Maintenance Generalist Foreman

Family & Community Services; Sitka (AK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Pioneer Homes in Sitka is seeking a Maintenance Generalist to lead the building's heating, mechanical, electrical, electronic, and plumbing systems, ensuring reliable operations in a 24-hour facility. You will supervise the maintenance staff, coordinate safety programs, and manage renovation contracts and contractors while upholding Alaska labor rules.

This role requires the ability to apply health regulations, work with external vendors, and support a safe, comfortable environment for

Qualifications

• Combination of education and progressively responsible supervisory experience.
• Ability to supervise and coordinate maintenance work and staff.
• Knowledge of safety regulations for a 24-hour facility.

Responsibilities

• Manage the maintenance department including heating, mechanical, electrical, electronic, and plumbing systems.
• Oversee renovation contracts and contractors; ensure safety and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Problem solving

Financial management

Accountability

Oral and written communication

Job description

Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

The Mission of the Division of the Alaska Pioneer Homes Is:

\"Providing elder Alaskans a home and community, celebrating life through its final breath.\"

This position is a member of an outstanding staff and plays a vital role in providing care and support in a safe environment for up to sixty-five (65) residents.

Our Division Values Are

Positive Attitude:

\"We enjoy what we do.\" Optimism inspires open-mindedness and creativity.

Love

\"We love who we serve.\" Out of love and respect for our residents, we put their needs before staff convenience.

Accountability:

\"We do what we say.\" We are accountable to our residents, to their families and to each other. Accepting responsibility is essential as we plan and deliver care.

Trust:

\"We say what we mean.\" Open and honest communication is crucial to earning the trust of our residents, their families and our coworkers.

Excellence:

\"We provide excellent care, every resident, every day every time.\" Our own excellence inspires excellence in others, including residents, families and our coworkers.

What You Will Be Doing:

This position manages the maintenance department which is responsible for keeping all heating, mechanical, electrical, electronic, and plumbing systems in the building functioning correctly and oversees maintenance of the grounds and all renovation contracts and contractors who do work on the building. Responsible for applying safety and health regulations and correcting unsafe conditions throughout the facility.

The Benefits to Joining Our Team:

This position is part of an amazing team with opportunities to make a positive impact on the quality of life for Alaskan elders by providing excellent person-centered loving care and services. This position is surrounded by elder residents with many years of life experiences and wisdom who are in varying stages of their life journey.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This job is located in the Sitka Pioneer Home, an assisted living home in the heart of downtown at 120 Katlian Street in Sitka, Alaska. Imagine working in an environment on a beautiful waterfront campus, renowned for its gorgeous and aromatic rose hedges and scenic views.

Who We Are Looking For:

• Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, installation, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
• Financial Management: Understands the organization’s financial processes. Prepares. Justifies, and administers the program budget. Oversees procurement and contracting to achieve desired results. Monitors expenditures and uses cost- benefit thinking to set priorities.
• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Other Job Information:

This position is in support of the Pioneer Home, which is a 24-hour facility.

This Pioneer Home is an Eden Alternative facility, where the environment includes contact with plants, flowers, and pets including cats, dogs, fish and birds.

Employees of the Pioneer Home receive continual screening for tuberculosis and criminal history.

Your complete application will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or progressively responsible experience providing the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform as an intermediary between workers and management and organize, assign, and directly supervise the work in the occupational field.

Class Definition:

This job class is part of a series of competency-based class specifications created for career areas within the Labor, Trades, and Crafts Unit. The class specification identifies the levels of work and wage grades within the career area, the core and specific competencies of the career area, required work behaviors, certifications, and physical requirements. The competency specification for this job class is available at

http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/fileadmin/Classification/pdf/LTC_Specs/MAINTENANCEGENERALIST.pdf

Additional Required Information

Recommended:

It is recommended that the applicant provide certification information within their application. If available, attach copies to the application of their certifications in areas such as HVAC, Boilers, Digital Controls, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electronics and controls. Otherwise, please provide at the time of the interview.

At time of interview applicant must provide:

• Two (2) professional references (including work/supervisor-related) and three (3) character references (personal) with current contact information.

If selected and prior to hire, applicant will be asked to:

• Submit to fingerprinting and criminal background check screening.
• Present a current driver’s license.
• Provide current evidence to be free from active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with test results dated within the last 12 months prior to start date.
• Provide a copy of current CPR and First Aid certificate(s), if available.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

EDUCATION

To verify education being used to meet the required minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials being used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application, provided at the time of interview or if not provided, transcripts will be required prior to appointment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Omission of required documentation listed will result in incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.