Job Description
Performing upkeep on apartments and common areas prevents equipment failures, creating safe living environments for renters and owners within managed communities. This role involves routine inspections, repairs using tools like wrenches and drills, and enforcing safety measures at multiple properties. Technicians drive property preservation through proactive maintenance in plumbing, electrical, and carpentry.
Berkshire owns and manages its own properties, attracting talented individuals committed to excellence while offering discounts up to 25% on rent. The organization fosters community experiences one relationship at a time, with a workforce focused on diverse engagement and personal development plans.
The position requires owning preservation of physical attributes, maintaining community standards, enforcing safety, managing shop and equipment inventory, and securing keys. Activities include inspecting curb appeal to ensure attractiveness, providing customer service to residents and teammates, and conducting a variety of repairs in appliances, systems, and building maintenance. Writing in English and computer proficiency add layers to daily tasks. A challenge involves mastering trades as a jack-of-all-trades, including working weekends if needed although scheduled typically Monday through Friday.
Compensation equates to market rates based on experience and location, with no fixed range provided. Work location operates onsite at various community sites with flexible hours adaptable to emergencies outside normal shifts; however, standard schedule adheres to 8-hour days from Monday to Friday in daylight periods unless urgent. Benefits cover three weeks of vacation adding over time, major medical coverage, retirement plans, work-life balance through paid time off accruing annually, and professional growth via personal development planning. Berkshire prioritizes equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or protected status.
Responsibilities
- Own and help drive preservation of property's physical attributes
- Provide complete support to management upholding community and corporate standards, policies, procedures
- Ensure that all safety measures enforced
- Assist in maintaining shop, company equipment, inventory control, and ensuring key security
- Inspector: Make sure property looks best ensuring curb appeal
- Provide excellent customer service to prospective and existing residents and teammates
Requirements
- At least one year prior experience in community maintenance needs
- Working knowledge of appliances, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and building maintenance
- Proficiency in writing, speaking, and understanding English
- Ability to use computers and related applications
- Ultimate jack-of-all-trades capability