Bldg Superintendent

L+M Development Partners; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

L+M Development Partners in Newark, NJ seeks a robust Maintenance Supervisor to oversee multi-trade upkeep of apartments and common areas. You will coordinate staff, manage vendors, and ensure timely completion of maintenance requests, while maintaining safety and quality standards on-site.

You will build schedules, supervise preventive maintenance, inspect units, and handle purchasing within budget. The role requires hands-on capability with common repair trades and a professional demeanor with

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of building repair trades and safety procedures.
• Ability to use hand and power tools listed in the job postings.
• Experience coordinating staff and managing maintenance tasks.
• Aptitude for maintaining records and purchasing within budgets.

Responsibilities

• Maintain plumbing, electrical, grounds, and apartment turnover.
• Coordinate staff efforts and communicate status to the Property Manager.
• Notify management when parts or services cannot be completed timely.
• Perform preventive maintenance and supervise capital projects.
• Inspect vacant units and ensure accurate, neat workspaces and public areas.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and vehicles in good working order.

Skills

Maintenance supervision

Vendor management

Purchasing procedures

Record keeping

Hand tools

Power tools

Inspections

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Circular saw

Power drills

Bench grinders

String trimmers

Hedge trimmers

Power floor cleaners

Chain saws

Lawn mowers

Job description

Areas of Responsibility:

• Responsible for maintenance of plumbing, electrical, grounds keeping, and apartment turnover, vendor management, apartment standards and successful management of maintenance requests in a timely manner
• Coordinating staff efforts
• Communication with Manager on Status of Make Ready Units.
• Appropriately notify the Property Manager if service requests cannot be completed due to ordering parts or any other reason.
• Responsible for effective and timely punch out of vacant units.
• Maintain workshop and storage area in a clean, neat and orderly fashion.
• Keep Company tools, equipment and vehicles in properly maintained, good working order.
• Responsible for purchasing inventory within budgeted guidelines in coordination with the Property Manager.
• Institute and maintain preventive maintenance schedule.
• Supervise capital projects.
• Responsible for physical maintenance and appearance of vacant units, public areas, hallways, grounds maintenance areas, offices, laundry areas
• Consistently maintain a professional, courteous attitude when dealing with residents, co-workers and the general public.
• Work with manager or designee to complete apartment inspections.
• Read and adhere to all Company policies and procedures.
• Able to make general building repairs
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ability to function both inside and outside in all types of weather.
• Medium to heavy work requiring prolonged or repeated standing, walking, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and lifting to a maximum of 100 lbs., with frequent lifting and carrying up to 50lbs.
• Good eye/hand coordination essential.

Minimum Education Requirements:

• High School diploma or Equivalent preferred but not required

Minimum Experience Required:

• 2-3 years’ experience in maintenance and/or construction supervision is ideal

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Basic knowledge in all building repair trades, purchasing procedures and practices, work safety requirements and repair procedures
• Ability to use hand tools normally used in construction, maintenance and landscaping
• Ability to use power tools including circular saws, power drills bench grinders, string trimmers, hedge trimmers, power floor cleaners, chain saws, key machines, lawn mowers, grass cutters
• Ability to keep accurate and detailed records
• Basic knowledge of janitorial procedures
• Ability to interact with residents and handle complaints with reasonable discretion