Maintenance Technician - Austin, United States - Stream Realty

Description

Job Description

A MEANINGFUL CAREER

Interested in a challenging and meaningful career, where your expertise and efforts are valued, and amply rewarded? At Stream, there is no limit to how far you can go, with a team that will train, support, and cheer you on every step of the way. It's the reason we continue to attract (and retain) the best and the brightest, and the reason why our firm continues to grow.

We are doubling down on talent and ramping up hiring for our dynamic property management team with a platform unlike any other. Hospitality-infused and service-driven, we provide our clients with legendary experiences while offering our employees a career path that remains unmatched.

Your role is integral from day one, and your continued training and development, a paramount objective. This isn't just a job; it's a trajectory, with endless opportunities ahead.

WITH A PURPOSE-DRIVEN COMPANY

Stream isn't your typical commercial real estate company. We're a company that's making waves, with immense dedication to our clients, our communities, and our employees—knowing that our success doesn't lie within bricks and mortar, but in people.

With unsurpassed training and development opportunities, our teams provide clients with an exemplary level of service; our people-first approach to business permeating every aspect of our platform. But our commitment goes further, with volunteer hours, educational programming, and an investment in sustainability to ensure we are making a positive impact.

With 294+ million square feet of assignments, $5.8 billion in annual transactions, and 1,400+ talented individuals, we're one of the fastest-growing full-service real estate firms nationally, with no sign of slowing down.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Under general supervision, the Maintenance Technician performs a variety of duties at the skilled level to maintain and repair buildings, structures. Assignments include carpentry, painting, lock-smith, plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and related work as required.

This first level classification in the Building Maintenance Worker series reports to Building Operations Supervisor or Manager and may receive direction from Building Technicians I and II. Incumbents may independently perform routine 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 work processes and/or reviews are frequent enough to ensure compliance with instructions.

Assigned duties and responsibilities may require travel throughout the centrral business district in response to requests for the repair and alteration of multiple 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:

Carpentry/Metal Work:

• Performs rough and finish maintenance carpentry and plastering on commercial and residential buildings.
• Installs wood shelving.
• Repairs and replaces doors, windows, building hardware, fencing, and gates.
• Performs general maintenance repairs and construction of roof systems. res.
• Performs floor covering work.

Painting:

• Prepares 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:

• Inspects, installs, troubleshoots and repairs plumbing fixtures components and supply waste lines, including re-building flush valves, sink faucets and valves.

Electrical:

• Inspects, installs, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical fixtures, equipment, and related apparatus, including changing ballasts.

HVAC:

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

Marginal Functions:

• Builds, assembles, transports, installs, and/or repairs facility furnishings and fixtures.
• Cleans and maintains tools, equipment, materials and work sites.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Knowledge of: 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.

Ability 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 cooperative relationships with individuals from a variety of backgrounds.

Incumbents must possess the physical and mental capacity to work under the conditions described in this document and to perform the duties required by their assigned position.

EDUCATION:

• Any combination of education and/or experience equivalent to completion of high school and two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in mechanical maintenance related field.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES/SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain by time of appointment, a valid Drivers License. Failure to maintain this license will result in discipline up to and including termination. You must possess a Universal CFC certification within a 6 month time frame of joining the company.

Additional information

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT DEMANDS:

Note: Physical demands vary significantly based on assignment, workload and specific projects.

Rare = < 10%, Occasional = 11-33%, Frequent = 34-66%, Constant = > 66%

• Sitting: Frequent – desk, meetings, car
• Walking: Occasional
• Standing: Occasional
• Bending (neck): Frequent
• Bending (waist): Occasional
• Squatting: Rare
• Climbing: Rare
• Kneeling: Rare
• Crawling: Rare
• Jumping: Rare
• Balancing: Rare
• Twisting (neck): Occasional
• Grasp – light (dominant hand): Occasional to Frequent
• Grasp – light (non-dominant): Occasional
• Grasp – firm (dominant hand): Rare
• Grasp – firm (non-dominant): Rare
• Fine manipulation (dominant): Frequent to write/keyboard
• Fine manipulation (non-dominant): Occasional – keyboard
• Reach – at/below shoulder: Occasional to Frequent
• Reach – above shoulder level: Rare

Push/pull:

• Up to 10 lbs. : Rare – doors/drawers
• 11 to 25 lbs. : Rare – doors/drawers
• 26 to 50 lbs.: Rare
• 51 to 75 lbs. : Rare
• 76 to 100 lbs.: Never
• Over 100 lbs.: Never

Lifting:

• Up to 10 lbs.: Frequent
• 11 to 25 lbs. : Occasional
• 26 to 50 lbs. : Rare – heavier plans 35 lb.
• 51 to 75 lbs. : Rare – equipment, not daily
• 76 to 100 lbs. : Never
• Over 100 lbs. : Never
• Carrying:
• Up to 10 lbs. : Occasional
• 11 to 25 lbs. : Occasional
• 26 to 50 lbs. : Rare – heavier plans 35 lb.
• 51 to 75 lbs. : Rare – equipment, not daily
• 76 to 100 lbs. : Never
• Over 100 lbs. : Never

Coordination:

• Eye-hand: Required
• Eye-hand-foot: Required
• Driving: Required

Vision:

• Acuity, near: Required
• Acuity, far: Required
• Depth perception: Required
• Accommodation: Required
• Color vision: Required
• Field of vision: Required

Talking:

• Face-to-face contact: Required
• Verbal contact w/others: Required
• Public: Required
• Hearing:
• Normal conversation: Required
• Telephone communication: Required
• Earplugs required: Provided

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Works indoors, works outdoors, exposure to extreme hot or cold temperature, being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature / humidity, exposure to dust, fumes, smoke, gases, odors, mists, or other irritating particles, exposure to excessive noise (construction sites), exposure to radiation or electrical energy (construction sites), exposure to solvents, grease or oil, exposure to slippery or uneven walking surfaces, using computer monitor, works around others, works alone, works with others.

Stream Realty Partners offers competitive salaries, annual bonuses, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company matching, pharmacy benefits, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, vacation pay, volunteer & community involvement paid time off, and holiday pay.

All information is held in compliance with EEOC guidelines. Stream is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, military status or any other reason prohibited by law. Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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