Service Technician - Montecito

greystar; Charleston (SC); On-site; CAD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing discount (TBD)

Job summary

Greystar seeks a Service Technician to maintain the physical aspects of buildings and common areas, ensuring safety and functionality. The role involves diagnosing defects, performing repairs, and coordinating with vendors as needed.

Responsibilities include completing work orders, making-ready vacant units, maintaining inventories, and ensuring documentation is up to date. Must be able to work on-call and weekends as required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of property maintenance experience.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, appliance repairs, preventive maintenance, and unit turnovers.

Responsibilities

• Completes assigned work orders from resident requests and performs preventative maintenance.
• Makes-ready for vacant apartments, including pre-move-out inspections and punch lists.
• Manages materials, tools, and inventory, and notifies supervisor when re-ordering is needed.
• Documents work orders accurately and timely for tracking.
• Maintains grounds, common areas, and amenities; performs cleaning and painting as needed.
• Supports cost-cutting by fixing rather than replacing parts when possible.

Skills

Property maintenance

HVAC

Plumbing

Electrical

Preventive maintenance

Unit turnover

Tools

EPA certification

Job description

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $350 billion of real estate in more than 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

This position performs technical and mechanical work that ensures the physical aspects of the buildings, grounds, amenities, and common areas of the property meet the Company’s standards for cleanliness, appearance, safety, and overall functionality.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Property Type: Stabilized

Unit Count: 125

Schedule: On call required; Weekend Availability required; 9am-6pm *subject to change depending on business needs.

Requirements: 5+ years of property maintenance experience required. Strong knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, appliance repairs, preventative maintenance, and unit turnovers required. EPA certification preferred.

Housing Discount: TBD*

Essential 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 in accordance with 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 for tools and equipment.

Other Responsibilities

• Complies with Greystar's safety and risk-management policies by attending and participating in the property's routine safety meetings, completing required training on OSHA and other safety related laws and requirements, and by reporting accidents and incidents promptly and accurately.
• May periodically inspect work performed by contractors, vendors and other service providers to verify the work, materials and services meet quality standards, scope and specifications as required.

Service Technician

• Assists in conducting routine and periodic property inspections to identify safety and risk management concerns, keep the property in good repair, and communicate concerns about the physical needs of the property to management.

Physical Demands

Incumbents need to be able to stand, walk, and/or sit for extended periods of time and bend, stoop, climb ladders, reach, carry objects, and crawl in confined areas.

Incumbents must be able to work inside and outside in all weather conditions (rain, snow, heat, hail, wind, sleet).

Incumbents must be able to push, pull, lift, carry, or maneuver weights of up to twenty-five (25) pounds independently and fifty (50) pounds with assistance.

Rare or regular travel may be required to assist other properties as needed, attend training classes, business meetings, or other situations necessary for the accomplishment of some or all of the daily responsibilities of this position.

Incumbents must be able to work a flexible work schedule, which includes taking "call" during evenings, weekends and holidays.

Required Licenses or Certifications

• Incumbents must have EPA certifications Type 1 and II or Universal for refrigerant recycling. (Applies to Certified Service Technicians.)
• Incumbents must have all certifi