The Area Maintenance Specialist is a traveling Maintenance Expert for several CA Inland-area properties. You will partner with Property Managers to meet budget goals, maintain property standards and preventive maintenance schedules, and respond to insurance situations eg water damage, and flooding. The position emphasizes fostering positive relationships, ensuring efficient maintenance operations, and upholding Mercy Housing's mission and values. This position will also implement and maintain environmentally responsible guidelines, ensure on-call maintenance and emergency response are executed, and coordinate the work of maintenance and construction vendors. The successful candidate will be able to "think on their feet", plan and direct the work of others, communicate clearly deadlines and expectations, assess a situation, and provide solutions.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. This is a site-based position.

Pay: $30.00-32.00/hour DOE

Benefits:

• 15 days of earned PTO your first year 12 company holidays.
• Early-close Fridays; 3 paid hours off each week.
• Health, dental, vision, and pet insurance.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• 403b match, paid volunteer time, and much more.

Duties:

• Partner with the Property Manager to follow budgetary guidelines and achieve property goals.
• Collaborate on maintenance contracts to achieve quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Coordinate on-call maintenance and emergency response procedures.
• Update and implement property crisis response plans.
• Foster positive internal and external relationships and respond to requests promptly.
• Available to work outside normal business hours and travel as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF POSITION

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Technical training and expertise in one or more building trades.
• Minimum of two (2) years in skilled maintenance work.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS OF POSITION

• Technical certifications.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Understand communicate in the English language, both orally and in writing.
• Perform basic math and understand measurement systems used in the trade.
• Read and interpret electrical, plumbing, and mechanical diagrams and blueprints.
• Make working sketches.
• Use maintenance, trade, and testing equipment and tools.
• Interpret and understand maintenance information generated from property management software reports.
• Basic computer skills.

At Mercy Housing, we believe mission and business are not competing values and all people deserve dignity. We believe our work and communities are enhanced when diverse groups of people learn and grow together. Applicants who believe they will thrive in this culture and are committed to racial equity, diversity, and inclusion are encouraged to apply.

This is a brief description of the position.

Experience

• 2 year(s): Multi Family Property Maintenance experience

Education

• Technical/other training or better in Construction Management Services or related field

Licenses & Certifications

• HVAC Excellence

Skills

• Planning
• Problem solving
• Coaching

Behaviors

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject

Motivations

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization