Maintenance Tech I

Maintenance Technician I

Wisteria at Warner Center, a brand-new Continuing Care Retirement Community opening in late 2026, is excited to announce an opportunity to join our founding team as a Maintenance Technician I. Discover a workplace where you're truly valued — and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, development and success.

The Maintenance Tech I person is responsible for maintaining all aspects of the physical plant. Under supervisor direction, the Maintenance Tech I performs preventive maintenance, routine servicing, seasonal repairs and changes, building equipment and plumbing repairs.

This is a full time, onsite, position located in Woodland Hills, California. Compensation: $28.15/hr.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES:

• Working as a team with the entire Plant Operations Department, the Maintenance Tech I performs general maintenance duties, preventive maintenance, service calls, and emergency maintenance as needed and assigned.
• With supervision and/or direction, performs general maintenance duties, such as: fixing wall covers, floor covers and some furniture and fixtures; plumbing work, minor electrical repair, appliance repairs and preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Completes apartment turnovers, including minor repairs, touchup painting, and restoring apartment to original condition.
• Performs regular pool, koi pond, and lake / water feature maintenance.
• Performs painting and refurbishing projects, simple carpentry, texture, and drywall repair. Performs minor building and equipment repairs.
• Assists residents with hanging pictures, changing light bulbs in high locations, changing the settings on their unit's thermostat, simple plumbing emergencies, understanding of how to use mounting, anchoring hardware, Hang TV, finding studs and other assistance as needed.
• Provides excellent customer service to residents as demonstrated by doing the following:
• Previewing work order and arriving at the unit prepared with all tools/parts needed.
• Greets Resident(s) by name, introduces yourself, and explains to the Resident(s) what you will be working on.
• Always wears protective 'booties' over shoes when entering residents' unit.
• If the Resident is not home, leave a note.
• Thoroughly cleans up after yourself when finished with the job.
• Maintains personal cleanliness.
• When a Resident asks you to do something not on the work order, if it will take less than 15 minutes, do it. If it will take over 15 minutes or doing it will make you late for an appointment, ask if you can use their phone to call in the work order on their behalf.
• Assigned one week of on-call duty as scheduled
• Conducts staff training related to safety items as scheduled by the Supervisor or Plant Operations Director.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school graduate. Technical schooling and/or training preferred.
• Minimum of one year of previous work experience with electrical, plumbing, and painting in a complex commercial, industrial, healthcare setting or holds job at current community and in the TDR program.
• Basic experience in logical troubleshooting.
• Ability to operate various hand and power tools and machines to discharge duties.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic.
• Must have a passion for customer service.

CRITICAL FUNCTION:

• This position is essential to the safety of our residents and staff; and to the operation and function of the community. Employee may be recalled to report to work for an emergency, unusual occurrence, resident care need, visit from regulatory/governing agencies or any other event deemed necessary by the Executive Director, Administrator, and designee.