Maintenance Officer

About Meriton

Meriton has designed, developed and built more than 78,000 award winning apartments and some of the tallest residential towers across the east coast of Australia. Meriton offers sales, leasing and property management services, as well as the luxury hotel accommodation brand Meriton Suites with 23 locations nationwide. 

About the role

Meriton is looking for a competent Maintenance Officer / Handyperson to work in one of our completed apartment buildings.

You will be responsible for:

• Support the Building Manager with all Maintenance issues as required for tenants and apartment building.
• General day to day repairs on building and apartments
• Ordering materials, organize quotations on larger repairs
• Ensure workshop is clean, organised and stocked with general items normally used in day-to-day maintenance
• Weekly/monthly inspections as required by company procedures
• Trace & repair water leaks internal & external
• Install, remove and replace appliances when needed / required
• Support and cooperation with other trades working on a larger job in the building

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role you will need to have:

• Previous experience on large residential buildings, with a good understanding on apartment buildings operate
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• General knowledge on minor electrical, painting, basic repairs and plumbing issues.
• Attention to detail and ability to work unsupervised
• Knowledge of WHS and safe work methods
• Willingness and pride to execute all tasks to the Meriton Standard
• A friendly, professional approach to tenants, guests and Meriton staff members, while carrying out your daily tasks is essential to your success in this role.

What you'll get in return

Meriton offers a competitive salary plus superannuation, uniform and staff discounts.

Additional Information

• This is a full-time position, so you must have full permanent working rights in Australia and be available to work full time hours.
• Note this role is for our Apartments and NOT our hotel/suites division.
• The successful applicant will have to do a pre-employment medical which will include a drug and alcohol test as well as provide us with a current criminal history check.
• Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
• Meriton are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals.

Recruitment agencies: please note this role is not available for release to agency. Meriton will award no representation rights for unsolicited CV's sent to any member of our staff.