Service (Maintenance) Specialist

Centerspace•Bismarck, ND

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

This position primarily serves Cottonwood Apartments and floats to other apartment communities in the Bismarck, North Dakota Market, including Northridge, Legacy Heights, and River Ridge Apartment Communities. The role is responsible for repairs of mechanical or aesthetic issues, general building preventative maintenance, maintaining the environmental conditions of spaces, and maintaining accurate levels of inventory related to the building’s mechanical systems. The individual must know and perform individual emergency procedures and duties as dictated by the site emergency procedure manual. Expectations include following instructions, understanding established procedures, complying with deadlines, and being self-directed once trained, though assistance may be needed in prioritizing duties and setting deadlines.

Requirements

Valid Driver's License & Reliable Transportation are required.
2+ years of previous maintenance experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, MSDS sheets, and procedural manuals.
Ability to communicate effectively with supervisor, tenants and vendors.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
Calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, ratios, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to efficiently use and navigate on the internet and use web based timekeeping software.
Constantly (66-100% of the time) - to be on feet, stand, walk; bend, stoop, squat, kneel; use hands and fingers to grasp, grip, turn and feel; reach above shoulders, push, pull, lift and carry; operate equipment and tools; climb stairs and ladders; balance; and talk and hear or effectively and safely communicate.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Lift or move up to 25 pounds.
Frequently (33-66% of the time) - lift and/or move up to 75 pounds, write reports and drive vehicles.
Occasionally (1-33% of the time) - sit; lift and/or move more than 75 pounds, although usually with the assistance of another employee and/or equipment.

Nice To Haves

Trade school education.
Certifications and/or Licenses: Have or willing to attain EPA, CPO, and/or boiler operator’s license as required.
Experience with work order systems beneficial.

Responsibilities

Complete minor and major repairs of mechanical or aesthetic issues to ensure the property is optimally functional, presentable, and safe.
Perform minor and major HVAC maintenance, such as replacing motors and bearings.
Change light bulbs, service flush valves, clean mechanical rooms, and plunge toilets.
Paint and/or wallpaper assigned areas and perform minor repairs to applicable areas.
Perform minor carpet repairs.
Demonstrate proficiency and respond appropriately to the building automation and security (including card access if applicable), fire, life, and safety systems.
Select and monitor service providers to ensure services delivered are the most effective and efficient for the property.
Perform general building preventative maintenance to ensure equipment is safe and effective for use, and down time with equipment meets or exceeds established specifications.
Service and monitor the HVAC equipment.
Maintain the environmental conditions of spaces to ensure the tenant and common space environments are acceptable for optimum use.
Perform preventative maintenance on: HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Lighting, Doors, locks, and hardware, Wall treatments.
Provide assistance to the Community Leader to ensure that tenant improvements are accurate and address concerns with appropriate contact, such as construction or tenant.
Monitor and maintain tools.
Perform assigned duties as prescribed in safety manuals.
Respond to test situations accurately.
Maintain sufficient technical and industry contacts and knowledge.
Participate in after hours on-call programs.
Assist outside contractors with major inspections.
Serve as a key contact between community leaders, operations managers, general managers, and tenants.
Apply current knowledge or devise creative solutions to proactively resolve issues.
Utilize any tools and/or processes implemented by the organization to assure adherence to quality standards.
Participate in capital improvements.
Maintain operating logs and record temperatures, pressures, and chemical level of heavy equipment such as chillers and boilers.
Complete reports and perform various administrative duties to positively support completion of activities and projects.
Maintain accurate levels of inventory related to the building’s mechanical systems to ensure optimum levels of inventory are on hand and readily accessible when needed.
Purchase parts and supplies from vendors; review pricing for competitive rates for parts, services, and supplies.
Stock items when received.
Clean up vacant areas.
Remove debris from the building and grounds.
Provide backup for Community Porter.
Know and perform individual emergency procedures and duties as dictated by the site emergency procedure manual and the safety manual to ensure that actions promote the safety and security of the employees, occupants, and structures, and correct actions are demonstrated in test situations and actual emergencies.
Promptly respond to all emergency situations, fire alarms, and natural catastrophes.
Study and know the site-specific emergency manual(s).
Assist tenant and emergency personnel in swift and careful evacuations when appropriate.
Communicates regularly with management, vendors, equipment repair, maintenance, and tenants for day-to-day operational issues.
Participate in continuous improvement/quality initiatives and identify improvements to, and/or develop new, products, services, or processes to result in the discovery of more efficient and effective methods and/or new offerings.
May assist with groundskeeping duties such as mowing, weed control, tree/shrub trimming, depending on the property and need.
May be responsible for snow removal such as shoveling snow and de-icing walkways, etc, depending on the property and need.
Assist and/or back up coworkers.