Maintenance Team Lead (111 & 112)

Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority is seeking a Maintenance Team Lead in Toledo, OH, to oversee and coordinate maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards and effective resource management. This full-time role entails hands-on repairs and supervising a team, aiming to maintain the agency's properties optimally. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in building maintenance and demonstrate excellent leadership abilities, providing an opportunity to impact the agency's mission positively.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in construction or building maintenance.
• Must possess valid Ohio or Michigan driver’s license and be insurable.
• Experience using various hand tools and devices required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with managing and coordinating daily workflow of maintenance staff.
• Respond to work orders and perform repairs in various facilities.
• Conduct daily inspections of LMH properties to identify maintenance needs.

Skills

Carpentry

Plumbing

Electrical Repairs

Customer Service

Team Leadership

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Vocational Training in Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical

Trades Certifications (Journeyman, HVAC, etc.)

Job description

Position:Maintenance Team Lead (111 & 112)

Location: Toledo, OH

Job Id:471

# of Openings:1

Position Title: Maintenance Team Lead

Reports to: Maintenance Manager

Department: Asset Management

Employment Status: Full-Time

Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to assist the Asset Management Maintenance Manager with monitoring, reporting, and disseminating daily activities and training of the maintenance staff. The incumbent coordinates and performs repairs to the interior and exterior of Agency structures, including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, and plastering duties in response to work orders generated by service requests or unit inspections. This position also supports the Maintenance Manager with daily activities and assignments as needed.

All activities must support the Lucas Metropolitan Housing (“LMH”) mission, strategic goals, and objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The position duties and responsibilities listed below describe the general nature and scope of work. Other responsibilities, duties, and skills may be required and assigned, as needed.

• Ensure that maintenance staff understand and comply with regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Assist with managing and coordinating the daily workflow of each maintenance mechanic.
• Coordinate and/or conduct team meetings.
• Assign projects and tasks to team members and prioritize projects/work assignments.
• Monitors staff assignments and provides feedback to the Maintenance Manager.
• Monitors AMP material and supply inventories; submit order requests to Maintenance Manager.
• Performs after-hours emergency service and dispatching on a scheduled or rotating basis.
• Assist with monitoring contracted work assignments, providing contractor walk-throughs and verifying work is completed to LMH standards.
• Responds to work orders submitted by tenants or Agency staff members and completes all assigned work in a timely manner.
• Performs carpentry repairs to damaged walls, roofs, woodwork, floors, gutters and downspouts, garage doors, fences, gates, windows, cabinets, doorbells, and interior and exterior doors; replaces fixture if it cannot be repaired.
• Uses brushes, rollers, and airless spray equipment to apply the required number of coats of paint, enamel, varnish, lacquer, or other protective or decorative material on a variety of surfaces, including wall and ceiling board, wood, metal, plaster, stucco, concrete, or brick.
• Repairs plaster, patches old plaster, and removes loose plaster in Agency properties.
• Repairs or replaces wiring and parts for electrical outlets, switches, light fixtures, and breaker switches and fuses; checks for and repairs gas leaks.
• Repairs or replaces plumbing fixtures and fittings, including but not limited to showers, faucets, drains, sewer lines, toilets, sinks, water heaters, and water pumps.
• Conducts daily inspections of LMH housing and grounds to identify needs; disseminates information among team members and to the Maintenance Manager.
• Utilizes work order system and ensures that materials, job codes, and labor hours are properly recorded; completes appropriate work order documentation for all maintenance tasks.
• Repairs and maintains ground maintenance equipment and automotive and motorized equipment.
• Meets all job safety requirements and all applicable OSHA/PERRP safety standards that pertain to essential functions and maintains licenses and certifications as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position requires the incumbent to exhibit the following behavioral skills:

Job Knowledge: Exhibits requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the position effectively. Demonstrates knowledge of policies, procedures, goals, objectives, operational entities, requirements, and activities as they apply to the assigned organizational entity of the Agency; uses appropriate judgment & decision making in accordance with level of responsibility.

Initiative: Proactively seeks solutions to resolve unexpected challenges. Actively assists others without formal/informal direction. Possesses the capacity to learn and actively seeks developmental feedback. Applies feedback for continued growth by mastering concepts needed to perform work.

Safety Awareness: Employee is cognizant of his/her surroundings. Follows proper safety procedures and considers the safety of self and others. Identifies, communicates, and assists in the correction of any safety concerns where appropriate.

Customer Service: Meets/exceeds the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; identifies, understands, monitors, and measures the needs of both internal and external customers; talks and acts with customers in mind; and recognizes working colleagues as customers.

Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Reliability: Employee demonstrates sound reasoning and critical thinking by making decisions in line with established Agency expectations. Performs work in a reliable manner that is both accurate and timely. Ensures a positive record of attendance.

Responsiveness and Accountability: Demonstrates a high level of conscientiousness. Holds oneself personally responsible for one's own work and does fair share of work.

Education and/or Experience

High School Diploma or GED equivalent and a minimum of four (4) years of experience in construction or building maintenance, or vocational training focusing on carpentry, plumbing, and electrical repairs. Any trades certifications or licenses, such as Journeyman Plumber, Electrician and HVAC are preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Must possess a valid Ohio or Michigan driver’s license and be insurable under the Agency’s plan.

Technical Skills

To perform this job successfully, the employee should be able to successfully operate a variety of applicable hand-held tools and devices. Must have the ability to learn other programs as required by assigned tasks.

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 job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

To perform this job successfully, the employee is frequently required to travel to various Agency properties to perform maintenance work. Daily movements include sitting; standing; reaching and grasping; operating handheld tools and other machinery; moving about the properties; and attending onsite meetings and offsite meetings. The employee must be able to exchange information in person, in writing, and via telephone. The employee must occasionally transport up to 50 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position generally works at Agency properties, which may cause the employee to experience a range in temperatures and other weather conditions. The noise level may be loud, and the environment may be more hazardous than a standard office environment. This position may be required to work with contractors as well as LMH residents.

This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.