Join the Housing Authority of Billings as a Full-Time Maintenance Custodian and make a meaningful impact in your community! This onsite position offers the chance to work in a supportive environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth. You'll play a crucial role in maintaining clean and safe living spaces for residents, ensuring their comfort and well-being. With a competitive pay rate of $18.00/hr, this position not only provides financial stability but also the satisfaction of serving your community. You will have benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision, Pension, Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Accident, Short Term Disability, Cancer coverage, and Long Term Disability. If you're looking for a fulfilling job in BILLINGS, don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to contribute to public service while developing your skills in maintenance and custodial care.

What's your day like?

As a Full-Time Maintenance Custodian at the Housing Authority of Billings, your daily responsibilities will focus on ensuring cleanliness and order in various residential facilities along with our facilities, garages, and vehicles. Every day is different. You'll be responsible for assisting the maintenance team and de-pitting units, trash removal, maintaining outdoor spaces, and reporting any maintenance issues to the Senior Asset Manager.

Collaboration with fellow staff members will be essential, as you assist with special projects and events. Your schedule will be Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, providing you with consistency and routine. Expect to engage actively with residents, fostering a welcoming environment while upholding the highest standards of cleanliness and safety in BILLINGS.

Does this sound like you?

To excel as a Full-Time Maintenance Custodian at the Housing Authority of Billings, certain skills and attributes will greatly enhance your effectiveness in the role. Strong attention to detail is essential, as you will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness and ensuring that all areas meet health and safety standards. A proactive attitude towards problem-solving is important, enabling you to identify maintenance issues and address them promptly.

Good communication skills are also valuable, allowing you to interact positively with residents and collaborate with team members. Time management is crucial, as you'll need to balance daily tasks while adhering to a consistent schedule. Finally, physical stamina and the ability to perform manual tasks safely will be key, as the job requires moving, lifting, and working in various environments throughout BILLINGS.

Get started with our team!

If you have these qualities and meet the basic job requirements, we'd love to have you on our team. Apply now using our online application!

Under the direction of the Senior Asset Manager, the Maintenance Custodian will be responsible for, but not limited to the following:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities and Expectations:

• General maintenance duties
• Property Grounds Maintenance
• Miscellaneous Duties
• HQS/Inspire V Inspections

5. Ensure Organizational Excellence and Core Values are being practiced. Core Values: Respect, Diversity, Integrity, Public Trust, Empathy and Professionalism. 

• General Duties:

Coordinate with the Senior Asset Manager, for daily/weekly work dispatch.

Assist Maintenance team as dispatched by Senior Asset Manager and/or Maintenance Lead.

Coordinate with Asset Managers, Maintenance and Senior Asset Manager on a weekly basis to schedule times to clean units for move ins and keep a regular cleaning schedule of all HomeFront offices and common areas

Perform general cleaning and restocking of products for the office public areas and bathrooms.  

Responsible for the maintenance of company vehicles – oil changes, tire rotations, repairs, preventative maintenance, etc.

Weekly cleaning of outside windows and grounds at main office.

Responsible for general cleaning duties of Maintenance Shop at Moore Lane.

Responsible for general cleaning duties of garages

Respond to emergency custodial issues as necessary.

All other duties as assigned.

• Property Grounds Maintenance Duties:

Snow and ice removal on property grounds at main office.

Weeding and general maintenance of grounds/gardens as necessary

Trash and debris removal from grounds.

Assist with accompanying vendors as appropriate

De-pit units after move out to prepare for the unit to be turned

Bulk garbage pickup

Special projects as assigned – including but not limited to screen repairs, parking lot repainting, landscape replanting, graffiti removal, etc.

HQS/NSPIRE Inspections

• Perform all inspections where there is a conflict of interest with our contracted inspector
• Perform 5% HQS/NSPIRE V Inspections annually
  Miscellaneous Duties:  

Respond to communication in a timely manner.

Check agency email account at least twice per day.

Maintain organized vehicle and work space.

Responsible for care and organization of company assigned vehicle.

Work with staff, tenants, and general public in a friendly and professional manner.  

Participate in the Sheriff’s Work Detail Program.

Minimum Qualifications (Experience/Education):

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Montana Driver’s License & Ability to meet agency auto insurance coverage requirements.
• Acceptable Criminal Background Check

Competencies or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):

• Relate to and effectively work with low-income, elderly, and/or disabled persons in a professional and respectful manner.
• Manage time and tasks efficiently with limited supervision.
• Work professionally with co-workers, residents, vendors, and the general public.
• Speak and understand English in spoken and written form.
• Develop letters, memoranda, reports, and schedules, using grammatically correct English.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Conflict resolution.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Skilled in the use of hand and power tools

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

HomeFront is an Equal Opportunity Employer. HomeFront does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.