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The F.I.T. Candidate (Facilities-In-Training) will be trained to be responsible for performing diverse duties and tasks such as installation, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of equipment and finishes at an assigned property. In addition, the F.I.T. Candidate will be trained on safety, predictive and preventative maintenance, and processes to support achieving the property’s business goals and objectives.

Core Competencies:

• Technical Aptitude and Curiosity
• Ethical Conduct
• Communication Proficiency and Customer Service
• Results Driven
• Initiative and Problem Solving

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Facilities Maintenance

Upon Entering the FIT Program, candidate will be responsible to complete the following:

• General maintenance and upkeep responsibilities including minor plumbing, electrical, HVAC, light carpentry, painting, and landscaping.
• Respond to open work orders and resolves resident/tenant requests within 24 hours.
• Prepare and turn vacated apartment units within a 24-hour period (5 days if not immediate). All vacated apartments must be painted, thoroughly cleaned, carpets shampooed, and repairs done in a timely and impeccable manner.
• Assists in scheduling and completing preventive maintenance for buildings and building equipment.
• Hands-on work of all building repairs, preventative maintenance, and general upkeep of the facility with special attention to more involved operations or projects.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test, and make needed adjustments.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Walks property daily to identify non-compliance issues and ensure that the property is clean, orderly, and in good repair.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas including the on-site shop.
• Works on the last day and first day of each month until responsibilities completed; some overtime may be required. Evening and weekend on-call rotations as required.

Purchasing/Supplies

• Assists in maintaining sufficient maintenance supply stock.
• Assists in contracting all outside vendors and taking bids for special projects or extensive maintenance.
• Obtains approvals for expenditures and maintains budgets.

Caretaking

• Maintains exterior grounds and interior common areas in quality, presentable condition. This will include but is not limited to the following:
• Picks up trash and keep common areas neat.
• Sweeps walks and curbs.
• Waters lawn, trees, shrubs, and flowerbeds.
• Shovels walks, sand, or salt icy areas.
• Performs year-round grounds maintenance, including snow and ice removal.

Property Management

• Maintains customer service and excellent relations with residents, tenants, vendors and other external or internal organizations.
• Keeps management informed at all times in the areas of property conditions, resident/tenant complaints, suggestions for improvement of property performance.
• Regularly helps to coordinates unit inspections in partnership with management.
• Must be respectful of resident/tenant privacy, including specific commercial tenant needs.
• Reviews turnover schedule regularly with management team.
• Reports resident/tenant lease and policy violations to management.
• Other tasks & duties as assigned based on business need; Evening and weekend on-call rotations as required.

• High school diploma/GED.
• Special boilers license or willingness to obtain one, if applicable.
• Current and valid driver’s license required. Must pass a Motor Vehicle Record check (MVR) and have a safe driving record.
• Willingness and ability to run errands to hardware store for maintenance supplies, cleaning supplies, or other items.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills; Ability to communicate effectively with community tenants, vendors / external parties, and across corporate divisions.
• A passion for the mission, vision, and values of Sherman Associates.
• Work/Office hours may vary due to the specific needs of the portfolio.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• 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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Sherman Associates is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans to apply.

This job advertisement is intended to provide information essential to understanding the scope of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of skills, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

Only applicants who complete our online application process will be considered for employment. Applicants that need reasonable accommodations to complete the application process may contact careers@sherman-associates.com

From: Sherman Associates

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