Maintenance Director

The Ensign Group; Ottawa (KS); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive orientation and training

Benefits eligibility (full-time)

Job summary

Rock Creek of Ottawa is seeking a Plant Operations, Housekeeping, and Laundry Supervisor to oversee maintenance, environmental services, and laundry, ensuring a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for residents and staff. You will supervise staff, manage daily operations, and uphold life safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent and prior supervisory experience in healthcare or long-term care; strong leadership, organization, and communication

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Supervisory experience in healthcare, long-term care, hospitality, maintenance, housekeeping, or laundry operations preferred.
• Strong knowledge of life safety regulations is preferred.
• Knowledge of safety standards, infection control practices, and facility maintenance principles.
• Strong organizational, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to respond to facility emergencies and perform physical tasks as needed.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate activities of maintenance, housekeeping, and laundry staff.
• Ensure the facility is clean, sanitary, safe, and in good repair.
• Oversee preventive maintenance programs for building systems, equipment, grounds, and resident areas.
• Manage laundry operations to ensure timely processing and distribution of resident linens and personal clothing.
• Conduct routine inspections to identify maintenance, safety, and cleanliness concerns.
• Maintain compliance with OSHA, infection control, life safety, emergency preparedness, and long-term care regs.
• Monitor departmental budgets, inventory, supplies, and vendor services.
• Provide staff training, coaching, scheduling, and performance evaluations.
• Participate in disaster preparedness and facility safety initiatives.
• Collaborate with department managers to support resident satisfaction and quality care outcomes.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical/Environmental services training

Job description

Rock Creek of Ottawa Come join our team and start making a difference! The Plant Operations, Housekeeping, and Laundry Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the maintenance, environmental services, and laundry departments within the continuing care retirement community to ensure a safe, clean, comfortable, and well-maintained environment for residents, visitors, and staff. This position supervises department personnel, manages daily operations, ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and promotes a culture of safety, cleanliness, and quality resident care.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate activities of the maintenance, housekeeping, and laundry staff.
• Ensure the facility is clean, sanitary, safe, and in good repair at all times.
• Oversee preventive maintenance programs for building systems, equipment, grounds, and resident areas.
• Manage laundry operations to ensure timely processing and distribution of resident linens and personal clothing.
• Conduct routine inspections of the facility to identify maintenance, safety, and cleanliness concerns and ensure timely corrective action.
• Maintain compliance with OSHA, infection control, life safety, emergency preparedness, and long-term care regulations.
• Monitor departmental budgets, inventory, supplies, and vendor services.
• Provide staff training, coaching, scheduling, and performance evaluations.
• Participate in emergency response activities, including disaster preparedness and facility safety initiatives.
• Collaborate with department managers to support resident satisfaction and quality care outcomes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical, maintenance, or environmental services training preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience in healthcare, long-term care, hospitality, maintenance, housekeeping, or laundry operations preferred.
• Strong knowledge of life safety regulations is preferred.
• Knowledge of safety standards, infection control practices, and facility maintenance principles.
• Strong organizational, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to respond to facility emergencies and perform physical tasks as needed.

Schedule

M-F 8am-5pm and as needed according to facility needs, call rotation with team for maintenance needs.

Salary

$50k-$75k salary depending on experience.

Benefits

• Extensive orientation and training to be provided by current plant director and resource team in preparation for his retirement.
• Supportive welcoming environment with longevity of IDT department.
• Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status.
• For benefit details check us out here http://ensignbenefits.com/.

EOE disability veteran

We are a provider of skilled nursing and rehabilitative services and offer a work environment where our teams are empowered to achieve superior clinical outcomes and high resident/family satisfaction ratings. We develop and support our employees so they can deliver a dignified and positive experience to our residents. We strive to achieve these objectives by living our core values of Customer Second, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Intelligent Risk Taking, Celebration and Ownership. Our mission is, through moments of truth, to dignify long term and assisted care in the eyes of the world.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.