Vacation Rental Maintenance Tech – On-Call & Travel

First Chair Destinations; Dover (VT); On-site; USD 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

First Chair Destinations is hiring a Maintenance Technician to travel among vacation rental properties, handling repairs and preventative maintenance to ensure guest satisfaction. You will manage appliances, HVAC, plumbing, and wifi issues, coordinating with vendors and on-site teams to uphold high standards.

Ideal candidates have 2 years of property maintenance experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and comfort with mobile apps and property management software.

Qualifications

• 2 years of basic property maintenance experience preferred.
• Proficient in appliance, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting, and carpentry repairs.
• Tech-savvy with mobile apps and various software platforms.

Responsibilities

• Complete maintenance tasks and projects as assigned, traveling between multiple worksites each day within the assigned market.
• Create a welcoming environment for guests and owners by ensuring homes are well maintained with general repairs, preventative maintenance and inspections.
• Respond to guest issues regarding maintenance, including appliance troubleshooting, cable/WiFi troubleshooting, basic HVAC repair and light plumbing.
• Coordinate completion of owner-approved maintenance through creation and delegation of tickets.
• Negotiate and maintain relationships with third-party vendors.
• Meet company standards and metrics for guest/owner satisfaction, accuracy and efficiency.
• Be part of an on-call rotation to address urgent issues.
• Maintain open communications with team and management.
• Assist colleagues and management as needed for urgent issues.
• Maintain hot tubs; on-site training provided.
• Collect and remove trash and debris.
• Follow through on maintenance tasks using in-house systems.

Skills

Property maintenance

Appliance repair

Electrical work

HVAC repair

Plumbing repair

Carpentry

Time management

Reliability

Travel between worksites

Customer service

Tools

Mobile apps

Tablets

Property management software

Job description

First Chair Destinations is hiring a Maintenance Technician to travel among vacation rental properties, handling repairs and preventative maintenance to ensure guest satisfaction. You will manage appliances, HVAC, plumbing, and wifi issues, coordinating with vendors and on-site teams to uphold high standards.

Ideal candidates have 2 years of property maintenance experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and comfort with mobile apps and property management software.