About This Role
Maintaining the outdoor areas, amenities, building exteriors, and parking lots of multifamily buildings is the core responsibility of the Groundskeeper. This role involves a variety of tasks to ensure the property remains clean, safe, and well-maintained.
Responsibilities
- Complete grounds work as directed by the Maintenance Manager and/or Community Manager, including picking up trash, cleaning dumpster areas, trash rooms, and trash chutes, blowing parking areas and sidewalks, removing debris, and power washing
- Thoroughly clean breezeways by removing cobwebs, bugs in lights, mopping floors, power washing, and wiping down doors and handrails
- Execute basic landscaping, including trimming and pruning, watering, monitoring irrigation for damage, and removing dead branches, leaves, and twigs
- Assist in the preparation of make-ready units, including removing trash from vacant apartments prior to make-ready
- Conduct proactive preventive maintenance activities to avoid potential issues and uphold the quality of the property
- Document all maintenance activities and communicate clearly with residents, team members, and supervisors, providing status updates and explanations of ongoing work
- Report supply needs to the Maintenance Manager and/or Community Manager and maintain shop organization
- Collaborate effectively with maintenance team members, other departments, and external contractors to ensure seamless property maintenance, fostering teamwork and cooperation
- Assess property safety and cleanliness standards, ensuring compliance with regulations and enhancing resident well-being
- Keep property in top-notch condition, including maintaining the cleanliness of the grounds, delivering notices to apartments, and performing tasks like interior and exterior painting
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED - Preferred
- One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Basic Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to walk, stand, climb stairs or ladders, and access various areas of the property
- May be required to push or pull items and reach overhead
- May be required to bend, stoop, or kneel
- May require dexterity of hands and fingers and ability to grasp tools
- Ability to see to identify plants, weeds, and pests and read computer screens
- Ability to hear and understand verbal communications in person and over the phone or computer
- Ability to hear to detect sounds indicating potential issues, such as machinery noises or alarms
- May occasionally be required to lift or carry items weighing up to 50 pounds, occasionally lifting heavier items with assistance of team members or lifting equipment
- Ability to operate various maintenance tools such as mowers, trimmers, blowers, and irrigation systems
- Ability to use mobile devices and applications for work-related tasks
Benefits
- Weekly pay for all associates working onsite at an apartment community
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage available for all full-time, regular associates
- Employer-paid employee assistance, mental health, and wellness programs
- Ancillary benefits including critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
- 401(k) with robust company match
- Opportunities for professional development, career growth, and role-based learning plans
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Paid time off plus floating holidays and volunteer days
- Discounted Perks (Costco membership, movie tickets, health & wellness, entertainment & travel discounts)
Important Details
- Schedule: weekdays, nights, and weekends (including Saturdays and Sundays) as needed to meet business needs
- Work environment: based on site, requires time outside with exposure to the elements, may require working in confined spaces, heights, and potentially hazardous areas
About the Company
At RPM, the company is in the business of extraordinary. RPM Living provides career training and education, and employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check as local and federal state requires.
