Maintenance Director in Assisted Living

Benchmark Senior Living; Cedar Grove (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays

Paid Time Off

Discounted Meal Program

Associate Referral Bonus Program

Wellness Programs

Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits

401k with company match

Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Benchmark Senior Living in Cedar Grove, NJ, seeks a Maintenance Director/Director of Plant Operations to lead maintenance and housekeeping for a brand-new assisted living community. You will oversee hands-on electrical, carpentry, HVAC, and preventive maintenance, while guiding staff, payroll, and capital expenditures.

You will coordinate repairs, ensure life-safety compliance, and collaborate with residents and staff to maintain a safe, well‑kept environment.

Qualifications

• Understanding of all applicable life safety regulations.
• Ability to run a maintenance and housekeeping department.
• Experience in facilities management.
• Strong communication skills.
• Previous supervisory experience required.
• Knowledge of biohazardous waste handling.
• Diagnostic abilities and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate repairs and alterations to buildings and equipment systems.
• Provide technical support and QA guidance.
• Establish and monitor a preventative maintenance program.
• Maintain OSHA and fire code compliance.
• Other maintenance functions as required.
• Must be an experienced maintenance professional with a strong skillset.
• Must have maintenance and housekeeping management experience in a long‑term care or assisted living facility.
• Knowledge of mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems with emphasis on HVAC.

Skills

Communication skills

Supervisory experience

Maintenance management

Facilities management

Life safety regulations

Biohazardous waste handling

Diagnostics and attention to detail

Job description

Be Part of Something New in Cedar Grove!

We’re growing and we’re excited to bring our next community to Scotch Plains, New Jersey! Building on the strength of our 70 plus communities, this brand-new location marks an exciting milestone as we trailblaze our expansion into New Jersey and continue growing our presence. This is more than an opportunity to join a growing company, it’s a chance to help build something from the ground up. As one of the founding team members at our Cedar Grove community, you’ll have the unique opportunity to shape the culture, create meaningful connections, and set the standard for an exceptional experience from day one. If you’re energized by growth, excited by new beginnings, and ready to make your mark as we expand our family of communities, we’d love for you to be part of what’s next.

We are seeking an experienced and skilled Maintenance Director/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.