Maintenance Coordinator - Hiring Urgently!

Carolinas Alliance for Residential Excellence; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Carolinas Alliance for Residential Excellence seeks a Maintenance Coordinator to manage the facility’s physical plant, equipment, and grounds, ensuring a safe, compliant operation. Develop preventive maintenance programs and coordinate routine repairs while upholding safety policies and resident rights.

The role reports to the facility administrator and includes on-call emergency duties, coordinating contractor work, and maintaining critical records.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for hire and receive facility orientation.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks including lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to stand for long periods and perform tasks requiring bending, squatting, and reaching.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains routine preventative maintenance for the facility’s physical plant, all equipment and campus grounds.
• Inspects equipment, systems, building and grounds for safety and compliance with codes and regulations.
• Coordinate maintenance contracts and prioritize repairs.
• Maintain records such as SDS, emergency checks, and fire drill documentation.
• On-call for emergencies and ensure safe operation of facilities for residents.

Skills

Physical stamina

Lifting 50 lbs

Reading/writing figures

Stand long periods

Mobility: bending/squatting

Push/pull

Reach overhead

Safety regulations

Facilities maintenance basics

Contract coordination

Stress management

Job description

Reference Number: HR-211

Job Classification: Maintenance Coordinator

Purpose

Accountable for maintaining the facility’s physical plant, all equipment, and campus grounds in a safe and operational condition. Accountable for compliance with all rules and regulations that pertains to building, construction, and grounds for the facility.

Reporting Relationship

The Maintenance Coordinator reports to the facility administrator. All contract maintenance personnel report to the Maintenance Coordinator.

Requirements

Must be eligible for hire and receive facility orientation. This job requires lifting of up to 50lbs., being able to stand for long periods of time, writing and reading small figures, squatting, pushing, pulling, reaching above head, exposure to dust, fumes, around moving machinery, exposure to sharp materials and/or instruments, distinguish smells, can hear normal and soft tones, distinguish temperatures by touch/proximity, normal/corrected eyesight, can control emotion, has a positive attitude toward the residents, can remember, recall, and handle stress.

Description

I. Technical Accountability

1. Establishes and maintains a routine preventative maintenance programs for the physical plant all equipment and campus .grounds to ensure high level of operational efficiency.

a. Inspects all equipment and systems regularly for proper functioning and safety.

b. Inspects building and grounds regularly for compliance with local, state, and federal codes, ordinances, and safety regulations.

c. Notifies administration of any equipment malfunctions in the building or on the grounds that could be a major repair issue.

d. Maintains records of emergency equipment checks, water temperature checks, emergency lighting test runs.

e. Keeps facility Safety Data Sheets up to date (SDS sheets) in the central notebook kept in the nurses station.

f. Ensures that a fire drill is held on a monthly, rotating between shifts to ensure a quarterly one is held on each shift

to meet regulations and documented, submitted to Administrator each month.

g. Keeps cleaning supplies and paper supplies for facility ordered and stocked per budget.

h. Cleans AC/Heat pump filters even side of building on even months and odd side of building on the odd months.

i. Power washes all porches each month.

j. Obtain repair requisitions each morning from the medication room and prioritize repairs for the day – initial and file once completed.

k. Labels and inventory’s facility property with facility identification

l. Keeps maintenance room clean and organized.

2. Have general knowledge of electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and heating and AC functions and systems. Is responsible for first level of maintenance and repair on all equipment and systems to include:

a. Heating equipment

b. Refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment

c. Ventilation equipment

d. Water/Waste System

e. Washers and Dryers

f. Alarms and Surveillance Equipment

g. Other mechanical/ electrical equipment as required.

3. Responsible for coordinating all maintenance contract work at the facility.

II. General Accountability

1. Respect all resident rights while performing job duties.

2. Cooperates with other staff members.

3. Approval for all expenditures.

4. Understands and complies with all safety policy and procedures and becomes familiar with emergency plans within the facility.

4. Performs other job-related duties that are delegated by the supervisor and/or Administration.

5. On-Call for emergencies