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Maintenance Technician - Student Housing

Maintenance Technician - Student Housing

Location

Lexington, KY

Comp Range

$17/hr - $26/hr

Type

Full-Time Hourly

Category

Maintenance

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At Percy, we're building new ways to connect talented professionals with meaningful career opportunities at leading companies in the multifamily industry. We're currently seeking a hands-on Maintenance Technician to support a fully renovated student housing community near the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY.

This role is ideal for a dependable technician who enjoys steady, day-to-day maintenance work like appliance repair, general building repairs, and HVAC preventative maintenance. You’ll join a rebuilding maintenance team with strong onsite leadership, light rotating on-call, and the opportunity to increase earnings through certifications like EPA 608 Universal and CPO (with support to earn them if you don’t have them yet).

If you'd like to be considered, please submit a resume for review.

Responsibilities

  • Complete apartment and common-area maintenance including appliance repair, basic electrical, and plumbing

  • Perform HVAC work including preventative maintenance and support on condensers and compressors

  • Respond to work orders efficiently and help maintain strong resident service standards

  • Participate in a rotating on-call schedule approximately one week per month and respond after hours as needed

  • Support general building upkeep in a student-housing environment

Qualifications

  • 1+ year of building, apartment, or residential maintenance experience preferred

  • Hands-on HVAC experience, especially preventative maintenance and troubleshooting

  • Comfortable with appliance repair, basic electrical, and plumbing repairs

  • EPA 608 Universal and CPO certifications preferred or willingness to obtain (training/support available)

  • Ability to pass a standard pre-hire background check and reliably work an onsite day shift

Perks

  • Total compensation range of approximately $45,000 to $54,000 annually including base pay plus on-call and overtime potential (top end up to about $54,000 all-in; higher hourly rates available for certified techs)

  • Straightforward onsite day shift schedule (typically 8am to 5pm with flexibility up to 9am to 6pm)

  • Light rotating on-call schedule (about one week per month)

  • Support to earn EPA 608 Universal and CPO certifications

  • Full benefits package including all major insurance, 401k, and PTO

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Thanks for applying! If your experience is a match, the Percy recruiter for this job will text you, often within the hour, with a link to book a short phone interview. You can also text back a time that works or call the recruiter at that number, and we’ll email you the details too. If you don’t hear from us about this job, we’re grateful you applied and will keep you in mind for future openings.

Thanks for applying! If your experience is a match, the Percy recruiter for this job will text you, often within the hour, with a link to book a short phone interview. You can also text back a time that works or call the recruiter at that number, and we’ll email you the details too. If you don’t hear from us about this job, we’re grateful you applied and will keep you in mind for future openings.

Thanks for applying! If your experience is a match, the Percy recruiter for this job will text you, often within the hour, with a link to book a short phone interview. You can also text back a time that works or call the recruiter at that number, and we’ll email you the details too. If you don’t hear from us about this job, we’re grateful you applied and will keep you in mind for future openings.

Location

Lexington, KY

Comp Range

$17/hr - $26/hr

Type

Full-Time Hourly

Category

Maintenance

Apply