Maintenance Director

Evercare; Jerseyville (IL); In loco; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Evercare in Jerseyville, IL seeks a Maintenance Director to plan, organize, and direct the maintenance department, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across the facility.

You will coordinate preventive maintenance, supervise staff, manage repairs, and work with outside vendors to keep equipment, boilers, and plumbing in optimal condition while meeting budget and quality standards.

Competenze

• High school education or its equivalent.
• Knowledge of boilers, compressors, generators, and mechanical, electrical & plumbing systems.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Knowledge of building codes and safety regulations.
• Knowledge of maintenance practices and procedures in nursing facilities.
• Maintain care and use of supplies, equipment, and upkeep of maintenance areas; perform regular inspections.
• Plan and carry out programs in repair, new construction, and equipment installation.

Mansioni

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Maintenance Department.
• Direct the Administrative authority and accountability of the Maintenance Department.
• Coordinate maintenance services with other departments and report to Administrator as needed.
• Assist in establishing a preventive maintenance program.
• Repair facility/resident property and coordinate with outside vendors when needed.
• Identify and classify maintenance tasks involving exposure to fluids; ensure safety and proper recording.
• Inspect storage areas for upkeep and supply control.
• Participate in surveys and develop plans of correction for deficiencies.

Conoscenze

Facilities management

Blueprint reading

Electrical/plumbing knowledge

Safety regulations

Maintenance planning

Vendor coordination

Formazione

High school diploma or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

SUMMARY:

The primary purpose of the Maintenance Director is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Maintenance Department in accordance with current, federal, state and local standards, guidelines, and regulations governing our facility, and as may be directed by the Administrator, to assure that our facility is maintained in a safe and comfortable manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Maintenance Department, its programs and activities.
• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the Maintenance Department.
• Coordinate maintenance services and activities with other related department. Make written or oral reports/recommendations to the Administrator as necessary/required concerning the operation of the Maintenance Department.
• Assist in establishing a preventive maintenance program.
• Repair facility/resident property as necessary. In the event of inability to repair coordinate with outside vendors to make repair or replace as cost effectively as possible. Also ensure that services provided by outside vendors are properly completed/supervised in accordance with contracts/work orders.
• Assist in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job related maintenance functions to ensure that tasks involving the potential exposure to bloody/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
• Inspect storage rooms, workrooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary or as may be directed. Review & develop a plan of correction for maintenance deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide written copy of such to the Administrator.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school education or its equivalent.
• Must be knowledgeable of boilers, compressors, generators, etc., as well as various mechanical, electrical & plumbing systems.
• Must have the ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Must be knowledgeable in building codes and safety regulations.
• Must be knowledgeable of maintenance practices and procedures, as well as the laws, regulations and guidelines governing maintenance functions in nursing care facilities.
• Must maintain the care and use of supplies, equipment, etc., and maintain the appearance of maintenance areas; must perform regular inspections of resident rooms/units for order, safety, and proper performance of equipment.
• Must be able to plan and carry out programs in repair, new construction, and equipment installation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with the residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical and physical examination.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times, hostile people within the facility.
• Must be able to push, pull move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum of 50 feet.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.