Maintenance Technician

Legacy & Legacy of Illinois; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy & Legacy of Illinois in Battle Creek, MI seeks a Maintenance Technician to keep our apartment communities in good repair. You will perform preventive maintenance, respond to work orders, and handle a variety of repairs across plumbing, electrical, and carpentry tasks.

The role requires flexibility for on-call rotations, weekends, and outdoor work in different weather. A high school diploma or GED is required, plus experience with unit turnovers, painting, drywall, and customer service.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or technical training preferred.
• Experience with plumbing, electrical, structural, and appliance repairs.
• Experience with unit turns, drywall repairs and painting.
• Ability to read equipment manuals and work orders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain property buildings and residential units.
• Complete work orders and perform unit turnovers.
• Carry out repairs including plumbing, painting, electrical, and structural tasks.
• Assist with grounds maintenance, trash removal, and snow clearing.
• Work on-call rotations including evenings and weekends.

Skills

Plumbing

Electrical

Painting

Drywall repairs

Unit turnovers

Customer service

Reading work orders

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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Maintenance Technician

Hill House Apartments, Battle Creek, MI, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1253

Salary Range: $20.00 To $24.00 Hourly

Legacy is seeking a Maintenance Technician to provide support for properties located in Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and Three Rivers Michigan. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining the property's buildings and residential units, completing work orders, performing unit turnovers, and handling a variety of repairs, including plumbing, painting, and general maintenance. Additional responsibilities include assisting with grounds maintenance, trash removal, and snow clearing using both mechanical equipment and manual methods. This position requires flexibility to work different shifts, including on-call rotations, emergencies, weekends, holidays, and extended hours outdoors in various weather conditions.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma, GED, or some college credits from a technical school; or one or more years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficiency in plumbing, electrical, structural, and appliance repair
• Experience with unit turns, drywall repairs, and painting are essential
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and independently
• Customer Service attitude in all interactions with staff and residents
• Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform tasks as requested
• May be required to lift up to 50 pounds
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required
• HVAC Certification is a plus
• Ability to work occasional weekends and/or evenings (on call) required

An Equal Opportunity Employer, our employees are our most valuable asset and Legacy is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. The collective sum of individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and Legacy's achievement as well.