Maintenance Technician - Washington - Washington North Carolina

Company: Metropolitan Property Management
Location: Washington, North Carolina
Posted On: 04/21/2024

Description

Job Title: Maintenance Contractor - 1099

Location: Washington, Greenville, and New Bern Areas

Our Mission:

The combined mission of Metropolitan Housing and CDC and Metropolitan Property Management, Inc. is to improve the overall quality of life for low to moderate-income persons through comprehensive systematic and sustainable management efforts. With the attainable goal of helping people help themselves, we strive to ensure safe and affordable housing to our clients by providing the highest standards of professionalism, competence, and integrity, thereby helping them maintain their dignity. Our efforts are founded in faith-driven empowerment.

Basic Functions:

Serve as the on-site maintenance technician for 55 residential and 2 commercial properties in the Washington, Greenville, and New Bern areas. Perform maintenance, grounds care, and custodial duties as assigned. Duties include but are not limited to cleaning out vacant units; cleaning offices, bathrooms, and common areas in project offices; and providing labor support to the site manager. Job duties will be primarily driven by work order requests from tenants. Other responsibilities will include communicating problems, providing day to day coverage, and being on call for emergency duties; and accurately recording and submitting timekeeping and work order-related paperwork. Must be able to work independently and take ownership of responsibilities. Must be personable with exceptional communication skills, possess a positive attitude, demonstrate attention to detail, and be capable of representing your site. Required to have a vehicle, a valid driver's license, and appropriate insurance.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain two buildings/office spaces in a clean, orderly, and secure manner during assigned shift
• Must be mechanically inclined and experienced in building maintenance and repair duties such as:
• Common area maintenance (changing light bulbs, replacing ceiling tiles, and performing daytime and evening emergency janitorial duties.
• Minor drywall repair and taping
• Painting
• Locksmith
• Carpentry
• Minor plumbing and electrical repairs that do not require a license
• Perform electrical and preventive maintenance tasks such as inspecting plumbing fixtures for leaks and repairs; checking drain lines to ensure they are free of obstruction; checking appliances to ensure proper operation; and testing light switches, and electrical outlets.
• Perform carpentry work such as hanging doors and installing windows; replacing/repairing door and window hardware; re-glazing windows; installing and/or repairing floor tiles and cabinets and handrails, gutters and downspouts; replacing floor tiles, and repairing carpet, and patching plaster walls and ceilings.
• Perform plastering and sheetrock repairs such as mixing plaster and drywall mud, and removing old plaster, lath, and grout
• Perform plumbing tasks such as repairing faucet washers, seats, stems, spigots, valves, and hardware; resetting commodes, tubs and sinks; repairing water leaks, replacing and or/ repairing flush valves or flush tank hardware; and clearing clogged drains and soil lines.
  • Perform painting tasks such as preparing surfaces for painting
  • Perform necessary duties in preparation for Move-ins
  • Perform various miscellaneous maintenance tasks as directed by the site manager
  • Utilizes a wide range of powered and non-powered hand tools such as drills, sanders, sewage line cleaners, saw, hammers, pillars, screwdrivers, wrenches, oilers, and volt-amp meters
  • Provide scheduled on-call 24-hour coverage as assigned
  • Electrical appliance installation Full-Time/Part-Time
    Full-Time
    
    Location
    Corporate Office
    
    Position Requirements
    
    Qualifications:
    • Valid Driver's License and automobile required to travel to other locations as needed and to make necessary purchases.
    • Excellent painting skills, and proficiency in HVAC, electrical, plumbing and carpentry
    • Excellent verbal and communication skills as evidenced by effective communication both one-on-one and in groups.
    • Proficiency with computer, mobile, tablet devices and applications
    • Approach problems proactively with a solution focus
    • Keep management and property manager informed of work issues and incidents
    • Must be prompt and dependable
    • Able to communicate effectively and solve problems related to property upkeep, work completion, tenants, and property manager
    • Must be able to work independently and be a team player
    • Must be mechanically inclined
    • Must have adequate experience in building maintenance and repair duties
    • Must know OSHA laws and regulations
    • Must successfully pass a background check and drug test
      
      Preferred:
      
      Carpentry, Plumbing, Electric, and HVAC certifications
      
      Physical Demands
      
      The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
      
      While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk and to hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items weighing more than 75 pounds.
      
      Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
      
      Benefits:
      
      Competitive Benefits to include Health, Dental (100% paid by MPM), Life (100% paid by MPM), 401K (50% match), Employees Assistant Program, Long Term Disability, PTO Plan, and Sick Leave. MPM offers an exceptional Employee Recognition Program and a phenomenal paid holiday schedule (which includes a paid day off for birthdays).
      
      EOE Statement
      We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
      
      Shift
      Days
      
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