The Maintenance Foreman is an integral part of the JL Properties, Inc. team, playing a key leadership role for daily operation, annual maintenance, and long-term health of commercial and/or residential real estate within the JL portfolio in the Fairbanks area. The Maintenance Foreman is responsible for all aspects of property day-to-day maintenance operations, including in-house work for building maintenance, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, and painting. Directly supervises and oversees maintenance technicians at assigned property. In addition, the Maintenance Foreman is responsible for assisting the Maintenance Supervisor in implementing a comprehensive preventative maintenance program, coordination and implementation of weekly, monthly and seasonal maintenance priorities. This position assists the Maintenance Supervisor with assigned property oversight and communication, the annual review process, training, scheduling, assignments of work, and recommendations regarding personnel actions. Employees occupying this classification inspect units for maintenance needs, assign personnel to complete the required work, reviews work in progress to ensure compliance with established procedures and safety requirements during the maintenance process, inspects units when maintenance is completed, and ensures that all opened work orders are closed.

Job Duties and Essential Functions:

• Direct planning, scheduling, and oversight of maintenance projects or preventative maintenance programs, demonstrating a continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly with the maintenance management.
• Train and assist maintenance personnel to perform maintenance work in compliance with established time perimeters.
• Review work in progress to ensure compliance with operational procedures, safety standards, and state law. Discuss work performance with the Maintenance Supervisor to ensure professional work is being accomplished within time frame. Identify negative trends or potential problems and coordinates findings with the Maintenance Supervisor or Facilities Manager.
• Complete tasks using the standard methods, materials, tools, and equipment of the facilities maintenance and carpentry trades.
• Complete tasks using the methods, materials, tools, equipment and practices of related facility maintenance disciplines such as HVAC, controls, mechanical, and electrical.
• Adhere to the occupational hazards and safety precautions necessary in facilities maintenance and carpentry work.
• Participate in an On-Call emergency schedule for evening, weekend and holiday coverage.
• Installs new equipment, appliances, fixtures, and parts; modify existing systems; perform remodeling.
• Perform repairs on appliances, heating systems, fixtures, switches, and outlets, as well as completing preventative maintenance on HVAC, and boiler, water heater and air circulation systems.
• Perform carpentry work in the renovation, alteration, and maintenance of buildings, floors, roofs, partitions, doors, windows, wooden fixtures, sheetrock, tiling, and other housing components and playground equipment.
• Perform installation and plumbing work (such as cleaning stoppages and replacing fittings) on boilers, furnaces, water heaters and pumps.
• Greet and interact with residents in a professional, courteous and helpful manner, and while on duty, answer all incoming calls in a professional, positive manner.
• Inspect apartments to determine damages to the unit and the specific Maintenance needs.
• Responsible for reporting units that are seen as presenting any health, fire or safety concerns to property management.
• Assist in grounds work when necessary, including grounds policing, snow removal and common area trash pick-up.
• Occasionally distribute resident communications when requested.
• Perform scheduled maintenance on all equipment utilized, when appropriate and available, manufacturer's recommendations and operating manuals and O&M schedule.
• Maintain safe, organized, clean work areas and work vehicles.
• Participate in work-safety programs.
• Work as team player and when requested assist job duties in areas other than repair, maintenance, change of occupancy maintenance, custodial, grounds, etc.
• Responsible for meeting work order, com, and O&M completion deadlines.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the direct supervisor and/or Management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Valid Alaska Driver's License
• Ability to be insured by company's auto insurance
• More than two years of progressively responsible experience in facilities maintenance, building construction or the following trades: carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, welding, or auto mechanics preferred
• Prior supervisory experience preferred
• Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work independently and willingness to learn.

Benefits Position is full-time, 40 hours per week. Some weekends and on-call work may be required after training. We offer competitive wages and a great benefits package including paid time off, paid holidays, medical, vision and dental insurance, FSA Cafeteria Plan, and 401k.

Compensation Wage Range:

DOE Location:

In Person. Fairbanks, AK 99709

Job Type:

Full-time Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee discount Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Vision insurance

Experience:

Property maintenance: 1 year (Required) Ability to

Commute:

Fairbanks, AK 99709 (Required)

Work Location:

In person