Maintenance Technician | Lancaster Village Apartments

Maintenance Technician

Lancaster Village Apartments is looking for a Maintenance Technician to join their team! This position is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for our residents, associates, and guests by maintaining the buildings, grounds, and equipment in a safe and efficient manner consistent with CSM Standard Operating Procedures, industry best practices, and regulations. This position will demonstrate a spirit of service and teamwork to ensure high resident satisfaction and retention within our community.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintaining the overall condition and cleanliness of the maintenance shop and residential property.
• Executing and documenting the preventive maintenance program for resident units, common areas, hallways, garages, grounds, pool, clubhouse, and equipment.
• Maintaining property appearance, snow removal (including shoveling, salting, sanding, and ice removal), upkeep/curb appeal to ensure competitiveness within the industry, attract future residents and provide a welcoming environment to current residents.
• Completing work orders and turnover maintenance needs on a timely basis. Providing quick response to emergency after-hour calls as necessary.
• Responsible for proper use and safeguarding of all maintenance equipment and supplies, and adheres to cost controls to reduce expenses and waste.
• Following CSM procurement guidelines and applies good business judgment when purchasing supplies. Maintaining maintenance budget and adhere to purchase card guidelines.
• Maintaining accountability for all necessary inventory, supplies, tools and equipment.
• Ensuring resident satisfaction by adhering to maintenance service and loss-prevention standards including preventative maintenance.
• Ensuring that residents' needs are responded to in a courteous, friendly and timely manner.
• Working as a team player in meeting resident needs, and actively contributing to the efforts of other areas when necessary.
• May be required to attend residential community activities after normal business hours as requested by the Community Manager.
• Mitigating risk by conducting routine inspections of community property and grounds, to maintain standards per CSM, local, state and federal regulations including AWAIR program.
• Operating all equipment following safe and proper procedures. Following all CSM procedures for resident/associate incidents.
• Knowledgeable of property emergency procedures.
• Need to be available to assist as needed in any natural/catastrophic disaster.
• Ensuring a clean and safe work environment, and following all CSM procedures for resident/employee incidents.
• Producing required volume of work by planning, organizing and prioritizing work duties.
• Adhering to CSM attendance policy, grooming/appearance/dress code standards, and general work rules and department procedures. Attending all required meetings.
• Adhering to all CSM Standard Operating Procedures and Fair Housing laws.

Competencies/Skills Required: 2+ years of maintenance experience is preferred. Attention to detail, customer focused and the ability to perform job duties in a fast paced environment. General computer experience preferred. Current and valid driver's license with safe driving record required.

Education: High School diploma or GED required. CPO, HVAC, EPA certification is desired, or the ability to obtain certification based on property requirements.

Rate: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour

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