Maintenance Technician

At Equity Residential, we're dedicated to creating thriving communities, and we invite you to be part of our team. Embracing values like Diversity, Sustainability, and Total Wellbeing, we foster a workplace culture of authenticity and collaboration. How We Deliver A Winning Performance: Question Authority Walk the TalkShare KnowledgeListen, Not Just HearSee the Glass Half FullTake Educated RisksEnjoy the RideShare the SpotlightDo the Right ThingTest Your Limits We Care About Your Total Wellbeing: Physical Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision care Social Wellbeing: 9 paid holidays, annual vacation time, paid sick leave, new parent benefitsFinancial Wellbeing: 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Rent Discounts, Competitive CompensationCommunity Wellbeing: Paid Community Service HoursCareer Wellbeing: Leadership DevelopmentLearn more about our Total Wellbeing program here. What You'll Be Doing: As a Maintenance Technician, your day-to-day will involve addressing resident service requests, performing diverse hands-on maintenance tasks, and ensuring market-ready apartments. Additionally, you will perform preventative maintenance and maintain the grounds and common areas, reporting any concerns. Promptly addressing resident service requestsPerforming hands-on maintenance tasks, including plumbing, electrical work, and morePreparing market-ready apartments and maintaining community groundsConducting regular community inspections to identify necessary repairs or replacements What You'll Need To Thrive: Ability to troubleshoot and repair plumbing, electrical, appliances, HVAC equipment (if applicable), and perform interior repairs and painting preferred.High School diploma or equivalentKnowledge of federal and state apartment housing lawsA valid driver's license, good driving record, auto insurance, and reliable transportation is required if the employee will operate a motorized vehicle (e.g., car, golf cart) during their workday and/or as part of their role.Computer literacy and effective communication skills: Must be able to effectively communicate both orally and in writing in English for all work-related purposes.Must be able to work any assigned shift, including weekends. Shifts may change according to business needs. Must be able to respond to emergencies after normal business hours and on weekends when assigned on-call responsibilities. A telephone number where you can be reached after hours must be provided to your manager. Ability to perform numerous physical activities that require considerable use of your hands, arms, and legs and moving your whole body, including prolonged or repeated standing, walking, climbing, sweeping, stooping, kneeling, shoveling, crouching, lifting, and handling materials. Frequent lifting, grasping and carrying materials and equipment up to 50 lbs.Service team employees, with limited exceptions, are required to use their own smartphone to perform certain aspects of their job. The device must have updated software and must be password-protected and compliant with in-house security systems and operations software. Salary: $24.45- $29.88For hourly roles: Employees are eligible for overtime pay and performance incentives.Bonus Qualifications:Trade school certification/diploma EPA Section 608 Type I, Type II or Universal certificationResidential or commercial property management, hospitality, or retail experience