Maintenance Technician II

Maintenance Technician II – Cascade Management, Inc.

This position is a full‑time, 40‑hour week, located in Portland, OR, at multiple properties (Villa de Clara Vista, Villa de Suenos, Vista de Rosas, and Clara Vista Townhomes). The schedule is Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Base pay range: $20.00/hr - $30.00/hr
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Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx, PTO, 11 paid holidays, short‑ & long‑term disability, life insurance, employee assistance program, accident/cancer plan, and medical and dependent care flex benefit.

Salary is typically hired between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range depending on experience and any rent benefit adjustments.

Cascade Management, Inc. has been providing property and asset management services since 1974, managing a portfolio of tax‑credit properties. The company values a service model built on friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, respectful, and responsive behaviors.

• Maintain the buildings and grounds in a clean, orderly, and safe condition.
• Perform minor and routine painting, plumbing, janitorial work, appliance upkeep, and other related maintenance activities.
• Ensure all repairs are handled timely and appropriately.
• Initiate, perform, and oversee maintenance projects up to $300; PM approval needed for higher amounts.
• Work with the Community Manager on anticipated maintenance needs.
• Pick up trash on grounds; keep breezeways, sidewalks, and grounds clear of clutter and debris, including raking, shoveling, pruning, and landscaping maintenance; repair fences and/or walls as needed.
• Maintain all sidewalks and parking lots, including painting lines, numbers, and stencils as needed.
• Clean and turnover vacant apartments to make them rent‑ready within 5–10 days.
• Schedule and conduct pre‑move‑out inspections and reporting; accurately cost out repairs and provide estimates to residents.
• Regularly check smoke detectors, change appliance filters, check air handlers, and perform other inspections when directed.
• Requisition supplies; purchase tools and equipment (subject to supervisor approval); keep storeroom/shop clean, safe, and organized.
• Prepare and complete maintenance requests and work orders within 3–5 working days; update maintenance log daily.
• Perform regular preventative maintenance inspections of all units.
• Notify the Community Manager of safety‑related issues and lease agreement violations.
• Respond promptly to after‑hours calls and complete necessary repairs.
• Travel as required for in‑person classes and annual education conferences.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 3–5 years related experience and/or equivalent combination of experience in a trade such as electrical, plumbing, or painting, or technical school.
• Associate degree (A.A.) preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Valid driver’s license and insurance required.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedures, manuals, and write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to problem‑solve and deal with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exists; interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; frequently required to stand; occasionally required to sit.
• Must regularly lift and/or move 50–75 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds; ability to use a hand truck for moving appliances.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Employee must supply own tools; list of required tools must be obtainable within 60 days of employment.

Mid‑Senior level.

Full‑time.