Maintenance Make Ready/Porter

LYND; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A property management company in Houston is seeking a Maintenance Make Ready, Porter, Groundskeeper to prepare vacant apartments for market readiness. The role includes maintaining the property's grounds, performing minor repairs, and ensuring overall property appearance. Candidates should have prior make-ready experience, strong communication skills, and be able to lift over 25 pounds. This position offers a chance to be part of a dedicated team in a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• At least one year of experience doing similar duties is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare vacant apartments for market-ready rental.
• Maintain property grounds and appearance including pool and landscape duties.
• Respond to service calls, perform pump maintenance, and ensure safety practices.

Skills

Prior make‑ready work at a residential property

Ability to understand basic instructions and skills in using basic hand tools

Ability to perform basic electrical, plumbing, painting, carpentry, and landscaping

Familiar with federal, state, and jurisdictional laws and regulations concerning multi‑family housing

Ability to assess repairs and replacement parts

Ability to perform physical labor, regularly lifts, carries, or moves objects of weight 25+ pounds

Education

High school diploma/GED preferred

Tools

Basic hand tools

Job description

Job Summary

The Maintenance Make Ready, Porter, Groundskeeper reports to the Property Manager and Maintenance Supervisor. The role involves preparing vacant apartments for market-ready and maintaining the overall appearance of property grounds, models, and vacant units.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Receives make‑ready assignments; gathers all necessary tools, equipment, and supplies needed to make an apartment unit available to rent.
• Trashes out the unit for make ready; makes sure a move‑out form is approved and signed.
• Confirms with Property Manager or Maintenance Supervisor items left to be thrown out belonging to previous residents, not belonging in the apartment unit.
• Evaluates carpet and vinyl; shampoos carpet/vinyl and discusses with supervisor(s) replacing carpet/vinyl flooring if needed.
• Checks air conditioning unit, heating unit, water heater, and all appliances; makes minor repairs if needed; contacts Maintenance Supervisor for more extensive repairs or replacements.
• Paint interior apartments, occasionally perform light exterior painting. Polishes and varnishes cabinets and other woodwork as needed. Repairs holes in walls, performs painting duties, checks to caulk, and applies where needed.
• Repairs or replaces baseboards or trim as needed. Checks all doors and windows and re‑keys all locks.
• Shampoos carpets (when equipment is available).
• Responds to service calls, on‑call, fire watch, or other after‑hour efforts as required.
• Performs pool maintenance and landscape duties as needed, including pressure washing and cleaning.
• Required to pick up grounds every workday, water grounds and flower beds, empty pool area trash cans, and clean pool(s).
• Sweeps office front porch, parking areas, around dumpster areas, halls, and breezeways, around pool areas, and rearranges furniture.
• Maintains correct chemical levels (Certified Pool Operator Certification Required), inventory pool, and ground supplies, informs supervisors when running low.
• Inform Property Manager or Maintenance Supervisor of mechanical or structural problems with pools or spas.
• Distribute door‑to‑door newsletters and resident notices.
• Offer suggestions for preventative maintenance and more efficient operations. Reports physical problems observed to the next level supervisor.
• Ability to maintain a good working relationship with other employees, displays a friendly and courteous attitude towards residents and co‑workers.
• Ensures safe work practices are being followed. Always represents the company in a professional manner.
• Can perform other related duties as assigned to meet the needs of the community.

Skills/Abilities

• Prior make‑ready work at a residential property.
• Familiar with federal, state, and jurisdictional laws and regulations concerning multi‑family housing and Fair Housing.
• Ability to understand basic instructions and skills in using basic hand tools.
• Ability to perform basic electrical, plumbing, painting, carpentry, and landscaping.
• Knowledge of safety procedures.
• Ability to assess repairs and replacement parts in a vacant apartment to make it available for leasing/rent.
• Ability to perform physical labor, regularly lifts, carries, or moves objects of weight 25+ pounds.
• May be required to provide own (industry‑specific) tools.

Education And Experience

• High school diploma/GED preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• At least one year of experience of doing similar duties is preferred.

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