Apartment Maintenance Technician

Company: Acorn Holdings LLC Location: Cambridge, MA

Pay: is based on experience and willing to negotiate but a minimum of $25

Reliable personal transportation required

Job Description

We are a multifamily development company looking for a flexible, energetic, and skilled maintenance technician for our property management division. We currently own and manage over 295 luxury apartments spread among 5 buildings in Cambridge, MA. Please feel free to look them up:

603 Concord Ave Cambridge, MA 02138

605 Concord Ave Cambridge, MA 02138

PARK77, 77 New Street Cambridge, MA 02138

PARK87, 87 New Street Cambridge, MA 02138

7 Cameron Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138

Job Description

Apply maintenance and customer service skills to maintain buildings and grounds to meet company standards. Troubleshoot, maintain and repair all aspects of common areas and apartment units, including: cleaning, light plumbing/electrical/HVAC, light carpentry, appliances, painting and drywall. Work may be performed independently or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Respond to resident work orders in a timely way, prioritizing emergency and critical work orders.
• Prepare vacant units for new tenants, including maintenance repairs, painting and cleaning.
• Maintain and repair common areas, interiors and building grounds, as needed to maintain company standards.
• Help to prepare for City and State inspections.
• Must cover one emergency call week rotation ( I allow for a team to work out the weeks and to change with each other when needed) A person that covers emergency call week is required to work the week’s Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm. This allows for person on-call to be around and allows each team member a chance to have equal balance of work and life
• Everyone must complete and turn in daily agenda sheets for work completed to the supervisor.
  
  

Skills And Abilities

• Flexibility and willingness to learn is as important as maintenance skills.
• Knowledge or willingness to learn basic property management maintenance software, (Yardi Maintenance).
• Ability to read and complete various tenant work orders.
• Ability to work as a team member to help foster a pleasant environment for other staff and residents.
• Knowledge or willingness to learn light plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry and other skills.
• Experience working safely with tools, ability to read and comprehend warning labels, instructions.
• Understanding of basic cleaning practices and use of cleaning chemicals and cleaning equipment (such as a carpet cleaner or power washer).
• Walking, standing, sitting, crouching, crawling and climbing abilities are required for this position, including the ability to lift up to 70 pounds.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Work is typically performed in occupied residential apartment buildings, with frequent interactions with residents and other property management staff.
• Technicians may be exposed to various extreme weather conditions when working on the exterior of the property.
• Safety is a priority, as there will be potential exposure to moving mechanical parts, chemical fumes and dust, and risk of electric shock.
  
  

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 1-3 years of prior cleaning or maintenance experience.
• Driver’s license and reliable transportation, (travel is required between buildings during the workday; however, buildings are located all within a 1-mile radius).
• Tools will be supplied by the company.
• Company Phone Is Given and is Required to Answer Calls and Texts especially evening and weekends when covering emergency call week
  
  

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• Company Paid Dental insurance
• Company Paid Health insurance
• Company Paid Time Off: Earn up to 3 weeks of PTO annually
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Company Paid Vision insurance
  
  

Schedule

• 8.5 hour shift
• Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm
• Overtime is available with approval from Property Manager
• Requirement: 1 week a month emergency call rotation coverage required to work Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm ( we allow team to work on picking week and changing when needed to offer a good work life balance for all)
  
  

Education

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)
  
  

Experience

• Residential painting: 1 year (Required)
  
  

License/Certification

• Driver's License (Required)
  
  

Work Location: Multiple locations

Instructions To Apply

Submit resumes via email to jmogollon@acornh.com

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