Make Ready

Make Ready Technician Job Posting

EUREKA MULTI-FAMILY GROUP does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Eureka Multifamily is currently seeking a qualified Make Ready Technician for our Redford property located in Houston, TX. The Make Ready Tech prepares vacant apartments for new residents, occasionally responds to and completes resident requests for maintenance and demonstrates a high level of customer service at all times. The responsibility will also entail assisting the Maintenance Supervisor in completing tasks that ensure the community meets all safety standards, site appearance standards and that all apartments, equipment, and amenities are maintained in good working order. The Make Ready will perform all of their duties in compliance with all federal and state laws pertaining to the apartment industry including Fair Housing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Delivers and promotes excellent customer service and always supports the resident retention and services goals of the community.
• Prepares apartments for new residents by removing trash and other debris, performing maintenance, painting and cleaning within the time frames established by the community.
• Participates in maintaining community appearance by removing litter and cleaning grounds, walkways and breezeways, parking lots and curbs, trash areas, amenities, and other common areas. Paints and maintains fencing, curbs, building exteriors and common area interiors.
• Response within 24 hours to resident requests for maintenance troubleshoots problems and takes action to resolve maintenance issues. Cleans up the work area and restores it to its original conditions.
• May be requested to periodically respond to emergency maintenance requests after hours.
• Complete all administrative requirements and forms accurately and in accordance with established community deadlines (i.e. timesheets, turn over cards, on-call logs, site inspection logs, service requests, maintenance checklists, etc.)
• Performs routine lighting inspections and replaces burnt-out bulbs as necessary.
• Participates in safety inspections and alerts supervisor of any safety hazards immediately. Complies with all safety policies including utilizing required safety equipment
• Participates in all mandatory training programs

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Ability to communicate effectively with supervisor and residents.
• Ability and skills to perform maintenance in any or all the following area; electrical, plumbing, appliance repair, carpentry, painting, carpet repair & replacement, roofing.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with persons of diverse social, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to effectively work on a team and contribute to team goals

Education and Experience Required

• High School diploma, GED. Or additional equivalent experience.
• Prior maintenance experience working in the apartment industry or similar industry preferred.
• Prior experience in carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The physical demands of the job described here are the representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision ability required by the job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee normally works primarily in a temperature-controlled indoor environment but may occasionally work in an outdoor environment exposed to adverse weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate.