Job Description

About us

Palisade Property Management

Based in Madison, WI, Palisade Property Management’s rental properties include a wide range of choices from downtown Madison apartments, east side neighborhood apartments and west side office space. We also have rental housing properties in surrounding Dane County towns and Platteville, Wisconsin.

Head of Maintenance

Responsible for performing routine building maintenance tasks. Performance of building maintenance tasks in one or more fields (carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, etc.); Perform general cleaning. Perform other tasks as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Inspect buildings and other structures to determine necessary repairs and detect malfunctions.
2. Perform minor electrical maintenance to include but not be limited to replacement or repair of fixtures (wall switches and outlets, light bulbs, ballast, sockets, fuses, minor appliances, cords, etc.) using appropriate hand, power, and specialty tools.
3. Perform minor plumbing maintenance (replacement or repair of leaks in drains and faucets, unclogging of drains, trenching and laying new lines, replacing drain hoses on washers and similar devices, etc.).
4. Perform minor painting, carpentry and masonry work (apply paints, stains, and varnishes, hanging doors, fitting locks and handles, etc.).
5. Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, parking lots, and other work areas.
6. Order parts and maintain required documents.
7. Performs other work related duties as assigned.
8. Must be able to work flexible hours. PLEASE NOTE: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. The requirements listed hereafter are representative of the knowledge, skills and or abilities required to do this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

1. High School Diploma or equivalent.
2. Three years working experience in facility maintenance.
3. Basic understanding of electrical, plumbing and carpentry.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

1. Ability to read, writes, speaks and understands English fluently.
2. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
3. Must be customer service oriented.
4. Ability to meet or exceed the company’s attendance and punctuality standards.
5. Ability to use common tools.
6. Ability to understand and follow directions as given.
7. Ability to work with minimal supervision.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Color vision
2. Hearing
3. Ability to push minimum 100 pounds; ability to lift minimum 50 pounds.
4. Ability to climb ladder and step ladder.
5. Bending at the waist, sitting, kneeling, laying horizontally, climbing, walking, etc., as job may require.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

1. Extreme heat or cold
2. Hearing
3. Lifting or pushing up to 50 pounds
4. Noise level which may, at times, require normal hearing protection in the form of ear plugs.
5. Heights
6. Electricity
7. Lubricating fluids, cleaning solvents, batteries, etc.
8. Cleaning fluids normally used in custodial duties.
9. Paints and solvents.
10. Bio‐medical waste such as hypodermic needles, body fluids, cultures, specimens, etc.

This above Job Description is not intended to be an all-encompassing list of responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this position. It is intended to be a guideline reflecting the principle activities.