Maintenance Technician
Company: Aria Residential
Role summary
Maintenance Technician is a role at Aria Residential in Kansas City, Missouri, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-08-29. Experience level: 0-2. No degree required.
- Job title
- Maintenance Technician
- Company
- Aria Residential
- Location
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Category
- Trades & Construction
- Experience level
- 0-2
- Degree required
- No
- Date posted
- 2026-08-29
Aria Residential is looking for a skilled Maintenance Technician to join their team, no degree is necessary for this role. It's a fantastic opportunity to grow your skills in a supportive environment with room for advancement.
Job description
Multifamily – Maintenance Technician I
Aria is an award-winning real estate company that has been in the forefront of reimagining city center living and is currently developing more than 4,000 apartments in great neighborhoods across in NY, Miami, Kansas City, Charlotte and Nashville. We have a unique philosophy and approach to the multifamily business, rooted in values and a willingness to “think different". Aria has excelled in the real estate disciplines of investing, development and management, and the results are a distinguished track record and a great reputation in the business. We are looking for an exceptional person to join our Kansas City, MO team as a Maintenance Technician, Level 1. We are looking for someone who has a passion for building a dynamic team and community, in-service maintaining with excellence the common area, 222 apartment-homes, and commercial space!
Multifamily maintenance experience preferred. Candidate must be ready to jump right in and take initiative with problem-solving and positivity! The Maintenance Team is responsible for providing exceptional maintenance and customer service to community residents, future residents, vendors, and colleagues. This person will have a passion for service, the ability to work efficiently with an attention to detail necessary for a job well-done. The right candidate tracks progress through the daily completion of service requests, preventative maintenance programs and reliably and efficiently servicing and logging activities on the 24-hour emergency shift. If you are this candidate and enjoy growing your skills through training under the direction of a talented multi-trade Building Engineer, join us! If you enjoy delivering excellent customer service to the residents, and this lights up your day, you are the Rockstar we are looking for!
Job Description
Responsible for maintaining the physical condition and appearance of the site. Organize, coordinate and manage the overall maintenance programs including exterior property appearance, timely work order service, quality make-ready program, and cost-effective inventory control of the property. Required to be “on call” 24 hours.
Skills, Knowledge and Approach
General apartment maintenance experience
Knowledge of appliance repair, light carpentry, plumbing and electrical knowledge,
& painting ability
knowledge of safety procedures, safety conscious,
Steady and dependable
Ability to work with pressure of deadlines
Ability to flex work schedule to accommodate after hour and weekend emergencies
As onsite team, the Maintenance Technician I is responsible for the communication, a proactive and solution-driven approach and reliably supports the team as needed in normal and emergency circumstance. Performance is measured by ability to perform the job at or above industry benchmarks, with a high degree of resident and team satisfaction.
Summary of Functions
Major Duties and Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Diagnose and perform minor and routine maintenance/repair in a timely and professional manner. Assure all service requests are completed on a daily basis. Accurately document work performed on service request, including parts and return to supervisor by end of day. Complete renewal service requests in the same timely fashion. Follow-up on completed service requests to ensure satisfaction. Follow-up on incomplete service requests. Leave apartment-homes workspace in clean condition, not using any resident items in the performance of duties. Lock apartment-homes upon leaving.
Promote good public relations with residents, co-workers, and company staff through great “people” attitude and resident trust. Always display a friendly and courteous attitude towards residents and other employees. Never confront supervisor or other employees in front of residents.
Inspect vacated apartments and complete make-ready checklist. Inform site manager of needed services and repairs. Routinely perform duties to restore apartments to “make ready” status. Re-inspect vacant apartments after make-ready has been completed to determine quality of work performed. Ensure adequate number of make ready units are available and that the products are up to company standards. Coordinate status of makereadies with leasing staff. Update the Make-ready board daily with progress. Be able to report any status updates and concerns to the team at team meetings.
Complete special projects as may be assigned and prioritized by the On-site manager.
Inspect exterior of the property. Perform building and common area upkeep on a daily basis in accordance with company standards. Assist in keeping grounds neat and free of litter, including sidewalks and curbs surrounding the property.
Assist with the tenant improvements as required. Schedule make-ready employees as necessary. At minimum, maintain an average of 50% of make-readies are market-ready on a monthly basis unless otherwise informed by property staff. Ensure vacant units are “trashed-out” within 24 hours of move-out. Routinely check with the leasing team in the event the order of preparing make-readies changes due to leasing activity needs.
Complete or oversee the completion of preventative maintenance. Maintain accurate records and provide resident training as required.
Order parts and supplies as approved by the Building Engineer, and maintain inventory, utilizing inventory system. Maintain shop appearance to best-in-class standards to facilitate quick assessment of supply inventory. Maintain proper equipment, and equipment inventory to ensure warranty compliance.
Obtain bids and negotiate prices, as necessary, with vendors and contractors. Ensure vendor work in resident apartment-homes meets the property standards in