Building Maintenance Technician

Company Description

ABOUT STREAM REALTY PARTNERS

Founded in 1996, Stream Realty Partners (Stream) began with a vision. Not one focused on bricks and mortar, but with people at its foundation. With 215+ million square feet of assignments and more than $5.8 billion in annual transactions, we are one of the fastest-growing, full-service commercial real estate services organizations in the country. We’ve grown from our two original partners to 1,400+ talented individuals that come together to create our distinct culture, best summarized by our firm’s core values: smart, honest, nice, and passionate. More information on the firm is available on the website: www.streamrealty.com. 

IMMEDIATE IMPACT. MEANINGFUL CAREER.

At Stream, we know our success begins and ends with our people. It’s the reason we work hard to attract and retain the best and brightest talent. From day one, you will be an integral member of our high-caliber, collaborative team. We will empower you to apply your energy, expertise, and creativity to meet our client’s needs while instilling you with unsurpassed market knowledge and development opportunities to succeed. When you join Stream, you won’t simply start a new job—you will build a meaningful and impactful career.

Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW: 

Under general supervision, the Building Maintenance Technician performs a variety of duties at the skilled level to maintain and repair buildings, structures.  Assignments include carpentry, painting, lock-smith, plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and related work as required. 

This first level classification in the Building Maintenance Worker series reports to Building Operations Supervisor or Manager and may receive direction from Building Technicians I and II. Incumbents may independently perform routine carpentry, painting, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing maintenance and repair work, and assist Building Technicians I in the repair and reconfiguring of buildings and building components.  Assignments, objectives, work methods, and sequence of steps are explained in general terms.  Checks are integrated into work processes and/or reviews are frequent enough to ensure compliance with instructions.
 
Assigned duties and responsibilities may require travel throughout the City in response to requests for the repair and alteration of buildings or equipment.  This work is frequently performed on uneven, sloping, slippery, and unpaved surfaces, on ladders, in crawl spaces, indoors and outdoors, with exposure to extremes in noise, temperature, weather & humidity, and in proximity to electricity, mechanical equipment, gasses, fumes, dusts, and chemicals. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Carpentry/Metal Work: 

• Performs rough and finish maintenance carpentry and plastering on commercial and residential buildings.
• Installs wood shelving.
• Repairs and replaces doors, windows, building hardware, fencing, and gates.
• Performs general maintenance repairs and construction of roof systems. res.
• Performs floor covering work.

Painting:

• Prepares surfaces for painting.
• Use brushes, rollers, and spray equipment, paints, metal primers and lacquers to paint and wallpaper a variety of interior and exterior surfaces. 

Plumbing: 

• Inspects, installs, troubleshoots, and repairs plumbing fixtures components and supply waste lines, including re-building flush valves, sink faucets, and valves. 

Electrical: 

• Inspects, installs, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical fixtures, equipment, and related apparatus, including changing ballasts.

HVAC: 

• Performs preventive maintenance on heating and air conditioning units and related apparatus.
• Changes filters, blowers, and condensing fan blowers.
• Duties do not include refrigerant recovery.

Marginal Functions:

• Builds, assembles, transports, installs, and/or repairs facility furnishings and fixtures.
• Cleans and maintains tools, equipment, materials, and work sites.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES: 

Knowledge of: generally accepted construction and repair procedures and materials used in the areas of carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and related trades/crafts; safe work practices; first aid.

Skills to:  operate hand and power tools commonly used in building maintenance; make use of proper lifting techniques.  

Ability to:  perform arithmetic calculations; follow verbal and written instructions; read and interpret plans, specs, and blueprints; evaluate a problem or situation and arrive at a logical decision; work independently; identify and correct safety hazards; perform building maintenance work and manual labor; lift and carry objects safely; climb ladders to various heights; learn and develop and maintain cooperative relationships with individuals from a variety of backgrounds. 

Incumbents must possess the physical and mental capacity to work under the conditions described in this document and to perform the duties required by their assigned position.

EDUCATION:

• Any combination of education and/or experience equivalent to completion of high school and two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in mechanical maintenance related field.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES/SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain by time of appointment, a valid Drivers License.  Failure to maintain this license will result in discipline up to and including termination. You must possess a Universal CFC certification within a 6 month time frame of joining the company.

Additional Information

Stream Realty Partners offers competitive salaries, annual bonuses, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company matching, pharmacy benefits, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, vacation pay, volunteer & community involvement paid time off, and holiday pay.  

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Stream is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, military status, or any other reason prohibited by law.

Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT DEMANDS OF THIS POSITION:

Note:  Physical demands vary significantly based on assignment, workload and specific projects.

Rare = < 10%, Occasional = 11-33%, Frequent = 34-66%, Constant = > 66%

• Sitting:  Frequent – desk, meetings, car
• Walking:  Occasional
• Standing:  Occasional
• Bending (neck):  Frequent
• Bending (waist):  Occasional
• Squatting:  Rare
• Climbing:  Rare
• Kneeling:  Rare
• Crawling:  Rare
• Jumping:  Rare
• Balancing:  Rare
• Twisting (neck):  Occasional
• Grasp – light (dominant hand):  Occasional to Frequent
• Grasp – light (non-dominant):  Occasional
• Grasp – firm (dominant hand):  Rare
• Grasp – firm (non-dominant):  Rare
• Fine manipulation (dominant):  Frequent to write/keyboard
• Fine manipulation (non-dominant):  Occasional – keyboard
• Reach – at/below shoulder:  Occasional to Frequent
• Reach – above shoulder level:  Rare

Push/pull:

• Up to 10 lbs. : Rare – doors/drawers
• 11 to 25 lbs.  : Rare – doors/drawers
• 26 to 50 lbs.: Rare
• 51 to 75 lbs.  : Rare
• 76 to 100 lbs.: Never
• Over 100 lbs.: Never

Lifting:

• Up to 10 lbs.:  Frequent
• 11 to 25 lbs. : Occasional
• 26 to 50 lbs. : Rare – heavier plans 35 lb.
• 51 to 75 lbs. : Rare – equipment, not daily
• 76 to 100 lbs. :  Never
• Over 100 lbs. : Never
• Carrying:
• Up to 10 lbs. :  Occasional
• 11 to 25 lbs. : Occasional
• 26 to 50 lbs. : Rare – heavier plans 35 lb.
• 51 to 75 lbs. : Rare – equipment, not daily
• 76 to 100 lbs. : Never
• Over 100 lbs. : Never

Coordination:

• Eye-hand:  Required
• Eye-hand-foot:  Required
• Driving:  Required

Vision:

• Acuity, near:  Required
• Acuity, far:  Required
• Depth perception:  Required
• Accommodation:  Required
• Color vision:  Required
• Field of vision:  Required

Talking:

• Face-to-face contact:  Required
• Verbal contact w/others:  Required
• Public:  Required
• Hearing:
• Normal conversation:  Required
• Telephone communication:  Required
• Earplugs required:  Provided

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Works indoors, works outdoors, exposure to extreme hot or cold temperature, being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature / humidity, exposure to dust, fumes, smoke, gases, odors, mists, or other irritating particles, exposure to excessive noise (construction sites), exposure to radiation or electrical energy (construction sites), exposure to solvents, grease or oil, exposure to slippery or uneven walking surfaces, using computer monitor, works around others, works alone, works with others.