Maintenance Director

Benchmark Senior Living; Chelmsford (MA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 holidays & 3 floating holidays

Paid vacation & health PTO

Discounted meal program

Referral bonus up to $1,500

Health & wellness programs

Medical, vision & dental benefits

401k with match

Life Insurance & long-term disability

Job summary

Benchmark Senior Living in Chelmsford, MA seeks an experienced Maintenance Director to oversee maintenance and housekeeping for an assisted living facility. The role combines hands‑on trades (electrical, carpentry, HVAC) with administrative duties such as payroll, budgeting, and capital expenditures.

You will lead a team, coordinate repairs, ensure OSHA and fire code compliance, and maintain a safe, well‑kept environment for residents and staff. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing maintenance and housekeeping in a long‑term care or assisted living facility.
• Strong knowledge of life safety regulations and building codes.
• Hands‑on maintenance skills across electrical, carpentry, HVAC.
• Ability to supervise staff, payroll, and operating expenses.
• Excellent communication and coordination with residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate repairs and alterations to buildings and equipment systems.
• Provide technical support, product information, research, and QA guidance.
• Establish and monitor a preventative maintenance program.
• Maintain OSHA and fire code compliance.
• Oversee maintenance and housekeeping staff and related expenditures.
• Lead the Director of Plant Operations with strong leadership skills.
• Maintain knowledge of building systems with emphasis on HVAC.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Facilities management

Supervisory experience

HVAC systems

Electrical & plumbing

Job description

Chelmsford Crossings is seeking an experienced and skilled Maintenance Director to join our growing team of professionals at Benchmark Senior Living.

Work a Tuesday‑Saturday or Sunday‑Thursday schedule

Salary: Starting at $70,000

The Director is primarily focused on maintaining responsibility for all maintenance and housekeeping functions within an assisted living facility. This person is expected to have a hands‑on role in the overall operations of this facility as well as dealing with administrative functions.

As the Director, you will be responsible for using your maintenance skills to perform various hands‑on tasks including electrical, carpentry, HVAC, and general maintenance. In addition, the Director of Facilities Operations will emphasize interacting with the staff and residents and overseeing staff, payroll, operational expenses and supply and capital expenditures.

Responsibilities

• Communication and coordination of people and tasks to accomplish repairs and alterations to buildings and equipment systems
• Providing technical support, product information, research, and quality assurance guidance
• establishing and monitoring a preventative maintenance program that will promote a sense of well‑being and esthetic appeal for residents and staff
• Maintaining OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and fire code compliance
• Other maintenance functions as required
• The Director of Plant Operations must be an experienced maintenance professional with a strong skillset
• Candidates must have previous maintenance and housekeeping management experience in a long‑term care or assisted living facility
• Must have a strong working knowledge of applicable building systems, including mechanical/electrical/plumbing with a strong emphasis on HVAC

Requirements

• Possesses an understanding of all applicable life safety regulations
• Demonstrated ability to run a successful maintenance and housekeeping department
• Experience in facilities management capacity
• Possesses good communication skills
• Previous supervisory experience required
• Possesses diagnostic abilities and skills in completing details
• Understands the practices surrounding proper handling of biohazardous waste

As a community leader at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:

• 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
• Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off
• Discounted Meal Program
• Associate Referral Bonus Program, up to $1,500
• Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
• Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits; no enrollment waiting period
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Company‑provided Life Insurance & Long‑Term Disability

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.