Property Maintenance Technician - Make-Ready & Repairs

Vest Residential; Fredericksburg (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Vest Residential is seeking a Maintenance Technician in Fredericksburg, VA to perform technical and mechanical work ensuring building, grounds, amenities, and common areas meet company standards for cleanliness, safety, and functionality. The role involves completing work orders, making-ready tasks for vacants, inventory management, and regular safety compliance.

Strong problem-solving, tool knowledge, and customer-service skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Incumbents must provide their hand tools unless prohibited by State law and must be knowledgeable and skilled in the safe use and maintenance of hand tools, power tools, user-moved aids, mechanical equipment, and measuring devices.
• Incumbents must have a working and reliable cellular device required for purposes of on-call.
• Demonstrated ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define and correct problems.
• Proficiency in customer service and interpersonal communication skills to effectively interact with residents, clients, team members, and other business contacts, respond courteously to questions and requests, and stay calm when addressing and resolving customer problems.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, and communicate effectively to represent company management in a support capacity, act as the first point of contact for internal team members and external visitors to the Company, and answer questions related to department operating policies.

Responsibilities

• Completes assigned work orders generated from resident requests for service, as well as preventative maintenance on the property by diagnosing the source or cause of the defect or problem, and making repairs per established policies, procedures, safety standards, and code requirements.
• Completes the “make-ready” process to prepare vacant apartment homes for leasing and new move-ins by completing the pre-move-out inspection, creating a “punch” list of maintenance work needed, scheduling vendors and contractors as needed, obtaining needed supplies and materials, completing all maintenance tasks, and inspecting completed work.
• Follows procedures for accessing and obtaining materials, supplies, equipment, tools, and other items from the property’s maintenance department by tracking inventory used, returning unused items to the established location, and notifying the maintenance supervisor about re-ordering needs.
• Completes documentation and other paperwork in a timely, accurate, and complete fashion so that service requests can be appropriately documented and tracked.
• Assists in maintaining the grounds, common areas, and amenities by picking up trash and debris, pressure-washing breezeways and pool areas, performing general cleaning, and painting curbs and signage as needed.
• Supports cost-cutting and expense control programs by fixing rather than replacing parts, when possible, not being wasteful with materials and supplies, and practicing the correct use of tools and equipment.

Skills

Hand tools

Power tools

Measuring devices

Mechanical equipment

On-call device

Problem solving

Customer service

Communication

Education

High School diploma, GED, or related experience

Job description

Vest Residential is seeking a Maintenance Technician in Fredericksburg, VA to perform technical and mechanical work ensuring building, grounds, amenities, and common areas meet company standards for cleanliness, safety, and functionality. The role involves completing work orders, making-ready tasks for vacants, inventory management, and regular safety compliance.

Strong problem-solving, tool knowledge, and customer-service skills are essential.