Facilities Maintenance Technician

Real Estate Equities is looking for a Maintenance Technician to join our team!

Job Classification: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Property Manager 

Location: Press House is 144 units, and one (1) building located in the heart of downtown Saint Paul, MN

What We Offer:

• Compensation: $28.00 - $30.00 per hour
• Generous Paid Time Off: 10 Paid Holidays + 16 Days of PTO + Sick & Safe Time 
• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) with Up to 4% Match
• Employer-Paid Insurance: Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability
• Professional Development Opportunities

Purpose:  Maintain and repair property plumbing, appliances, HVAC, and equipment to ensure it is kept in good condition and operates correctly. Respond to Yardi Maintenance requests and assist with unit turns. 

Maintenance Technician Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide residents with exceptional customer service and foster good resident relations
• Be a valuable part of an effective on-site team
• Maintain daily service request system and complete service requests 
• Perform follow up calls on service requests as necessary 
• Maintain preventive maintenance schedule and complete preventive maintenance
• Maintain physical appearance of the community
• Work after-hours emergency on-call rotation, as scheduled
• Perform apartment turnover duties
• Repair and replace appliances
• Maintain MSDS and follow all safety procedures
• Maintain maintenance inventory
• Maintain safe and organized maintenance shop, storage, and mechanical rooms
• Maintain lock out/tag out station of keys
• Maintain apartment history cards, lighting, and snow logs
• Work with contractors on snow removal, lawn care, etc.
• Monitor HVAC equipment
• Maintain pools if applicable both at your property or in on call POD
• Shovel/sweep using broom, shovel snow
• Work in extremes of climate/temperature (-20 to 110 degrees), rain, snow
• Other duties as assigned

  Maintenance Technician Position Requirements:

• Must possess appropriate licenses & certifications, i.e., Boilers License and CPO within one year of employment
• Valid drivers license, insurance, and reliable transportation
• Participate in on call rotation
• 3-5 years of previous maintenance experience, preferred
• Must have knowledge of basic maintenance repair
• Must possess the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to travel to on call properties as well as to pick up supplies as necessary to complete the job

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, pull and push
• Ability to work with hands over their head and perform duties while standing on a ladder
• Ability to lift 50lbs to chest height
• Work with and around mold, dust, paint, and chemicals while wearing the proper PPE