DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas

Maintenance Technician II

 

Salary: $39,520 - $50,462

 

Join the team dedicated to providing affordable housing solutions across North Texas.

 

DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas’ mission is to provide affordable, quality housing and access to supportive resources across the region. As a maintenance technician at DHA, you play a key role in maintaining the rental properties of the agency across the communities it serves. 

You will practice your versatility as you perform maintenance and repair work on DHA facilities and equipment. Along the way, you will practice problem-solving while mastering your maintenance skills through DHA-funded training resources such as the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas (AAGD) maintenance credential programs.

 

Enjoy these benefits when you join the DHA team!

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Flex Work: 4.5 or 4-Day Work Week

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Paid Time Off + 12 Paid Holidays

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Retirement Plan with 5% Employer Contribution & 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan

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Tuition Reimbursement

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Employee Assistance Program: Financial, Legal, Mental Health and Counseling

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Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

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Section 125 Pre-Tax Cafeteria Plan

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Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

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Term Life Insurance: Short- and Long-term Disability Plans

 

 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Perform a wide range of independently managed maintenance and repair work on facilities, systems, and structures (i.e., replacement of hardware, light fixtures, baseboards, molding, appliances, etc.)
  • Assemble, install or repair plumbing fixtures and maintain bathroom fixtures (i.e., showers, toilets, faucets, water supply and drain lines, etc.)
  • Replace HVAC air filters, maintain air vents and thermostats
  • Replace electrical switches, circuit breakers, outlets, light fixtures, and electrical appliances under supervision of DHA’s Master Electrician 
  • Prepare vacant housing units for occupancy; including repair, cleaning, and interior painting and general maintenance, etc.
  • Repair or replace doors, door hardware, locks, cabinets, windows, flooring, roofing, pipe systems and more
  • Diagnose mechanical problems and find solutions

 

Knowledge and Skills for Success

A successful maintenance technician has…

  • A strong knowledge of materials, procedures and methods used to perform general building and maintenance according to industry standards while following safety procedures
  • The ability to organize and plan a sequence of tasks necessary to complete job assignments effectively 
  • Experience in the use of various hand tools, work aids and equipment to complete the required work

 

Qualifications

  • Associate degree in a technical vocational program 
  • Must have a Texas Driver’s License
  • Two (2) years of building maintenance, plumbing, cleaning and maintenance experience
  • Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

 

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online by using the Apply button at the top of this page.

Be sure to answer every question on the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please use N/A for questions that are not applicable to you. 

If you are interested in more than one open position at DHA, you must submit an application for each role.

The employment history section of the application must be completed. We cannot accept a resume as a substitute. 

 

DHA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and all employees and applicants are treated equally without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

In compliance with Federal and State equal employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job related disability, or any other protected group status.

Applicants are considered for all positions, and all employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, sexual preference, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, familial status or age.

We perform drug and alcohol testing and criminal background checks on all individuals offered a position at Dallas Housing Authority.


All offers of employment are conditional upon verification of information obtained as the result of DHA's investigation and testing.

Any misstatement or omission of a fact relevant to original appointment or nature of work assignment will result in dismissal later.

Answer every question.

 

Applicant Notice:
Only one (1) position can be applied for on an application.

All sections of the application must be completed. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Any request for information on the application that does not apply, the applicant should write “N/A” in that field.

A Resume will not be substituted for completing the Employment History section on the application.
A P.O. Box address will not be accepted for the address. The Application will not be processed without a physical street address.

 

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