Maintenance Technician

Dawn Homes Management, LLC; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawn Homes Management, LLC in Syracuse, NY is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform maintenance, apartment make-ready, and preventive tasks across the community. Duties include plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, and landscaping, plus managing work orders and ensuring property condition.

The role requires hands-on skills in multiple trades, strong customer service, and reliable attendance. A valid driver’s license is required; weekend or extended hours may be needed.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have at least three of the listed maintenance skills.
• Ability to work safely in challenging places such as ladders or rooftops.
• Strong communication with managers, co-workers, vendors and residents.

Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance and apartment make-ready tasks.
• Handle preventive maintenance and routine repairs.
• Respond to work orders and communicate status to management.
• Inspect buildings, grounds and vacant units for deficiencies.
• Perform snow removal and salting as needed.
• Provide excellent customer service to residents.

Skills

Plumbing

Electrical

HVAC

Carpentry

Train peers

Safety

Customer service

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Punctuality

Driver's license

Job description

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Maintenance Technician

Full Time Syracuse, NY, US

Salary Range: $20.00 To $28.00 Hourly

Job Summary

Performs the general maintenance repairs, apartment make ready execution, and preventive maintenance of an apartment community. This includes but is not limited to the daily operations at the property in the areas of landscaping, carpentry, painting, fencing and roofing repairs, plumbing, light electrical as well as the performance of all routine and preventative maintenance required to maintain the physical integrity of the property.

Responsibilities include:

• Vacant Unit Make-Ready Execution:
  • Executes the maintenance required to prepare newly vacated units for new move-in to include painting, minor plumbing, electrical, appliance and carpentry repairs
• Manages the process of completing work requests in a timely and effective manner
• Communicates status of work projects to supervisor and office management
• Overall Property Condition Maintenance:
  • Conducts regular inspections of buildings, grounds, and vacant units to identify deficiencies and communicate concerns and issues with supervisor and office staff
• Performs snow removal duties and salting of properties on an as needed basis
• Customer Service:
  • Provides customer service and supports the company’s commitment to go above and beyond residents’ expectations in a professional, can do manner
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills and Experience

Maintenance Technician I’s must possess at least three (3) of the following documented skills:

• High competency in plumbing (sweat copper, install valves, rebuild stems, replum sinks, clear drains)
• High competency in electrical (use multimeters, replace breakers, wire 3 way switches)
• High competency in HVAC (ability to diagnose and compete a variety of repairs for Split Systems, Heat Pumps, and/or boilers)
• High competency in carpentry (hang cabinets, hang sheetrock, finish & patch)
• Ability to train peers, required
• Ability to work safely in challenging places: climb ladders and work on elevated surfaces (i.e. clean gutters or work on roof top units) and/or work in confined spaces (i.e. access crawl space to work on plumbing), required
• High level of customer service, required
• Attention to detail and quality control under tight timelines
• Initiative to identify and to positively solve problems within established processes
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with managers, co-workers, vendors and residents sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give or receive work direction
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills with the ability to multitask
• Ability to be at work regularly and on time

Must have valid driver’s license & acceptable driving record

Reliable transportation required & may be required for business use

Ability to work weekends or extended hours as required, including on-call rotation

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS-

• Constant need to be on feet; bend, stoop, squat; climb stairs, push or pull, reach above shoulder, climb ladders, grasp/grip/turning; finger dexterity; writing; shoveling; lifting/carrying in the performance of maintenance duties