Real Estate Equities is looking for Maintenance Technician to join our team! The Fern is 114 units and one (1) building located in Lauderdale, MN.

If you love working for a company that is growing yet treats you like family, this is the place for you!

We strive to do more than provide housing. Through our resident events, Random Acts of Kindness program and charitable contributions we are able to embrace our mission and make an impact in all the communities we serve. If our mission of Providing Housing, Building Communities and Enhancing Lives appeals to you please review the job description below and apply online!

Real Estate Equities offers competitive base pay, On Call rate of $50.00 per hour if required to go to site, and Holiday On Call Rate of $67.50 per hour if required to go to the site, renewal commissions and a fun place to work in addition to health insurance, dental insurance, 16 days of PTO and 100% employer paid STD, LTD, Life Insurance.

Maintenance Technician Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide residents with exceptional customer service and foster good resident relations
• Be a valuable part of an effective on-site team
• Know and adhere to all standards of quality
• Maintain daily service request system and complete service requests
• Perform follow up calls on service requests
• Maintain preventive maintenance schedule and complete preventive maintenance
• Maintain physical appearance of the community
• Work after-hours emergency on-call rotation, as scheduled
• Perform apartment turnover duties
• Repair and replace appliances
• Maintain MSDS and follow all safety procedures
• Maintain maintenance inventory
• Maintain safe and organized maintenance shop, storage and mechanical rooms
• Maintain lock out/tag out station of keys
• Maintain apartment history cards, lighting and snow logs
• Work with contractors on snow removal, lawn care, etc.
• Monitor HVAC equipment
• Maintain pools
• Shovel/sweep using broom, shovel snow
• Work in extremes of climate/temperature (-20 to 110 degrees), rain, snow

Maintenance Technician Non-Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform/prepare special projects
• Perform other duties, as assigned

Maintenance Technician Position Requirements:

• Must possess appropriate licenses & certifications, ie Boilers’ License and CPO within 90 days of employment
• Valid Driver’s License
• 3-5 years of Maintenance Technician Experience
• Must have knowledge of basic maintenance repair and maintenance
• Preferred Magic Pack Experience
• Must possess the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Work with and around mold, dust, paint and chemicals
• Ability to understand and follow instructions
• Knowledge of affordable housing, ie Section 8

Maintenance Technician Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, pull and push
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. to chest height
• Ability to work with hands over their head and perform duties while standing on a ladder