Maintenance Technician - Gresham, OR

Hands-on trade skills carry this role. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, appliance repair, painting, turns. If you're the kind of tech who can move through a punch list without being told what's next, that's the baseline expectation here. Customer service orientation matters just as much. Residents notice how you show up at the door as much as whether you fixed the problem.

What the Work Actually Looks Like

MG Properties is hiring a Maintenance Technician for one of their communities in Gresham, OR. This is a full-scope maintenance role on a 200-plus unit property, which means your day pulls in multiple directions: service requests, grounds and common area upkeep, appliance repairs, painting, and make-ready work when units turn. You'll also carry on-call rotation, so after-hours emergency calls are part of the deal. That's worth naming plainly. If on-call is a dealbreaker, this isn't the right fit.

The property needs someone who can triage a service request, figure out what it actually requires (not just what the resident thinks it requires), and execute. Multi-trade competency isn't a nice-to-have here. At minimum two years of apartment maintenance experience on a comparable-sized property is the target profile. Reliable transportation is required.

Skills That Travel

Technicians who build genuine multi-trade depth at a property this size tend to move into lead tech or maintenance supervisor roles faster than those who specialize early. The volume of turns, the breadth of service categories, and the on-call exposure all compress your learning curve in ways that smaller properties simply don't. MG Properties has operated across the Western U.S. for over 30 years with a track record in acquisition, rehab, and management, so internal mobility is realistic for people who perform.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay: $24 to $25 per hour, depending on experience
• Bonuses: Monthly bonus eligibility plus company profit sharing
• Time off: 10 days PTO accrued annually, 10 paid holidays, 2 personal days, 40 hours paid sick time
• Retirement: 401(k) with employer match
• Health: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Employee Assistance Program
• Spending accounts: FSA and dependent care FSA
• Rental discount available

What separates a strong candidate here from an average one isn't just trade knowledge. It's the combination of technical range and a service disposition that doesn't wear thin by the end of a long afternoon. Residents on a 200-plus unit property generate volume. The techs who thrive in that environment are the ones who stay even-keeled when the tenth call of the day comes in. That's the profile MG Properties is hiring for.