Maintenance Technician

Property Management Jobs; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle provided

Gas card

Job summary

Roofstock is seeking a mobile-field technician to service single-family rental homes across Columbia, SC. You will manage your own schedule, vehicle, and tasks, handling HVAC, plumbing, and electrical repairs with minimal supervision.

Expect to inspect, rent-ready units, perform move-ins/outs, and audit newly acquired properties using digital work orders. A driver’s license, HVAC Type II, and comfort with field apps are essential.

Qualifications

• HVAC Type II Certification required (Universal preferred)
• Valid driver’s license with clean record
• Hands-on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical repair experience
• Comfort with mobile apps for orders, communication and documentation
• Independent work across multiple sites daily

Responsibilities

• Perform make-readies: inspect vacancies, punch lists, coordinate with vendors and rent-ready units
• Conduct move-in/move-out inspections and onboarding audits for new properties
• Manage field work across multiple sites using field apps; document clearly
• Identify deferred maintenance during inspections to prevent costly owner issues
• Work schedule includes vehicle provided and gas card; no on-call or weekend work

Skills

HVAC work

Plumbing

Electrical repairs

Multi-trade competency

Self-motivation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Mobile work order apps

Job description

Roofstock operates in the single-family rental space, and that context shapes this role in a meaningful way. Unlike a traditional multifamily technician who works one property with a maintenance supervisor down the hall, this position puts you across multiple homes throughout Columbia, managing your own schedule, your own truck, and your own judgment. The Columbia market has seen steady SFR (single-family rental) growth over the past several years, with a mix of older stock and newer acquisitions spread across suburban corridors. That variety means the work is rarely repetitive.

The pay range runs $25 to $30 per hour depending on experience and licensure, and HVAC Type II certification is required from day one. Universal certification is preferred and worth having if you want to handle a broader scope of refrigerant work without limitations. Plumbing and electrical repairs are also part of the daily routine, so this is a role for someone with genuine multi-trade competency, not a specialist who only turns wrenches on one system.

Make-readies are a core part of the workload. Between inspecting a vacant home, punching the list, coordinating with or auditing outside vendors, and getting a unit rent-ready, the job demands someone who can assess a property quickly and prioritize what actually needs to happen before a new resident moves in. Move-in and move-out inspections, along with onboarding audits for newly acquired properties, round out the scope. All of this gets managed through mobile apps in the field, so comfort with digital work order tools is a real requirement, not a minor preference.

One thing that stands out about this setup: no on-call, no weekends. For experienced technicians who've spent years on rotation, that's a significant quality-of-life shift. The company provides a vehicle and gas card, which removes the wear-and-tear cost that field roles often push onto the employee quietly.

Strong candidates for this role tend to be self-starters who can close out a full day of dispersed stops without losing track of details. Managing five or six different addresses in a day, each with its own condition and history, rewards people who document well and communicate clearly through their work order platform. The ability to spot deferred maintenance during an inspection and flag it accurately keeps small issues from becoming expensive problems for the owner.

What You'll Need

• HVAC Type II Certification (required); Universal Certification (preferred)
• Valid driver's license with a clean record
• Hands-on experience with HVAC, plumbing, and electrical repairs
• Comfort using mobile apps for work orders, communication, and documentation
• Ability to work independently across multiple sites daily
• Physical capability for the role: lifting up to 50 lbs, bending, climbing
• High school diploma or GED
• U.S. work authorization (no visa sponsorship available)

Employment is contingent on a background check. This is a full-time, field-based position in Columbia, SC.