About The Position

The Make-Ready Specialist ensures vacant apartment homes meet established quality and occupancy standards by completing technical and mechanical work needed to prepare units for re-leasing. The role follows the community’s make-ready checklist, completes repairs and improvements, and helps ensure vacant units are turned over to market-ready condition in a timely manner. The position also supports upkeep of grounds, common areas, and amenities; uses materials and equipment responsibly; completes required maintenance documentation; follows safety and risk-management policies; and provides respectful, responsive service to residents and others. The role may involve travel to other properties for assistance, training, or meetings, and requires a flexible schedule that includes taking call during evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

  • Ability to stand, walk, and/or sit for extended periods and to bend, stoop, climb ladders, reach, carry objects, and crawl in confined areas.
  • Ability to work indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions.
  • Ability to push, pull, lift, carry, or maneuver up to 25 pounds independently and 50 pounds with assistance.
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule, including taking call during evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

  • Complete repairs and improvements to apartment homes before resident move-in by following the community’s make-ready checklist.
  • Caulk and seal areas around windows, sinks, toilets, bathtubs, and showers as needed.
  • Inspect sheetrock for damage and repair or replace it as needed.
  • Perform touch-up painting in vacant and occupied units as directed by the Service Supervisor or Community Manager.
  • Help maintain grounds, common areas, and amenities by picking up trash and debris, pressure-washing breezeways and pool areas, cleaning, and painting curbs and signage as needed.
  • Support cost-cutting and expense-control programs by repairing parts when possible, avoiding waste, and using tools and equipment correctly.
  • Complete the make-ready checklist and other required maintenance documentation promptly.
  • Follow safety and risk-management policies, attend routine safety meetings, complete required safety training, and promptly and accurately report accidents and incidents.
  • Provide respectful customer service, answer resident questions, respond sensitively to maintenance complaints, and complete assigned work orders efficiently and urgently.
  • Travel to other properties, training classes, or business meetings as needed.

Benefits

  • Competitive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance benefits, including low or free basic employee-only medical coverage.
  • Paid time off, including 15 vacation days, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays for new hires; additional vacation accrues with tenure.
  • Birthday off after one year of service.
  • Onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities for onsite team members, subject to discount and unit availability.
  • Six-week paid sabbatical after 10 years of service and every five years thereafter.
  • 401(k) with company match up to 6% of pay after six months of service.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Lifetime fertility benefit reimbursement up to $10,000, including adoption or surrogacy.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, pet insurance, and legal plans.
  • Charitable giving program and benefits.
  • The role may be eligible for weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly bonus programs.
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