Job Maintenance Technician I/Groundskeeper

Maintenance Technician I

The Maintenance Technician I will assist the maintenance team with keeping the buildings and grounds in a clean, orderly, and safe condition. The position will help with verifying that the buildings are in good repair by performing the following duties: minor plumbing, janitorial, and other related maintenance activities when required. All repairs are to be completed in a timely and appropriate manner.

Essential Duties:

• Help the maintenance team in keeping the building in good repair by performing minor plumbing, janitorial, and other related maintenance activities when required.
• Ensure that all repairs are completed in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Pick up trash on grounds. Keep breezeways, sidewalks, and grounds clear of clutter and debris. Ability to rake and shovel as needed.
• Assist in cleaning and turnover of vacant apartments to include all actions necessary to make the apartment rent-ready for the next tenant.
• Help in conducting move-out inspections and reporting, including checking smoke detectors on a regular basis to ensure proper operation, perform other inspections when directed or needed.
• Assist in the completion of maintenance requests, work orders, and update Property Maintenance Log daily.
• Help in performing regular preventative maintenance inspections of all units.
• Notify the Community Manager of safety-related issues and lease agreement violations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Physical Demands:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Education 1-3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations

Valid Driver's License and insurance is required.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to draft routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions given in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move 50-75 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Tool Requirement Cascade requires that in this Maintenance position, the employees supply their own tools to perform maintenance work at worksites. A list of required tools to perform the basic maintenance functions of the job description must be able to be obtained within 60 days of employment.