Maintenance Technician

Company Description

Stream Realty Partners, L.P. (“Stream”) is a full-service real estate investment, development, and services company. Since its formation in 1996, the firm has grown from its two original partners to a staff of over 950 real estate professionals that share one common goal: to provide an unequaled level of service to our clients by hiring top talent, instilling them with unsurpassed market knowledge, and uniquely empowering them to apply their energy, expertise, and creativity to each of our clients’ needs. We are always looking for smart, honest, nice and passionate people to join our firm.

Job Description

Under general supervision, the Maintenance Technician performs a variety of duties at the skilled level to maintain and repair building grounds, and property structures. Assignments include property grounds, carpentry, painting, locksmith duties, plumbing, electrical, and related work as required.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS:

This first-level classification in Stream’s Building Maintenance Worker series reports to the Building Operations Supervisor and may receive direction from Building Technicians I and II. Incumbents may independently perform routine grounds maintenance, carpentry, painting, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing maintenance and repair work, and assist Building Technicians I in the repair and reconfiguring of buildings and building components. Assignments, objectives, work methods, and sequence of steps are explained in general terms. Checks are integrated into the work processes and/or reviews are frequent enough to ensure compliance with instructions.

Assigned duties and responsibilities require daily travel throughout the city in response to requests for the repair and alteration of buildings or equipment. This work is frequently performed on uneven, sloping, slippery and unpaved surfaces, on ladders, in crawl spaces, indoors and outdoors, with exposure to extremes in noise, temperature, weather and humidity and in proximity to electricity, mechanical equipment, gasses, fumes, dusts, and chemicals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Grounds Upkeep:

• Trash pick up
• Inspect property for issues with landscaping, lights, parking lot lights, etc.

Vacancy Upkeep:

• Clean Weekly
• Check for leaks in plumbing/roof
• Maintain Drains

Carpentry/Metal Work:

• Perform rough and finish maintenance carpentry and plastering on commercial office and industrial buildings.
• Install wood shelving.
• Repair and replace doors, windows, building hardware, fencing, and gates.
• Perform general maintenance repairs and construction of roof systems.
• Perform floor covering work.

Painting:

• Prepare surfaces for painting.
• Use brushes, rollers, and spray equipment, paints, metal primers and lacquers to paint and wallpaper a variety of interior and exterior surfaces.

Plumbing:

• Inspect, install, troubleshoot and repair plumbing fixtures components and supply waste lines, including re-building flush valves, sink faucets and valves.

Electrical:

• Inspect, install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical fixtures, equipment, and related apparatus, including changing ballasts

HVAC:

• Perform preventive maintenance on heating and air conditioning units and related apparatus.
• Change filters, blowers, and condensing fan blowers.
• Duties do not include refrigerant recovery.

Marginal Functions:

• Build, assemble, transport, install, and/or repairs facility furnishings and fixtures.
• Clean and maintain tools, equipment, materials and work sites.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

(KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES):

Knowledge of: Microsoft Office, Excel and Word; technical tools, computers, tablets, smartphones and applicable software/apps; generally accepted construction and repair procedures and materials used in the areas of carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and related trades/crafts; safe work practices; first aid.

Skills to: Operate hand and power tools commonly used in building maintenance; make use of proper lifting techniques.

Abilities to: Perform arithmetic calculations; follow verbal and written instructions; read and interpret plans, specs, and blueprints; evaluate a problem or situation and arrive at a logical decision; work independently; identify and correct safety hazards; perform building maintenance work and manual labor; lift and carry objects safely; climb ladders to various heights; learn and develop and maintain