Assistant Maintenance Engineer

With more than 225 branch offices across North America, Associa is building the future of community for nearly five million residents worldwide. Our 11,000+ team members lead the industry with unrivaled education, expertise, and trailblazing innovation. For more than 43 years, Associa has brought positive impact and meaningful value to communities. To learn more, visit www.associaonline.com.

Job Description

Job Summary:

Assistant Maintenance Engineers oversee resolving and preventing technical issues while communicating properly with management and residents on the property. Most maintenance engineers are part of a big team that deals with making sure that all facility equipment at the property is working correctly and up to standards. Moreover, they are required to strictly follow their organization's safety standards and regulations and lead the way in preventing accidents in the workplace.

Responsibilities:

• Responds and attends to resident’s repair requests.
• Fixes plumbing problems - i.e. unclogging drains, plunging/repairing toilets, repairing toilets, leaking spigots, faucets, pipe valves, and related equipment.
• Properly utilizes the appropriate tools to perform preventive maintenance on laundry and kitchen equipment, including cleaning and lubrication, filter changes, belt adjustment, etc.
• Maintains necessary stock items; orders necessary tools and supplies, as needed.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with others; supports the team to reach common goals.
• Assists in emergency situations as central communication center for the property.
• Responds to alarms and life/safety issues immediately and relays any alerts to the management team according to our Emergency Response procedures.
• Understands and adheres to the job description and department service standards.
• Follows all company policies and procedures; ensures clean uniform and professional personal appearance; maintains confidentiality of proprietary information; protects company assets.
• Understands the standards of procedure for work schedules, reporting to work, paid time-off, vacation requests.
• Ensures adherence to quality expectations and standards; identifies, recommends, develops, and implements new ways to increase organizational efficiency, productivity, quality, safety, and/or cost-savings.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Ability to move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 50 lbs.
• Ability to move up and down stairs, service ramps, and/or ladders.
• Ability to work independently and willing to learn/develop new skills.
• Must have excellent guest service skills and be able to interact with residents, associate population, owners, and corporate leaders.
• Must have excellent English communication skills.
• Must be knowledgeable about using hand tools, power tools, and trade tools.
• Must be familiar with OSHA safety regulations.
• Must be available to work a flexible full time schedule including nights, weekends, holidays, and rotating shifts.
• Must have basic computer skills.
• Must have knowledge of general maintenance and repairs in at least one building trade.
• A minimum of one year of prior experience is strongly preferred.
• Maintain daily equipment and maintenance operation checks as preventative maintenance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.