Maintenance Technician - Launch Social Living

Kittle Property Group, Inc.; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kittle Property Group, Inc. in West Lafayette, IN is seeking a Maintenance Technician to maintain properties, assist residents, and present the company professionally. Responsibilities include preventative maintenance and groundskeeping to keep communities welcoming and well-kept.

The role requires performing repairs, supervising contractors, and providing after-hours emergency support, with a focus on safety and quality in every task.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of experience in maintenance or related field.
• HVAC/EPA certification preferred.
• Ability to read, write, speak and interpret basic instructions and simple correspondence.
• Basic math skills: add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
• Reasoning skills to follow written or oral instructions.
• Beginner computer skills with MS Outlook and MS Word.
• Annual attendance of fair housing class.

Responsibilities

• Monitor maintenance expenses and keep them below budget.
• Inspect community grounds each morning.
• Perform turn and maintenance of all vacant units.
• Complete maintenance requests in a timely manner.
• Prepare vacant units for occupancy.
• Complete preventative maintenance activities.
• Maintain landscaping and snow removal.
• Log weather and snow removal efforts.
• Maintain records of maintenance performed.
• Provide emergency resident support after hours.
• Maintain tools and replacement parts in working condition.
• Sweep and clean common areas, supervise contractors.
• Provide service for all common amenities.

Skills

Language skills

Math skills

Reasoning skills

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

HVAC/EPA certification preferred

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

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Maintenance Technician - Launch Social Living

Supports the organization's mission and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect personalization, commitment to our community, and accountability and ownership.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible and accountable for providing maintenance at the properties, providing customer service and presenting the company in a professional manner at all times.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitor maintenance expenses and ensure that they are below budget.
• Perform an inspection of community grounds each morning.
• Perform turn (painting, cleaning, maintenance of all vacant units.
• Complete all maintenance request in a timely manner.
• Prepare all vacant units for occupancy.
• Complete preventative maintenance activities.
• Maintain landscaping, bushes, trees and lawn.
• Perform snow removal of community sidewalks.
• Maintain log of weather and snow removal efforts.
• Maintain records of maintenance performed in all units and at the site.
• Maintain all KPG's tools, equipment and replacement parts in working condition.
• Provide and maintain own set of personal tools.
• Sweep, clean and maintain all common areas of the community.
• Supervise contractors working at the site.
• Provide emergency resident support after office hours.
• Maintain resident and specific apartment preventative maintenance records.
• Provide service and maintenance for all common amenities.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• 1 year of experience
• HVAC/EPA certification preferred
• Language Skills - Ability to read, write, speak and interpret basic instructions, simple correspondence and present information one-on-one or in small groups.
• Math Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide by 10s and 100s.
• Reasoning Skills - Ability to carry out detailed, but uninvolved written or oral instructions with common sense understanding. Ability to deal with problems that involve few variables in standardized situations.
• Computer Skills - Beginner skills with MS Outlook and MS Word.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Annually attend fair housing class.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Rarely must sit, climb, balance or lift up to 75 pounds.
• Regularly must stand, walk, use hands to finger/handle/feel, reach with hands/arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, talk and hear.
• Close and distance vision is required. The ability to adjust focus is also required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Normally works in an environment with moderate or loud noise.
• Rarely must work in wet or humid conditions, near moving mechanical parts, high/precarious places, around fumes/airborne particles/toxic or caustic chemicals and near risk of electrical shock.
• Occasionally must work in outdoor weather conditions.