CHICAGOLAND HANDYMAN OPPORTUNITIES!
Attention Handymen & Maintenance Techs - consider these three questions:
- Do you enjoy tackling different tasks every day?
- Do you embrace our core value: "GSD" (Get Stuff Done)?
- Are you looking for a stable, growing team in Residential Property Management?
If you answered YES to all three, you might be exactly who we're looking for!
Why Join GC Realty & Development?
- We manage 1,500+ residential units across more than 100 villages in the Chicago market, from condos and single family homes to small apartment buildings, plus commercial properties.
- No two properties are the same.
- Your job is to make sure requested maintenance gets handled correctly, buildings pass inspection, and preventive issues get reported before they turn into emergencies.
- Start from your home and finish to your home each day!
What You Get
- Pay: $25.00-$28.00 USD per hour, paid weekly
- Monthly Bonus: Up to 7% bonus based on performance each month
- Gas Stipend: Up to $150/week
- Health Coverage: Health, dental, and vision
- Additional Benefits: Optional life, AD&D, disability, critical illness, accident, and Healthcare FSA with employer assistance
- Book Club: Company funded reading program worth up to $500 per year
- Referral Program: Refer a hired team member and receive a $1,000 bonus
- Paid Time Off: 10 accrued PTO days per year
- Paid Birthday: Take a paid day off during your birthday month
- Paid Holidays: 7 paid holidays recognized annually
What You'll Do
- Diagnose and repair simple and complex issues across plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, drywall, trim, doors, windows, and appliances, on residential and commercial properties
- Fix it right on the first visit so nobody has to send a second truck
- Show up to every work order on time with the tools and materials the job actually requires
- Complete every work order assigned to you each day
- Call dispatch before you leave a site if a job cannot be finished, whether that is a delay, a hazard, a parts issue, or an escalation
- Call dispatch the moment you cannot get into a property or reach a resident
- Conduct comprehensive building inspections to ensure compliance with safety standards
- Walk properties with municipal inspectors, correct what you can on the spot, take clear notes, and report back to dispatch
- Estimate labor hours and material costs accurately when a job needs a scope before approval
- Work with minimal supervision
- Complete property condition reports and time cards accurately and on time
- Keep your van clean, organized, and stocked for the next day
- Communicate professionally with residents, and route new requests to the Property Manager instead of promising work in the field
- Follow safety procedures every time, including when it slows you down
Who We're Looking For
- First Visit Completion: You diagnose the actual problem and complete the repair correctly the first time, so the work order does not come back
- Hands On Experience: 3+ years in residential maintenance, 5+ preferred, with formal training through an apprenticeship or vocational program a plus, and scattered site rental property repair experience a big plus
- Multi Trade Skill: Real working knowledge of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, drywall, and general repair, plus expert command of hand, power, and specialty tools and your own basic set
- Diagnostic Ability: You find the actual cause instead of treating the symptom, and you know residential code well enough to walk a property with a municipal inspector
- Certified Or Ready To Be: EPA, GC license, handyman license, or OSHA 30 are all a plus, and we will help you get what you are missing
- Tech Comfortable: Efficient with mobile work order apps, email, and photo documentation
- Owns The Day: Prioritizes work orders, stays productive, finishes what was assigned, and stays level when priorities shift
- Reliable & Responsive: Valid Illinois driver's license, clean driving record, reliable transportation, full auto insurance, comfortable on a smartphone and tablet, and able to lift 30+ pounds on stairs and ladders in all weather
- Background Check: High school diploma or equivalent, and must pass a pre employment background screening
The GC Realty Experience
- At GC Realty & Development, everything we do is guided by four core values: Responsive, Own It, Get Stuff Done (GSD), and Better Results.
- Together, these make up The GC Realty Experience(TM). It is not a slogan. It shows up in how we communicate, how we solve problems, and how we treat every person who comes in contact with our brand, whether that is a resident, a client, a vendor, or a new team member.
- We make doing business with us easy. We offer the right solutions the first time and leave everyone with an experience worth talking about.
- That standard does not change when things get hard. In fact, that is exactly when it matters most.
- No matter where you sit in the company, you are responsible for making The GC Realty Experience(TM) real every single day.
- Are you the right fit? We encourage you to check out our reputation online, our podcast, and Straight Up Chicago Investor!