Maintenance Technician (Brightwell West)

Property Name: Brightwell West

Maintenance Technician

Join our Property Management team as a Maintenance Technician, where you'll play a vital role in maintaining safe, quality housing for our residents. Reporting to the Community Manager, you'll handle complex maintenance tasks across electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and landscaping systems while mentoring junior staff. This position offers hands-on work in a mission-driven environment where your technical skills directly impact the lives of working families, seniors, and people with special needs in our affordable housing communities.

Responsibilities:

Participate in a rotating on-call schedule, providing 24/7 emergency maintenance support for seven consecutive days, including evenings, weekends, and holidays

Perform skilled maintenance and repairs including electrical work on appliances, fixtures, switches, and circuits, plumbing repairs to water and sewage systems, and carpentry repairs to structural framing and finish work

Prepare vacant units for re-occupancy within established timeframes by completing turnovers, painting, flooring replacement, and installing fixtures and appliances

Maintain landscaping and irrigation systems according to MidPen standards while ensuring adequate lighting and clean, secure common areas throughout the property

Coach and provide oversight to Maintenance Groundskeeper staff while assisting with training and development of maintenance team members

Coordinate with contractors by assisting in the bidding process, scheduling work, and monitoring completion of contracted services

Complete preventive maintenance schedules, maintain accurate work order documentation, and manage inventory control of tools, equipment, and supplies

Assist Community Manager with move-ins, move-outs, annual inspections, and procurement of supplies and equipment

Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED with three years of experience in maintenance, landscaping, and irrigation systems, preferably in property management

Extensive plumbing knowledge with experience in electrical repairs to appliances, circuits, and fixtures

Rough and finish carpentry experience with ability to perform structural and cosmetic repairs

Basic knowledge of OSHA safety regulations and landscape maintenance practices

Strong coaching and training abilities with good written and verbal communication skills

Basic computer skills for work order management and documentation

Valid California driver's license with reliable transportation and current auto insurance

Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly, work in all weather conditions, and perform tasks requiring standing, bending, climbing, and working in confined spaces

Pay Range

$25.00 - $28.13 Hourly - Pay based on applicable experience and qualifications