Overview:

The Make Ready Technician is responsible for ensuring apartments are painted and made ready for move-in, as well as assisting the maintenance team with service requests as needed.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists with scheduling, monitoring and performing work orders, as needed, such as painting or carpet replacement.
• Assists in preparing vacant units for occupancy, including cleaning appliances, kitchen, bathroom, and washing tile floors, windows, and all surfaces.
• Assists with inspecting vacated apartments, diagnosing problems and making repairs in areas such as: HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, dry walling, exterior structural, and appliance.
• May assist with, or be responsible for, work required to upgrade a vacant apartment such as changing plumbing fixtures and installing ceiling fans.
• Paints the interiors and exteriors of apartments in accordance with Company guidelines.
• Performs work order requests from supervisor, property staff, and residents.
• Walk the grounds and common interior areas daily, removing litter and debris from lawns, planting beds, parking areas, sidewalks, ramps, and indoor spaces.
• Performs property inspections so as to ensure the grounds are clean as well as to identify any problems.
• Communicates with supervisor regarding the status of work and other issues as they arise.
• Inspects buildings and grounds to ensure safety and cleanliness, and alerts Maintenance to items that need to be repaired.
• Ensures excellent customer service to prospective and current tenants, and promotes a quality living experience for all residents.
• Participates in Company-provided training such as fair housing, safety, non-discrimination, and harassment prevention.
• Complies with all applicable health and safety rules and regulations, as well as applicable local, state, and federal laws.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:

• This position reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor and/or Community Manager

  QUALIFICATIONS:

  Education and/or Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of previous painting and/or make-ready experience (or that of similar function) is required for this position.

Skills/Specialized Knowledge

• Ability to use general office equipment, such as telephone, fax machine, printer, copier, and key track system.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical functions.
• Comprehension of federal fair housing laws and any applicable local housing provisions.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to make quick and effective decisions.
• Ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to cope with, and defuse, situations involving angry or difficult people.
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines.

Other Requirements

• Must maintain professional appearance and comply with the assigned dress code policy.
• Must comply with all safety regulations, including the use of back brace, safety goggles and gloves when appropriate.
• Ability to be at work on time and on a regular and consistent basis; Overtime may be required for this position.
• Ability to work weekends and non-traditional holidays.
• May be required to be available to work on-call or when needed due to staffing shortages.

Physical Demands

• Standing, walking, and/or sitting for extended periods of time.
• Frequent climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and handling.
• Sustains substantially recurring movement to fingers, hands, wrists, legs, and feet.
• Ability to lift and/or move an excess of 50 pounds or more.
• Ability to use standard maintenance equipment.

Mental Function

• Ability to compare, copy, and communicate.
• Ability to tolerate stressful situations.
• Ability to work under minimal to moderate supervision.

Work Environment

• Exposure to different climates and temperatures may vary depending on the weather in the different regions.
• Exposure to noise, vibrations, atmospheric conditions, as well as working in confined or restricted spaces.

Hazards

• Potential exposure to chemicals, electrical shock, heights, mechanical parts or machines, and fire.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the associate in this position. Further, this document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.