MLF is excited to announce the position of Maintenance Technician.
The Maintenance Technician is a hands-on role responsible for performing maintenance and repairs in the homes of our neighbors— residents of Community First! Village who have experienced chronic homelessness. This position plays a vital part in ensuring our neighbors’ homes are safe, functional, and cared for with dignity and respect. We’re seeking a skilled and dependable technician with experience in HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems. The ideal candidate brings a problem-solving mindset, a commitment to serving others, and a desire to keep learning and growing in their trade. This role is part of a collaborative Site Operations team and contributes directly to the ongoing care and stewardship of the Village.
This is a full-time, non-exempt position reporting to the Manager of Maintenance. Due to the nature and requirements of the position, hours are flexible to fit need, but typically include 8am–5pm, Monday through Friday. Some nights and weekends may be required, and the Maintenance Technician will participate in a rotating on-call schedule. Work is performed at Community First! Village, located at 9101 and 9301 Hog Eye Road, Austin, TX 78724.
Download Job Description PDF • Posted 03/12/26
Founded in 1998, Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a Christian social outreach ministry that empowers communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless. The organization’s innovative Community First! Village is the country’s largest master planned development designed specifically for men and women who are coming out of chronic homelessness, and has become a national model replicated by other organizations in different cities. With the support of tens of thousands of volunteers and more than 6.5 million meals served through its Truck Ministry, MLF has also grown to become the largest prepared feeding program to the homeless in Central Texas and has spawned similar food truck programs across the country.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Perform maintenance and preventative repairs on neighbor homes (tiny homes and RVs)—including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, appliances, and general repairs
- Prioritize, update, and complete work orders independently in the Appfolio system
- Coordinate with the Manager of Maintenance on repairs requiring outside vendors or additional expertise
- Communicate supply and material needs to the purchasing team
- Check all materials received for quantity, quality, dimensions, and damage
- Notify the Manager of Maintenance of any delays, unforeseen conditions, or subcontractor no-shows that will affect the schedule
- Follow all MLF safety policies and procedures and report hazards to the Safety team
- Participate in cross-training opportunities—be open to learning new trades or skills and sharing knowledge with teammates when appropriate
- Attend all necessary meetings, including daily team meetings, monthly staff meetings, and teambuilding outings/meals
- Other Duties & Responsibilities as needed
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Principles:
- MLF is a faith-based organization whose ideals and philosophy come directly from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As an organization, we strive to reflect this precept in our communications, both internally and externally.
- Commitment to serving those who have experienced homelessness and personal alignment with MLF’s vision, mission, core values, and goals.
- Experience in one or more of the following skilled trades: HVAC, electrical, and/or plumbing on residential buildings
- Knowledge of maintenance procedures, including propane/electric appliance operation, HVAC systems, electrical, roofing, plumbing etc. preferred
- Ability to independently diagnose and complete a wide range of repairs
- Team-oriented with a strong work ethic; willing to learn new skills, take direction, and collaborate across trades
- Clear, respectful communicator with strong customer service skills and the ability to build positive relationships with neighbors, staff, and vendors
- Willingness to take ownership of tasks and find creative solutions with limited resources
- Basic math skills required
- Basic technology skills required; familiarity with Microsoft 365 and Appfolio (or similar work order systems) a plus
- EPA certification and/or bilingual (English/Spanish) abilities are a plus
- Must have a valid driver’s license
Work Environment & Physical Demands:
- Regularly works outdoors in all weather conditions (i.e., heat, cold, rain, ice, snow, etc.)
- Ability to safely climb and work from a ladder for extended periods
- Requires frequent standing, walking, kneeling, bending, climbing, and twisting throughout the workday
- Must be able to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 75 pounds
- Ability to operate a variety of hand and power tools
Our Purpose & Vision
We empower communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless.
Goals
- Transform the way people view the stereotype of those who find themselves homeless
- Reconnect the homeless to self, family and community
- Help the chronically homeless rediscover and utilize their God-given talents to do purposeful work
- Connect human to human, heart to heart through the fellowship of food and hospitality
- Inspire people into a lifestyle of abundance by giving their best first
Belief Statement
The vision is supported by belief statements centered on our belief that homelessness is the result of a profound, catastrophic loss of family:
- God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life
- By virtue of being created by God in His image, we are all called to live in community and relationship with Him through each other
- The family is the original cell of social life
- You shall love your neighbor as yourself
- All members of the human family are equal in dignity
- The Lord God took the man and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and care for it. Gen 2:15
Our Mission
We provide food and clothing, cultivate community and promote dignity to our homeless brothers and sisters in need.
Core Values
MLF is committed to fostering a culture that prioritizes relational connection. We believe there is opportunity in every aspect of our work to be relational in a highly transactional world. In this culture, transactions are means to relational ends, not the other way around.
This begins with the countercultural love poured out by Jesus Christ and grows as imperfect individuals strive to show this love to each other human-to-human, heart-to-heart.
Each individual’s openness to the journey of their own personal growth is essential in building our relational culture, and we believe this culture flourishes as we each continuously strive to more fully embody these four core values:
- Faith: We define Faith as the foundational belief that our world and all our work belong to God. This allows us to engage our work with joy and lightheartedness, knowing that we are not ultimately in control.
- Humility: We define Humility as rightly viewing oneself as a single piece of a grander story. This humility leads to a view of oneself that is neither too high nor too low.
- Generous Spirit: We define a Generous Spirit as a readiness to give more grace, mercy, and hospitality than is necessary or expected. This posture allows us to see others for who they are, not what they do.
- Integrity: We define Integrity as a wholehearted commitment to doing right by God, ourselves, and others. This wholeheartedness shows itself in consistently choosing honesty, responsibility and ownership in all actions and decisions.
MLF is a faith-based organization with its ideals and philosophy coming directly from the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
MLF is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen based on ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation in accordance with federal and state law.
Learn more
Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a social outreach ministry that has been empowering communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless since 1998. But that’s just our elevator pitch. Here are a few places to start if you want to get to know us better:
About MLF >
Our Leadership Team >
Media Coverage >
Community First! Village >
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There are so many different ways to join us and help us empower communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless.
