Job Description

Job Location: Newport News, VA 23606
Salary Range: $25.00 - $30.00 Hourly

SUMMARY: This position is responsible for directing and administering the entire maintenance program, including, but not limited to, supervision of all tasks, preparation, and implementation of budgets, coordination of all shipments of supplies, submit bills for payment, record- keeping, preparation of schedules, supervision of maintenance personnel, and performance of service requests and other jobs as required by performing the following duties.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performs all duties and responsibilities incumbent upon a maintenance mechanic including carpentry, masonry, painting, heating and air conditioning, appliance repair, exterminating, swimming pool maintenance, and reading plans and drawings.
- Communicates and coordinates daily with the Property Manager on overall maintenance programs, projects, and expenditures.
- Inspects vacant apartments, buildings, grounds, and public areas periodically.
- Schedules and helps drive preventative maintenance programs, service requests, apartment turnover, and other maintenance procedures.
- Submits invoices for payment, or at least places corresponding codes thereon, helps prepare budgets, and coordinates non-budgeted items with the Property Manager and/or Senior Manager.
- Monitors and adjusts purchasing system in accordance with company policy.
- Resolves issues that involve all assigned personnel, enforces safety practices, coordinates with Property Manager in setting up training programs to help educate individuals in all aspects of building maintenance.
- Recommends salary adjustments, promotions, transfers, terminations and periodic personnel appraisals and reviews to the Property Manager.
- Assists with property cleanliness and curb appeal to include grounds and common area pick up or lawn maintenance as needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Directly supervises employees within the department(s).
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
- Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QualificationsQUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Certificates, licenses and registrations required:  Possession of valid Virginia Driver’s License and proof of insurance.  Running maintenance errands is an essential function of this position.
- Computer skills required: Microsoft Office Suite; Payroll Systems; Project Management Software
Other skills required:
- Technical training in one or more trades, or a minimum of 2 to 3 years of maintenance experience.
- Must possess a basic knowledge of, and the ability to supervise others and have an understanding of the principles and procedures of building maintenance.
- Must be able to work well with others (other employees, residents, and vendors).
- This is a position with profit/loss responsibility.
- Must have a general knowledge of maintenance and must be familiar with the interrelationship of maintenance, marketing, and management.
- Position requires a high degree of energy and human relations skills.
- This is a combination work/supervisor’s position.
- Must be an excellent communicator and motivator.  Requires personal contact, proper conduct, and a high level of competence and efficiency.
- This position involves overtime, holiday and weekend work, ownership of hand tools, and handling on-call emergencies, The capacity to perform sustained manual labor, work in inclement weather and climbing ladders and working on roofs is also required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIORNMENT:
- Frequently required to stand
- Frequently required to walk
- Frequently required to sit
- Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
- Frequently required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl
- Continually required to talk or hear
- Occasionally exposure to wet and/or humid conditions  (non-weather)
- Continually work near moving mechanical parts
- Frequently work in high, precarious places
- Frequently work around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals
- Frequently exposure to outside weather conditions
- Occasionally exposure to extreme heat or cold (non-weather)
- Occasionally exposure to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials
- While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
- The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 50 pounds / frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds / continually lift and/or move up to 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
- Additional remarks regarding work environment: The employee is regularly in a shop environment with adequate light, moderate noise levels and ventilation; however this job may require the employee to work in potentially hazardous areas such as enclosed spaces, roof tops, heights above 6’; and be exposed to outdoor elements of wind rain and summer heat.  Frequent and regular repetitive movements required using wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Specialized equipment, machines, or vehicles used:  maintenance repair equipment, automobile