Maintenance Assistant

Join our vibrant community management team as a Maintenance Assistant, where you'll play a crucial role in upholding the pristine condition and aesthetic charm of our residential properties. We are committed to providing our residents with a living experience that is clean, safe, and enjoyable. If you have a passion for maintenance, take pride in your work, and enjoy contributing to a positive living environment, we want you to be part of our team.

Who We Are

Here at Cedar Property Management, our goal is:

To provide high-quality property management services that are dedicated to the owners’ goals and objectives. To deliver quality, affordable housing where individuals and families can live, work, and thrive. To conduct ourselves with utmost honesty and integrity and to be open and transparent in our dealings with all residents and vendors. To hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards, demonstrating honesty and fairness in every decision and action. To do the right thing for our team, our business, and our residents, resulting in mutual success.

To provide exceptional service to our residents, going beyond ‘normal’ expectations. We respect our tenants and the business they provide and offer them a service that secures value for their money and peace of mind. We feel this is what separates us from the rest.

We understand and appreciate the importance of our residents’ time. As such we make every effort to meet our goals in terms of our service commitments, timings, and objectives, and communicate progress along the way in order to keep our residents and co-workers informed.

We realize our values are not achieved on our own and we understand the importance of working in conjunction with our partners, whether employees, suppliers, vendors, or residents. We strive to establish good working relationships and treat others with dignity and respect at all times.

Our team members are our best assets and without them, our mission and vision are not achievable.

We look for opportunities to invest in our employees by developing them and helping them to achieve their goals while instilling our company values.

Essential Functions

- Clean and maintain the common areas and grounds, including trash pickup and regular sweeping.

- Clean and sweep landings, laundry rooms, and storage areas on a routine schedule.

- Maintain and clean the pool area and restrooms.

- Perform daily checks on outside lighting.

- Assist in leaf removal and snow removal as needed (prioritizing snow removal over regular hours).

- Repair sprinklers as assigned.

- Assist with repairs, including carpentry work, painting, plumbing, and minor A/C and electrical repairs.

- Assist in moving appliances, including using an appliance dolly.

- Replace doorknobs and deadbolt locks.

- Maintain a clean and organized maintenance shop.

- Adherent to company safety policies and OSHA standards for safe job performance.

- Interact courteously and professionally with residents, prospective tenants, co-workers, and vendors.

- Ensure punctuality, regular attendance, and reliability in work hours.

- Assist in readying vacant units for new employees.

- Help in removing garbage, furniture, or large items from unoccupied apartments as directed.

- Able to be at work, on time, all the time consistently

Competency

- Attention to Detail: Maintain a high level of attention to detail when performing cleaning and maintenance tasks.

- Problem Solving: Identify and report maintenance issues, damage, or policy violations.

- Technical Skills: Possess basic skills in various maintenance and repair tasks.

- Teamwork: Collaborate effectively with the maintenance team and other staff members.

- Customer Service: Provide friendly and professional assistance to residents and tenants.

- Safety Awareness: Adhere to safety policies and OSHA standards for job performance.

- Drive golf cart and 4-wheelers

Supervisory Responsibility

No supervisory responsibility

Work Environment

Maintenance Assistants work both indoors and outdoors, depending on the specific tasks and maintenance needs.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

- Ability to lift, carry, and move heavy objects and equipment with assistance.

- Capability to work in various weather conditions, including snow removal when necessary.

- Physical stamina to perform manual labor, including cleaning, grounds keeping, and maintenance tasks.

- Ability to use chemicals, paint, and cleaning supplies safely.

- Ability to climb stairs up to 3 stories, repetitively daily.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

Full-time, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week. Office hours at each complex are 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Your scheduled hours will be assigned by your supervising Maintenance Technician. Maintenance hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm. Days off vary depending on the property. May be called on to assist with after-hours emergencies. Will be expected to work on schedules days off to assist with snow removal. Schedule will be adjusted to remain at 40 hours weekly.

Travel

Able to travel 20% of the time and must comply with all relevant company travel.

Required Education and Experience

- A high school diploma or equivalent is typically required for this position.

AAP/EEO Statement

The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.66 per hour

Benefits:

- Paid time off

Work Location: In person