Community Maintenance Director: Senior Living
Community Maintenance Director: Senior Living
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$ 26 - 28
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Job Description
We are seeking a hands-on Community Maintenance Director to oversee preventative maintenance repairs and overall facility upkeep for our 26-apartment Memory Care community. With our building being only 10 years old youll enjoy a well-maintained foundation while still having the opportunity to take ownership of day-to-day maintenance needs. This role combines leadership with hands-on work to ensure a safe comfortable and welcoming environment for residents and staff!
Compensation: $26 - $28/hr commensurate with experience
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Ensure that maintenance schedules are followed as outlined for respective shift or area. Develop and maintain written maintenance policies and procedures.
- Plan develop organize implement evaluate and direct the Maintenance Department its programs and activities.
- Coordinate maintenance services and activities with other related departments (i.e. Dietary Health Services Activities etc.).
- Assume the administrative authority responsibility and accountability of directing the Maintenance Department.
- Assist the Health Services Director in identifying evaluating and classifying routine and job-related maintenance functions to ensure that tasks involving the potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
- Inspect storage rooms workrooms utility/janitorial closets etc. for upkeep and supply control.
- Participate in community surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary or as may be directed.
- Review and develop a plan of correction for maintenance deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such to the Executive Director.
- Ensure that services performed by outside vendors are properly completed/supervised in accordance with contracts/work orders.
- Meet with maintenance personnel on a regularly scheduled basis and solicit advice from inter- department supervisors concerning the operation of the maintenance department assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and/or the improvement of services.
- Review and check competence of maintenance personnel and make necessary adjustments/corrections as required or that may become necessary.
- Make daily rounds to ensure that maintenance personnel are performing required duties and to assure that appropriate maintenance procedures are being rendered to meet the needs of the community.
- Maintain a productive working relationship with other department supervisors and coordinate maintenance services to assure that services can be performed without interruption.
- Supervise safety and fire protection and prevention programs by inspecting work areas and equipment at least weekly
- Ensure that maintenance personnel follow established safety regulations in the use of equipment and supplies at all times.
- Ensure that all personnel wear and/or use safety equipment and supplies (e.g. back brace mechanical lifts etc.) when lifting or moving heavy objects.
- Ensure that supplies equipment etc. are maintained to provide a safe and comfortable environment.
- Promptly report equipment or community damage to the Executive Director.
- Assume the responsibility for obtaining/maintaining material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for hazardous chemicals in the maintenance department.
- Ensure that containers of hazardous chemicals in the department are properly labeled and stored
- Ensure that all maintenance personnel are trained to use labels and MSDSs to recognize hazards and to follow appropriate protective measures.
- Develop maintain and implement infection control and universal precautions policies and procedures to assure that a sanitary environment is maintained at all times and that aseptic and isolation techniques are followed by all maintenance personnel.
- Ensure that all personnel performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood body fluids or hazardous chemicals participate in appropriate in-service training programs prior to performing such tasks.
- Ensure that maintenance policies and procedures identify appropriate safety precautions and equipment to use when performing tasks that could result in bodily injury.
- Make periodic rounds to check equipment and to assure that the necessary equipment is available and working properly.
- Monitor maintenance procedures to ensure that supplies are used in an efficient manner to avoid waste.
- Assist in preparing and planning the Maintenance Departments budget for equipment supplies and labor and submitting to the Executive Director for review recommendations and approval.
- Maintain current written records of department expenditures and ensure that adequate financial records and cost reports are submitted to the Executive Director upon request or as necessary.
- Make weekly inspections of all maintenance functions to assure that quality control measures are continually maintained.
- Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information.
- Be prepared to handle emergencies as they come up (i.e. rescheduling maintenance work schedules etc.).
- Be sure that appropriate medical waste is disposed of in accordance with our communitys established procedures.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
