN to begin their next career with us to support our apartment community in Patuxent Cove (60 apartments). Conifer has been committed to affordable housing for 50 years, developing, owning, and managing nearly 13,000 apartments across more than 150 communities since 1975. At the core of Conifer is a dedicated team of over 500 skilled professionals, working across our apartment communities and corporate and regional offices. Their entrepreneurial spirit and expertise continue to drive our leadership in the affordable housing industry, ensuring we create sustainable, thriving communities for years to come.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining indoor and outdoor maintenance and clean presentation of this community.
• Indoor maintenance will include completing routine painting, carpentry, dry wall, cleaning, minor plumbing, basic electrical, flooring, and other maintenance activities in response to work orders; will also prep vacant units for new residents to move-in.
• Outdoor grounds maintenance will involve trash management, mowing, trimming shrubbery, cultivating flower beds along with snow, ice, salting and debris removal as needed.
• Timely communication with team members for immediate follow-up on work orders.
• Responding to emergency on-call duties on a rotational basis, within 30 minutes of on-call notification as required or assigned.
• Must be adaptable to changing work priorities to meet required project/work task deadlines.
• Flexibility to work Overtime when assigned.
• Must work well independently as well as on a team.
• Takes pride in performing quality work and meeting our residents’ needs.

Requirements

• Minimum 2+ years prior apartment or home repair maintenance skills such as drywall repair, painting, light plumbing, basic electrical, flooring, cleaning; HVAC experience helpful or will train.
• Ability to lift to a maximum 100 lbs. on occasion with frequent lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Minimum High School diploma/GED required.
• Some computer skills helpful for timekeeping, emails, online training modules, and work order processing or willing to train.
• Reliable transportation.
• Strong time management, problem solving, communication, and customer service skills to interact with internal and external customers.
• Bilingual Spanish-speaking a plus.

Benefits

• Full-time/ 40 Hours Weekly
• Hours Mondays 8:30 am – 5:00 pm – Friday On-call on a rotation basis
• Competitive Pay with semi-annual bonus potential
• 15 Days Paid Time Off first year
• 13 Paid Holidays (2 are floaters)
• 401K with company match
• Ongoing training and development for career growth opportunities as Conifer grows and expands their portfolio
• Elective benefits include Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Company paid Life, Short- & Long-Term Insurances
• Extraordinarily positive culture & environment; great team support
• Robust employee referral payment program