Maintenance Technician

Maintenance work at a residential property is steady, physical, and sometimes unpredictable. You can plan your morning around three work orders and end up spending the afternoon chasing down a burst pipe or a tripped breaker that nobody can explain. If that kind of shift doesn't bother you, this role is worth a serious look.

CYM Living is a national property management firm with roots in Chicago and New York, and they're building out their maintenance team in Fort Wayne. Their model leans on data and technology at the portfolio level while keeping service hyperlocal at the property level. For a technician, that means organized work order tracking and a management team that's paying attention to how the properties perform, not just collecting rent.

The day-to-day covers the full range: plumbing repairs, electrical troubleshooting, HVAC service, carpentry, unit make-readies, and routine inspections to catch problems before they become expensive. You'll handle resident work orders, participate in preventative maintenance programs, and keep your records clean so the supervisor has an accurate picture of what's been done and what's pending. It's real work across all the trades, not a role where you're covering one narrow specialty.

The on-call rotation is real, and it's worth naming plainly. Emergency maintenance requests happen after hours. A water heater doesn't care that it's 10pm. You'll take turns in the rotation, and some weeks are quieter than others, but you should go in knowing that the phone can ring on your night.

What the role calls for

• Prior experience as a maintenance technician in residential or a closely related setting
• Working knowledge of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and general carpentry
• Attention to detail on inspections and work order documentation
• Comfortable working both independently and alongside other maintenance staff
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Clear communication with residents and property management

Strong candidates tend to be the ones who close work orders completely rather than patching things just enough to quiet a complaint. Residents notice the difference, and so does a supervisor reviewing callbacks. If you take pride in the punch list being actually done, that habit carries real weight here.

CYM Living offers competitive pay based on experience, health, dental, and vision coverage, a retirement plan with employer match, paid time off, and access to ongoing training and development. Fort Wayne's rental market has been growing steadily, and CYM's vertically integrated structure means there's room to move up as the portfolio expands.