Maintenance Supervisor (Multifamily - New Bern, NC)

Are you an exceptional Maintenance Supervisor who enjoys using your talents in maintaining residential apartment homes? Would you love to work for one of the most experienced and respected developers in North Carolina?

Kane Realty is currently recruiting qualified candidates for the position of Maintenance Supervisor for one of its garden style multifamily properties in the New Bern, NC area.

At Kane, our team emphasizes the importance of culture and we seek candidates with the same values as our own Character, Excellence, Golden Rule, Relationships, Responsiveness and Right Decisions.

With almost 40 years of experience, Kane Realty has developed sustainable mixed-use communities, regional malls, neighborhood and community centers, retail outparcels, residential neighborhoods and office buildings.

Today, Kane Realty is focused on creating places with large-scale, mixed-use development, multi-family, office, hotel and retail projects. We own and/or manage many residential communities in the Greater Raleigh area and have several new projects in the pipeline.

If Kane sounds like a place you would enjoy working and applying your skills and talent, check out the position requirements below and apply for our opening:

Maintenance Supervisor

Seeking a Maintenance Supervisor who will be responsible for the overall maintenance and asset preservation of a multi-family property. The ideal candidate will be positive and possess strong leadership skills.

Essential duties include but are not limited to:

• Ensures the physical aspects of the property meet the company's established standards and any applicable laws.

• Interviews, selects, recommends hires, trains, and supervises maintenance department staff.

• Provides operational training and technical direction and assists staff in the investigation and resolution of problems. Assigns and checks work.

• Leads and manages the on-site maintenance staff and participates in the diagnosis of problems and repairs in areas such as HVAC, electrical, plumbing, pool, carpentry, dry walling, exterior structural and appliances. Arranges for the movement and installation of equipment and furnishings within offices and common or amenity areas

• Tracks and determines the status of service requests in computer systems and closes records for completed orders. Investigates and resolves issues where service orders are past due in computer system.

• Monitors move-in and move-out inspections; orients new residents to the operation of units in apartments and responds to questions as requested.

• Monitors inventories of parts, supplies, and materials and places orders ensuring that inventories meet prescribed levels. Ensures that parts, materials and supplies are properly stored, and that the shop is maintained in a safe and orderly condition.

• Supports the property manager in meeting property budget and in being proactive in expense control.

• Completes all mechanical walks on new construction properties.

• Works with and develops relationships with third-party vendors as necessary on projects that cannot be handled by the on-site maintenance staff.

• Establishes maintenance and preventive maintenance schedules and routines in keeping with overall company policy.

• Ensures that maintenance-related documentation is current and accurate, including EPA logs, MSDS sheets, smoke detector records, asset inventory, fire life and safety, compactor, and pool logs. Ensures that records meet requirements. Checks warranty information and ensures that repairs performed meet with warranty requirements. Contacts vendors as required to resolve outstanding issues.

• Keeps abreast of new city and state governmental regulations and restrictions concerning maintenance procedures and/or health, safety and environment.

• Observes property grounds and facilities and resolves safety hazards, property damage, or unsightly conditions. Reports unusual or serious problems to management.

• Provides leadership and/or assists leasing and management staff as necessary in emergency situations.

• Prepares any range of periodic or special reports and data relating to maintenance activities and statistics.

• The maintenance supervisor reports to the property manager.

Job Requirements

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for maintaining electrical and mechanical equipment and general cleanliness and safety at the property; supervision of custodial and grounds personnel; timely and satisfactory fulfillment of resident work orders, emergency maintenance issues and oversight of preventive maintenance programs.

The Maintenance Supervisor must have a CFO and CPO designation to properly handle Freon and to ensure appropriate chemical balance in property swimming pools and fountains. He/she also ensures maintenance staff members maintain a positive attitude on the job and that resident satisfaction is always a top priority.