Make Ready Technician - 99 West Paces

Hines • Atlanta, GA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Make Ready Technician is responsible for ensuring vacant apartments meet Hines quality standards and are ready for market. The role performs technical and mechanical duties, completes repairs and improvements before resident move-in, and helps maintain the property’s grounds, common areas, and amenities. The position is fully on-site at the assigned property five days per week.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution is preferred.
• One or more years of maintenance or related experience is preferred.
• Ability to identify mechanical, electrical, or other malfunctions and provide solutions.
• Excellent written, verbal, and customer-service skills.
• Excellent time-management skills.
• Able to work indoors approximately 80% of the time and outdoors approximately 20% of the time.
• Able to use olfactory, auditory, and visual senses.
• Able to lift 25 pounds or more; climb stairs and ladders; access remote work areas and confined spaces; and perform a full range of manual activities, including sitting, squatting, bending, kneeling, walking, and lifting.
• Able to meet the assigned property’s shift requirements, which may include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and some holidays.
• Able to work overtime as business needs require.
• Able to work on-site at the assigned property five days per week.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of maintenance or related experience is preferred.
• A high school diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete repairs and improvements to apartment homes before resident occupancy and verify the property is maintained to standards.
• Assist in maintaining grounds, common areas, and amenities.
• Perform general cleaning, pressure washing, trash removal, and other assigned duties.
• Inspect sheetrock and wall finishes for damage and repair or replace them as needed.
• Verify that apartment interiors are properly caulked and sealed, including sinks, showers, bathtubs, and windows.
• Use safe practices with mechanical or electrical equipment; report injuries, accidents, and other safety issues to the appropriate contact.
• Follow guidelines for safe use of hand tools, power tools, testing equipment, safety devices, and other items, and ensure items are returned.
• Identify areas for improvement and suggest ways to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Keep safety information current and accessible, and stay up to date on OSHA and other safety requirements to ensure compliance.
• Support cost-control programs by determining whether parts can be repaired to standard rather than replaced.
• Respond respectfully to questions and maintenance complaints from service members and residents, and assign work requests according to urgency and efficiency.
• Clean and paint equipment.
• Follow company and assigned-property policies and procedures.
• Use computer skills to administer work-order programs and building operations.
• Complete required training programs within specified timeframes.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Robust benefits
• Generous vacation packages
• Bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED