Maintenance Technician

AVALON BAY COMMUNITIES, Inc.; Newton (MA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to creating exceptional living experiences. As a Maintenance Technician, you'll have the opportunity to tackle challenges and ensure residents enjoy a superior quality of living. With a focus on innovation and customer service, this role allows you to make a meaningful impact in the community. Enjoy comprehensive benefits, growth opportunities, and a supportive culture that values integrity and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about maintenance and ready to advance your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

20% discount on apartment homes

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of maintenance experience with HVAC, plumbing, and electrical knowledge.
• Ability to read and understand safety policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair issues in HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems.
• Complete maintenance requests and ensure apartments are rent-ready.

Skills

HVAC repair

Plumbing

Electrical repair

General Maintenance

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Power tools

Painting tools

Job description

Overview

Creating a better way to liveis the purpose that binds AvalonBay associates.At AvalonBay, every day is an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life.Whether it’s helping someone choose one of our communities as their home, providing great service to our residents, or supporting our fellow associates, we are committed to creating an unforgettable experience as a great place to live - and work.

The Role

* Additional Communities: Avalon Prudential/Avalon Prudential II, Avalon Exeter, AVA Back Bay & Avalon Brighton.

Ready to take your maintenance skills to the next level? At AvalonBay Communities, we're not just maintaining apartment homes; we're creating exceptional living experiences. If you're a talented Maintenance Technician looking to advance your career, you're in the right place.

Our team is searching for a Maintenance Technician who is ready to tackle challenges, bring innovative solutions to the table, and ensure our residents enjoy a superior quality of living. If you're passionate about fixing, enhancing, and perfecting, we want you to be a part of our dynamic community. Join us at AvalonBay and be a part of redefining what it means to live in style and comfort!

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for executing maintenance requests by diagnosing problems and making repairs in order to maintain the physical condition of the community and to ensure that service requests and repairs are made in a timely manner. As a maintenance technician, you will be the talented individual who:

• Diagnoses and repairs problems in such areas as HVAC, electrical, plumbing, major appliances, carpentry, emergency systems, flooring, hardware accessories, masonry, painting/wallpaper, water features (pools, spas, etc.), and waste management systems.
• Completes assigned service requests and repairs consistent with company operating and equipment/supply standards and in a timely manner.
• Ensures vacant apartment homes are rent-ready in a timely manner. Perform turnkey work as required.
• Conducts apartment Preventative Maintenance
• Assist in painting both interior and exterior surfaces
• Maintains Incident and Injury Free safety culture by following all AvalonBay safety policies and procedures and reporting any unsafe behavior or conditions including nonfunctioning equipment.
• Performs Hot Works including brazing, soldering, and welding within AvalonBay’s Standards.

You Have:

• 2-3 years of experience in maintenance work, including knowledge surrounding HVAC repair, Plumbing, Electrical, and General Maintenance repair work.
• A valid driver's license.
• Ability to accommodate an on-call schedule in rotation with the team each month.
• Ability to communicate with our associates and residents in order to provide customer service.
• Ability to read and understand policies and procedures including but not limited to Key Control Policy, Apartment Home Turnover Policy and all Maintenance Emergency policies and procedures.
• Ability to identify cleaning and chemical supplies, ability to read and understand Hazard Communication Safety Data Sheets (SDS), ability to understand proper applications of chemicals and general cleaning supplies and ability to frequently handle these products.
• Knowledge of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ability to use properly.
• Basic understanding of emergency systems, shutoffs, locations and sequence of operations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of paint types and paint tools

* Additional Communities: Avalon Prudential/Avalon Prudential II, Avalon Exeter, AVA Back Bay & Avalon Brighton.

How AvalonBay Supports You

We know that our teams are the beating heart of our success and we’re committed to showing our appreciation.

We offer:

Comprehensive benefits — health, dental and vision, 401(k) with company match, paid vacation and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an employee stock purchase plan and more. Click on Benefits (https://jobs.avalonbay.com/benefits) for information.

Growth based on achievement and promotion from within.

Associate recognition (a company-wide recognition program that celebrates associate efforts and successes in contributing to the overall success of the organization – including destination awards, ‘AvalonBay’s Very Best’ recognition program and others!).

A 20% discount on our incredible apartment homes.

A culture built on purpose and our core values -A Commitment to Integrity,A Spirit of Caring, andA Focus on Continuous Improvement.

Additional Info

AvalonBay is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We believe that in order to achieve our purpose of creating a better way to live, we must recruit, develop and retain associates with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives and create an environment that encourages all voices to be heard, understood and appreciated. With this we know we can do great things.

AvalonBay makes employment decisions without regard to a person’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics or testing), citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by the law.

AvalonBay will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with requirements under the law.

For California residents, if you elect to apply to AvalonBay you accept the AvalonBay California Personnel Privacy Notice (https://www.avaloncommunities.com/california-personnel-privacy-notice/)