Maintenance Supervisor

B5 Recruiting is partnering with a leading residential property management company to hire a hands-on Maintenance Supervisor for one of its apartment communities. This role is responsible for overseeing daily maintenance operations, apartment make-readies, work orders, preventive maintenance, vendor coordination, and overall property upkeep.

This is a great fit for someone who has strong residential maintenance experience, can lead a maintenance team, and is comfortable staying hands-on with repairs, emergencies, resident requests, and property needs.

The Maintenance Supervisor will work closely with the Property Manager to ensure the community is well-maintained, safe, and ready for current and future residents.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate, assign, and complete maintenance work orders with a target response time of 24 hours or less.
  
• Review overnight and outstanding work orders and determine the appropriate course of action.
  
• Walk vacant units within 24 hours to assess make-ready needs.
  
• Schedule vendors for repairs, replacements, carpet/vinyl damage, and other unit turnover needs.
  
• Inspect turned units to ensure all repairs are completed before move-in.
  
• Tour the property daily to identify maintenance issues, safety concerns, and liability hazards.
  
• Complete or assign repairs to the maintenance team.
  
• Maintain pool cleanliness, surrounding areas, and pool chemical levels.
  
• Perform and coordinate preventive maintenance.
  
• Support property safety audits and maintain required logs, including SDS, OSHA, EPA, inventory, and preventive maintenance records.
  
• Assist with emergency maintenance situations, hazardous weather, floods, fires, freezes, and after-hours/on-call needs.
  
• Oversee vendors, outside contractors, repair timelines, bids, invoices, and completed work.
  
• Support capital projects in coordination with property and regional leadership.
  
• Help supervise, schedule, and guide the maintenance team.
  
• Maintain inventory of maintenance supplies, equipment, and tools.
  
• Communicate professionally with residents, vendors, property staff, and leadership.
  

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
  
• At least 2 years of related maintenance experience required.
  
• Prior residential, apartment, multifamily, or property maintenance experience strongly preferred.
  
• CFC, CPO, and HVAC certifications required.
  
• Must have own vehicle and tools.
  
• Valid driver’s license and motor vehicle insurance required.
  
• Ability to participate in on-call, after-hours, emergency maintenance, and overtime when needed.
  
• Ability to diagnose maintenance issues and complete repairs as needed.
  
• Ability to lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
  

The ideal candidate is a reliable, hands-on Maintenance Supervisor with strong apartment or multifamily maintenance experience. They should be comfortable leading a small team, managing make-readies, responding quickly to resident work orders, coordinating vendors, and keeping the property safe, clean, and operational. This person should also be proactive, organized, service-oriented, and able to handle emergencies or competing priorities without losing focus.