Assistant Maintenance Technician

Description

At Highwoods , we focus on providing exceptional experiences for everyone involved - our customers, employees, stakeholders, and local communities.

We believe in enhancing the customer experience within our buildings by integrating hospitality and top-notch amenities, creating a work environment that is truly unmatched.

A Day in the Life

As a Highwoods Assistant Maintenance Technician, you will be part of a team that strives to provide best-in-class service to customers in a 670,000 sq.

ft. sub-urban Class A office park and retail center in the Nashville Market. We're seeking someone passionate about crafting dynamic experiences and fostering a sense of community for our diverse customer base within the portfolio.

Assist the Maintenance Team in the performance of a variety of duties as necessary to complete work orders in a timely manner and perform routine Maintenance Porter tasks as assigned by Property Manager and / or Maintenance Technicians.

Represent Highwoods Properties in a professional manner to customers, vendors and the general public. Work independently and as part of a team, dependent on assigned tasks.

Participate in and follow the guidelines of the safety program as directed by the Safety Coordinator.

Work Performed :

Perform a variety of maintenance / handyman tasks, as assigned, which include but are not limited to the following :

• General upkeep of all interior and exterior common areas of the portfolio to include garages, building entries, vacant suites, and retail areas.
• Interior and exterior painting.
• Exterior pressure washing.
• Exterior litter pick up.
• Interior and exterior light bulb replacement.
• Irrigation repairs.
• Concrete and paver repairs.
• Building and roof inspections.
• Snow removal (seasonal).
• Assist maintenance technicians in the performance of their duties (minor plumbing and HVAC).
• Assist in maintaining the maintenance shop, electrical, and storage rooms.

Job Requirements :

• Maintain a current Tennessee Driver's License.
• Independent, responsible, and hard working.

Education / Experience :

High School Diploma or GED required.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.

The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme outdoor conditions (cold / hot weather, wind, precipitation).

The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. Must be comfortable working on the roofs of office buildings and climbing ladders.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; this position is active and requires the employee to stand, walk, balance, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb.

The employee must use hands to handle or feel; grasp and reach with hands and arms - must be able to work frequently with arms extended above head.

The employee must occasionally lift, push or pull up to 50-pound items. Specific visual acuity required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision;

and depth perception. Ability to read, understand, and to communicate information and ideas clearly in writing and orally required.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)