Apartment Maintenance Technician

Blackfish Companies; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company where you play a vital role in maintaining a safe and welcoming living environment. As a member of the maintenance team, you will be the face of the company, ensuring residents' needs are met promptly. Your responsibilities include daily property inspections, managing work orders, and responding to emergencies. This position offers a competitive hourly wage and the opportunity to work collaboratively with a dedicated team. If you have a passion for service and a knack for problem-solving, this role is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Enjoys interacting with residents and addressing their needs.
• Experience in general apartment and building maintenance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Walk the property daily to ensure safety and cleanliness.
• Complete work orders and respond to on-call emergencies.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

General Apartment Maintenance

Problem Solving

Self-Starter

Teamwork

Tools

Basic Screwdriver Set

Pliers

Tape Measure

Voltmeter

Job description

Known for their intelligence, loyalty to their family pod, and great ability to work together with ingenuity for the greater benefit of the group, the Orca, or Blackfish, is of great inspiration to our Company. We strive to emulate their strength, intelligence, innovation, and loyalty.

Combined, the Blackfish Companies’ partners have over 40 years of development and multifamily housing experience. We have acquired over $1 Billion in multifamily assets nationwide and underwritten over $2.5 Billion of real estate acquisitions. Blackfish has also been involved in the development of hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate projects.

About the role

As a member of the maintenance team, you perhaps have the most important job on our team! You are responsible for providing a safe and comfortable living space for the individuals choosing to live at our property. Often you are the face of the company and our residents rely on you to promptly respond to their needs. As part of our property team, it is your responsibility to aid and assist in creating a great living experience for all of our residents.

What you'll do

• Walk property daily and pick up trash (look for safety hazards, down spout problems, and any potential issues)
• Review work orders and project schedule before daily planning meeting
• Attend the daily planning meeting and report your plan for the day
• Complete work orders
• Take and respond to the on-call emergency phone after hours and on the weekends.
• Complete make-ready orders for apartment turns.

Qualifications

• Must enjoy interacting with people
• Must have experience with general apartment and building maintenance
• Must be a problem solver
• Must be a self-starter and someone who takes initiative
• Must be able to work with a TEAM
• Must have and be willing to use your own set of basic tools

· Basic screw driver set

· Pliers

· Tape measure

· Voltmeter

This position is paid at an hourly rate. The wage range is from $22- $25/ hour depending on experience. All hours must be logged in the app when on site. Any hours not logged will be approved by logging the hours on the timesheet and turning the timesheet in to the direct supervisor for approval. Any time off needs to be requested in advance using the absentee record approved by the direct supervisor. You will be paid 2 X the base rate for any after hours visits to the properties for emergency situations. Any overtime will be paid at 1.5 X the base rate.