Groundskeeper - Factory 52 Jobs

Description

Job Title: Season Groundskeeper

Reports to: Lead Maintenance Technician

The groundskeeper is to assist the lead maintenance technician in maintaining the physical integrity of the community. This involves ensuring a safe, secure and comfortable living environment for residents, visitors and staff.

Administrative

Meet with manager and/or lead maintenance technician on a regular basis to set up schedules and achieve goals.

Resident Relations

• While working in direct contact with the residents, display a helpful, friendly and efficient attitude, encouraging resident retention. Be courteous to residents at all times.
• Complete service requests in a timely, friendly manner to help ensure resident retention.
• ALWAYS leave resident’s apartment in the same condition as when you entered. Do not use anything of residents which includes toilet, hand towels, etc.
• When resident is not at home always leave a door hanger on exterior and always lock the door while working in an apartment or when leaving apartment.

Financial

• Reports all major repairs that need to be made to lead maintenance technician.

Maintenance

• Performs work area clean-up and safety related duties.
• Interior and exterior light audit; Change light bulbs in all common areas.
• Common area laundry dryer vent clean-out
• Playground repairs
• Fireplaces, ceiling fans.
• A/C and heating systems.
• Assist with minor turn tasks—switch plates, drip pans, blinds, sparkling, etc.
• Walls.
• Removes and transfers heavy appliances and equipment from storage area to apartment (or vice versa) as circumstances warrant. Assists in moving abandoned furniture, appliances, etc. to the dumpster when necessary.
• Diagnoses and performs minor or routine maintenance or repair involving the following on a daily basis:
• Take responsibility for upkeep of grounds and amenity areas and must be aware of the condition of physical property throughout the community and immediately correct unsafe conditions (i.e. broken glass, broken steps, open holes, etc.); Report all maintenance issues and major repairs to that need to be made to lead maintenance technician.
• Changes locks and makes keys.
• Keep pools and other amenities in clean and operable condition.
• Gas fixtures and appliances (where applicable).
• Respond to all assigned work orders on a timely basis (preferably within 24 hours) and notify management upon completion.
• Shutters, doors, cabinets, windows, sliding glass doors.
• Maintain the best curb appeal by picking up trash and debris on property and parking lots, clean up dumpster areas; Pick up trash along tree lines or areas that are not able routinely accessed.
• Organize/clean/purge the maintenance shop.
• Immediately respond to emergency situations and correct the problem.
• Pool areas, tile, hot tub/spas, and pool furniture.
• Door locks, P.O. boxes and locks.
• Dumpster and compactor areas remain clean and debris free
• Maintain clean parking lots. Tag cars that need to be towed and notify manager.
• Exterior projects that can be completed; Exterior light globes, photocells that may need to be replaced, spiderwebs in common areas, etc.
• Storage area clean-outs
• Ceiling leaks.
• Performs any additional duties assigned by lead maintenance technician and/or property manager.
• Assists in eviction set-outs.
• Stairs, gates, fences, patios, railings.
• Appliances (when applicable).
• Tile, carpet, flooring.
• Fence repairs
• Interior/exterior lights.
• Ensures that storage areas remain locked when not in use.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Physical Demands

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. 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 regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. The employee is frequently exposed to outdoor climate conditions, including extreme heat, cold, and precipitation. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

The purpose of this job description is to communicate the responsibilities and duties associated with the position of Groundskeeper. While the above information should be considered a comprehensive description of this position it should also be noted that some responsibilities and duties may not be specifically addressed.

Every person is expected to perform any reasonable task or request that is consistent with fulfilling company objectives.