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Multi-family Maintenance Technician Hiring and Retention Guide
Explore how property management teams can hire smarter, ramp new techs faster, and boost retention through data-driven assessments and modern training.
Multi-family maintenance roles currently face a nearly 40% turnover rate, while chronic labor shortages make it increasingly difficult to fill open positions with qualified technicians. These gaps create real business impact through slower work order completion, more callbacks, rising vendor costs, and declining resident satisfaction.
At the same time, many property management teams are spread across multiple locations with inconsistent training, unclear skill visibility, and new hires who often enter the field without a strong technical foundation. Without a structured way to recruit, ramp, and retain technicians, organizations struggle to build stable, high-performing maintenance teams. The right approach to training creates a powerful solution that helps attract new talent, accelerate onboarding, and strengthen long-term workforce loyalty.
In this guide, you’ll learn:
- How forward-thinking property management companies recruit better candidates with modern training solutions and data-driven skills assessments
- Why the first 90 days are critical for onboarding success and how consistent, scalable ramping reduces errors and early turnover
- How structured career pathways improve retention, reduce vendor spend, and create motivated, high-performing maintenance teams
