Roving Maintenance Technician

Roving Maintenance Technician

The Roving Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining a high level of quality and efficiency for the maintenance operations within our residential communities, managed by The Goodman Group. Key responsibilities for the Roving Maintenance Technician will include providing maintenance coverage and on-call duties in the absence of maintenance personnel at any assigned residential communities; supporting and training maintenance staff; operating within the established maintenance budgets; planning, scheduling and/or conducting required or preventative maintenance; inspecting and auditing property maintenance shop; technical assistance; and other assigned projects to achieve objectives and goals.

Essential Job Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

• Stand in as the Maintenance Technician upon maintenance personnel vacancies and upon high project workload (this will be assigned by your supervisor).
• Communicate with Supervisor, Property Managers and Community Managers the status of present and future work on each property.
• Maintain a strong safety culture through appropriate employee engagement across full span of control.
• Provide mentoring, coaching and development of maintenance staff.
• Update the Supervisor(s) the physical status of each property. This will include each property's needs, functions, issues, and maintenance equipment.
• Support the deployment and execution of site level maintenance programs and processes to effectively increase resident satisfaction.
• Monitor, audit and/or conduct established preventative maintenance program tailored to each property, to include general building maintenance, fire prevention, and overall energy efficiency with special emphasis on monitoring utility costs.
• Keep up to date on all required certifications for self.
• Supervise and provide the training to new maintenance personnel in all aspects of maintenance, to include obtaining boiler licensing, pool certification, and A/C maintenance.
• Solicit and evaluate bids from vendors on major expenditures and review with the Supervisor or Property Manager.
• Act as hands-on working replacement on properties where an opening exists in maintenance or assistance is needed.
• Keep up-to-date on city, county, state and federal regulations that will affect the operations of physical plant operations.

Qualifications and Skills

• Valid driver's license required.
• Reliable Transportation required.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Strong flexibility and ability to change focuses simultaneously.
• Problem solving capabilities necessary to accomplish the duties and tasks of the position.
• Strong initiative and dependability.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organization and planning skills.
• Ability to effectively learn and apply new knowledge and skills.
• Ability to share knowledge and work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Brings a positive approach to the workplace.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 2 to 3 years of maintenance experience in apartment maintenance repairs or a directly related field
• Boiler's and/or CPO license required