About the Role
As a Maintenance Representative at Homestead, you will help maintain the safety and day-to-day operations of the property by completing routine inspections, responding to resident work orders, and performing general repairs to ensure a safe, functional, and welcoming environment.
Responsibilities
- Process work orders for the site, ensuring they are inputted, prioritized, and closed accordingly.
- Coordinate and facilitate all work order submissions for the assigned site.
- Log maintenance requests and involve team members to resolve resident work orders.
- Schedule repairs with contractors and provide notice of entries to residents.
- Perform daily audits of outstanding work orders and follow up on progress.
- Close completed work orders within Homestead's online Maintenance Portal.
- Inventory materials and submit orders to replenish stock.
- Change faucets, taps, toilets, valves, showerheads, tap washers, plunge toilets, use a snake, change a P trap, flex line, and address leaks.
- Change smoke detectors, light switches, fluorescent tubes, receptacles, fuses, fixtures, ceiling fans, stove elements, and oven elements.
- Test a generator.
- Change counter tops, door locks, mail locks, doors, closets, cupboards, shelves, door closers, cabinets, kick plates, towel bars, hinges, drawer slides, and repair cracks/holes in drywall.
- Conduct maintenance walks weekly.
- Repair and report all common area deficiencies including faulty door closures, light bulbs, plaster blisters, graffiti and vandalism, tile repairs, and carpet repairs.
- Re-set fire alarms and operate fire extinguishers.
- Inspect fire system and complete daily and weekly fire log books.
Requirements
- Previous professional maintenance experience preferred.
- Ability to lift up to 20 kg (e.g., trash bags, cleaning equipment).
- Reliability, attention to detail, and safe work practices are essential.
- Computer proficiency.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Mechanical background.
- Organized and able to handle multiple projects.
- Administratively organized.
- Patience and diplomacy with residents.
- Satisfactory reference check.
- Criminal records clearance.
Skills
- Maintenance
- Work order processing
- Repair
- Customer service
- Communication
- Mechanical aptitude
- Organization
- Computer proficiency
Location
- London, ON
Work Type
- Existing vacancy
- 40 hours per week
- Weekend shifts
- On-call
Experience Level
- Previous professional maintenance experience preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $46,000 - $51,000
Benefits
- RRSP program
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Annual bonuses
- Company events and celebrations
- Growth and development opportunities
About the Company
- Homestead Land Holdings Limited is a proudly Canadian-owned and operated company with decades of experience creating and providing over 25,000 homes and managing over 200 quality rental communities.
- We are hands-on, ensuring every space is built with care.
Equal Opportunity
- Homestead Land Holdings Limited is an equal opportunity employer.
- Accessibility accommodation is available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. Please make needs known in advance.
