Maintenance Technician

Simon Lincoln Recruitment Services; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment service is seeking a Maintenance Technician to address and resolve maintenance issues in a residential setting. The role requires strong interpersonal skills, effective communication, and the ability to work both independently and in a team. Responsibilities include daily inspections, maintaining logs, and participating in scheduled checks. Candidates should have knowledge of plumbing and electrical systems, along with a positive attitude and the ability to prioritize tasks.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential real estate is helpful.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Must demonstrate high energy levels and a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Respond to and close maintenance issues raised by residents.
• Perform daily inspections of internal areas and report issues.
• Keep maintenance logs and files updated.
• Change defective light bulbs and report inaccessible ones.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem resolution skills

Communication skills

Ability to prioritize tasks

Knowledge of plumbing

Knowledge of electrical systems

Microsoft Office skills

Job description

About the role

The purpose of the Maintenance Technician is to ensure that all maintenance issues raised by residents are responded to and closed out in a timely manner - this also extends to any communal issues raised by the management team and ensuring the plant rooms are in good working order. Flexible to cover 7 days a week (rota) Hours: 8am - 8pm (rota)

Role Specific Accountabilities:

• To perform your duties and provide maintenance services, in the prescribed manner, as instructed by the management team (Facilities Manager, Assistant General Manager and General Manager)
• To inspect, on a daily basis, all internal areas of the residential buildings, including all plant room areas and report any defects, security or health and safety concerns to the FM, AGM and GM
• To enter all relevant comments/details in the respective Maintenance logs/files.
• To ensure that all incidents or accidents are logged accordingly.
• Reviewing and updating Yardi when a maintenance issue is reported by a resident or site team.
• Keeping the Facilities Manager updated on maintenance issues
• Responsible for stock count on materials required for apartment maintenance
• To change all defective bulbs to the residential buildings, where appropriate. Where light bulbs are inaccessible, they should be logged and reported to the Facilities Manager so that appropriate attention may be organized.
• To investigate and reasonably repair any items/consumables out of defects, like shower seals, domestic appliances, taps, valves, toilet seats, etc.
• Snagging apartments prior to move ins.
• Snag and repair, paint walls after move outs.
• Assisting with weekly lift, fire alarm, any other weekly, monthly ppm checks, etc.

Skills and Attributes

• Exceptional interpersonal and problem resolution skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High energy level
• Positive attitude
• Residential real estate experience helpful
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Ability and commitment to learn new material quickly and upgrade skills
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team of professionals
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good knowledge on plumbing/electrical