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Residential Maintenance Technician – $26–$34/hr · Guaranteed 40 hrs/week · $0.76/mile vehicle/gas reimbursement · Quarterly performance bonus
The deal, up front:
- Guaranteed 40 hours — if the work orders run short, we pay you anyway
- $0.76/mile covering gas AND vehicle wear — (you drive your own truck or van)
- Quarterly bonus tied to your performance — your bonus is math, not politics
- Dental 100% covered for you AND your dependents · Health 90% covered for you day one, 100% you + 50% dependents from year two · 401k · tool reimbursement · 2 weeks PTO to start, growing every year to 3
- Top of the pay range goes to EPA Universal or advanced plumbing
The job: Multi-trade tech for single-family rental homes across Cleveland — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, appliances, and turns. Work orders route to your phone; you run your metro home to home with real autonomy. We call our techs Property Engineers, and we're hand-picking a small team of the best in each market.
What you'll work on:
- HVAC troubleshooting and repair (EPA 608 work if certified — it bumps your rate)
- Plumbing: water heaters, drains, leaks, fixtures
- Electrical: outlets, switches, breakers, GFCI, fixtures
- Carpentry, drywall patch and paint, doors, locks, smoke detectors
- Appliance repair and swaps
- Turns/make-readies between residents — repairing and lightly renovating homes at pace
- Inspections, securing homes, vacancy/wellness checks, move-in/out meetings
- Photo documentation in our app (iPhone/iPad)
What you need:
- 3+ years multi-trade maintenance experience (apartment, SFR, or trades background)
- Confident in at least 3 of: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, appliances
- Own truck or van + own hand tools (reimbursed + $0.76/mile)
- Valid driver's license; background check
Big plus: EPA 608 (any type — we'll pay to upgrade it), experience turning homes at volume.
Who we are: American Avenue manages thousands of affordable single-family rentals across the country, run on software that makes your day efficient instead of chaotic. We're hand-picking a small team of the best techs in each market — performers move up fast because we're growing fast.
How hiring works (fast): Apply in 2 minutes → we text you within the hour → 10-minute call → meet the field manager → offer. Application to offer in under a week.
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