Maintenance Director

Benchmark Senior Living; Yarmouth (ME); On-site; USD 75,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 holidays & 3 floating holidays

Vacation and Health & Wellness PTO

Discounted Meal Program

Associate Referral Bonus Program, upto

Physical & Mental Health Wellness

Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits

401k Retirement Plan with CompanyMatch

Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Bay Square at Yarmouth, part of Benchmark Senior Living, is seeking a Maintenance Director/Plant Operations Director in Maine. The role focuses on maintenance and housekeeping across the assisted living facility, with a hands-on approach to electrical, carpentry, HVAC, and related tasks.

The director will lead staff, manage payroll and expenses, and contribute to overall operations, safety, and capital planning. Evening/weekend coverage may be required as part of a team-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Experience managing maintenance and housekeeping in a long-term care or assisted living setting.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical/electrical/plumbing and HVAC systems.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate repairs and alterations to buildings and equipment systems.
• Provide technical guidance, product information, research, and QA support.
• Establish and monitor a preventative maintenance program.
• Maintain OSHA and fire code compliance.
• Oversee staff, payroll, expenses, and capital expenditures.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Supervisory experience

Building systems knowledge (M/E/P/HVAC

Communication skills

Job description

Bay Square at Yarmouth is looking for a Maintenance Director/Plant Operations Director to join their team!

Sunday-Thursday or Tuesday-Saturday schedule

Salary: $75-$79,000

We are seeking an experienced and skilled Director of Plant Operations to join our growing team of professionals at Benchmark Senior Living. The Director of Plant Operations 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 of Plant Operations, 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.