Maintenance Team Member

Hunt Midwest is a Kansas City-based, privately held real estate development company with six decades of expertise in industrial, self-storage, residential, multifamily, and senior living communities, with more than $2.5 billion of developed projects in multiple geographic markets. Hunt Midwest leverages its reputation, resources, and relationships to create successful real estate solutions.
  • Full Time
  • Kansas City, MO
  • This position has been filled

Website HuntMidwest Hunt Midwest SubTropolis

Hunt Midwest is a dynamic real estate development company with over 50 years of development, construction and management experience in a wide range of projects including industrial, commercial, mission critical, self-storage, residential, multifamily, senior living, mixed-use and SubTropolis, the world’s largest underground business complex.

Job Function:

Responsible for all aspects of maintenance, repairs, improvements and other work related to underground industrial and commercial business operations. While maintenance team members share responsibilities for all areas of maintenance, we are looking for talented individuals with technical skills as well as general maintenance expertise. Reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor but takes direction from the designated leadman. Minimum of three years of experience in property management/maintenance is strongly desired. Underground experience is helpful but not required.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

  • Under supervision from the Maintenance Supervisor and Maintenance Leadman, performs a combination of advanced and basic mechanical, plumbing, electrical, painting, structural or other preventative maintenance work according to HME standards, ensuring the highest quality of workmanship and customer service.
  • Performs all tasks supporting larger assignments and work, including, but not limited to, cleaning, janitorial, sweeping, scrubbing, wiping, hosing, rinsing, washing and other cleanliness tasks.
  • Possesses intermediate mechanical, electrical and other building maintenance trades knowledge (painting, plumbing, welding, cleaning, etc.). Advanced skills in a particular expertise are welcomed.
  • Ability to represent the company professionally at all times with regard to grooming, appearance, verbal and written skills, technical knowledge. Possesses a tenant-focused, can-do customer service attitude.
  • Intermediate ability to conduct building system installations for mechanical and other systems.
  • Possesses fundamental maintenance-related teaching skills, is a fast learner, and a great listener.
  • Prioritizes the work day among both proactive and reactive work orders, maintenance requests and emergency items.
  • Comfortable working in a very large, fast-paced commercial and industrial business environment, both above ground and below ground.
  • Generally these positions have set hours, but associates should be prepared to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends.

Supervisory Responsibilities (Direct and Indirect):

  • None

Key Skills:

  • Understanding of the current regulations within the fields of facilities maintenance, construction and safety.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills to work effectively with tenants, staff, contractors and other employees.
  • Always puts safety first. Possesses exemplary customer service skills and a naturally fast work pace, an understanding of time management and appropriate prioritization.
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
  • Embraces new methods, processes and technology.
  • Approximately three years responsible work experience (negotiable for the right person).
  • Ability to carry out both verbal and written instructions.

Career Level:

  • Laborer, Semi-Skilled, Skilled, Leadman (or Leadwoman)

Degree:

  • Not required, but formal education beyond high school is beneficial to all applicants.
  • Knowledge as normally acquired through 3 to 5 years of on-the-job work experience in maintenance, mining and/or construction.

Machines & Equipment Operated:

  • PC, Microsoft Office; Sharepoint experience is helpful.
  • Various hand tools
  • Various personnel lifts, forklifts, powered tools
  • Cameras

Years of Experience:

  • Minimum of 3 years experience

Other:

  • Ability to meet deadlines. Excellent time management.
  • Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing situations calmly and efficiently.
  • Requires handling of confidential matters.
  • All maintenance team members must join the Heavy Laborer’s Union 663 representing our maintenance crew 6 weeks after hire.

Working Conditions & Environmental Factors:

  • Exposure to extreme heat or cold.
  • Dark and dusty work environment.
  • Exposure to noise from very loud to silent.
  • Working in an underground environment.
  • Potentially on-call as needed according to on-call structure.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  Employees will be required to follow any other job related instructions and to perform any other job related duties requested by their supervisor.

Qualified candidates may apply in person and/or send resumes to:

Kristi Chaney
Hunt Midwest Enterprises
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64161
KChaney@HuntMidwest.com
EOE/AA: Minorities/Females/Disabled/Vets