Maintenance Manager For Senior Living Community

Vista Springs; Clarkston (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay on Demand!

Short Term Disability

401K

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Competitive Compensation

Long-Term Care with Life Insurance

Daily Pay Option

Job summary

Vista Springs in Michigan seeks a Residential Services Manager to lead the housekeeping team and coordinate daily tasks across residential services, safety, and compliance.

You will ensure life safety, environmental readiness, and brand standards while overseeing room turns, minor remodeling, and light refresh projects; a strong work ethic and keen attention to detail are essential. This position reports to the operations leadership and requires hands-on mentoring of staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma; 1-year certificate from college or technical school, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 1 year experience in similar field.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee housekeeping department and daily task coordination.
• Ensure compliance with life safety, MIOSHA, and environmental readiness.
• Maintain brand standards and facility aesthetics; manage room turns and light remodeling.
• Coordinate with maintenance and outside contractors for repairs and improvements.
• Lead safety programs and conduct regular inspections.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma; 1-year certificate or equivalent

Job description

At Vista, our team members are valued, respected, appreciated, and empowered. We are not just filling positions — we are inviting people to become part of a purpose-driven work family where exceptional care, meaningful relationships, and personal growth matter every day. If you are looking for more than a job, we invite you to explore career opportunities with us. VistaSpringsLiving.com/career-opportunities

A message from Lou Andriotti, CEO of Vista Springs

There are plenty of job postings, job boards, and advertisements out there. But at Vista Springs, we are asking something a little different: What are you really looking for in your next career move? If you are looking for more than a job, we invite you to come meet us.

Vista Springs is a professional work family where people are trusted, supported, empowered, and encouraged to grow. We are building something meaningful together – a Full of Life community where our team members make a real difference in the lives of others every day.

This is not just about filling positions. It is about inviting the right people to become part of a movement – a supportive, high performance, learning organization where team members, residents, families, and leaders all work together to achieve elevated outcomes.

We want people who care. People who want to learn. People who want to be part of something uplifting. People who understand that meaningful work can change the lives of those we serve – and also change us.

We want you to think of it as an opportunity to find a fair, meaningful, and rewarding career with a company that cares about you, believes in your potential, and will trust and empower you to help us build something truly special.

Come meet us. Come grow with us. Come help us create a Full of Life community.

Vista Springs Trillium Village Grand Estate is looking for a working leader to join our management team of Servant Leaders! This position will head up the housekeeping department and also lead the daily coordination of tasks for the journeyman and related residential services functions. The role includes assigning daily work, setting priorities, following up on completion, inspecting the quality of the work, and making sure tasks are done correctly and on time.

The Residential Services Manager (RSM) must also ensure compliance with HFA rules and regulations, with particular attention to life safety, environmental readiness, and disaster planning. This role is not simply operational, but also includes responsibility for helping maintain a safe, compliant, orderly, and well‑run environment. In addition, he or she will be expected to help maintain the standards, appearance, safety, and readiness of our luxury, resort‑style retirement living estate.

This role also includes the responsibility for room turns, unit readiness, minor remodeling coordination, and cosmetic refresh work. That includes helping ensure apartments, suites, and common areas are turned promptly, presented well, and maintained to brand standards. The RSM should be comfortable coordinating and overseeing paint touch‑ups, repairs, appearance‑related improvements, and other light refresh projects that protect the quality and presentation of the environment. We are looking for a person with strong work ethics, hands‑on mentality, pride in quality of work and follow‑through, can work well with a team, and can pay close attention to detail.

Vista Springs Offers Many Wonderful Benefits:

Pay on Demand! Work Today, Get Paid Tomorrow!

• Heavily subsidized low cost major medical plan.
• Short Term Disability
• 401K
• Dental
• Vision
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Competitive Compensation
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Legal Services
• Long-Term Care with Life Insurance
• Pet Health
• Daily Pay Option!
• Floating Holiday of Your Choice!
• Advancement Potential
• Catered Living/Active Lifestyle, Assisted Living and Memory Care Community
• Realize your full potential for career growth and professional excellence by bringing your full-self every day to thrive in our Joy in Work environment in one of our beautiful Award‑winning purpose‑built and master‑planned communities.
• Be part of a dynamic and dedicated team.

Working conditions:

• Full time
• Monday- Friday (available Saturday and Sunday)
• Typically 40 hours but may vary from week to week
• Working in some above average conditions, inside and outside exposure, on roof tops and HVAC areas.

Purpose:

Maintain the highest standards for a safe, clean, comfortable, well groomed facility environment for the staff, residents, and family members.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Free from hazards caused by HVAC
• Handle fire safety, drills and check fire extinguishers regularly.
• Maintain the upkeep of the facility grounds
• Keep in compliance with state, federal and local codes
• Maintain budget
• Coordinate the safety committee meetings
• Maintain the safety of staff and residents
• Purchase of supplies and responsible for inventory at facility.
• Recommends contractors when repairs are needed.
• Facility compliance in emergency procedure & MIOSHA.
• Repairs, painting and remolding when needed.
• Prepare rooms for new resident occupancy
• Monthly inspections of buildings
• Daily communication on future projects, plans and goals
• Orientation of all new staff (safety, fire, etc.)

Non-Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Participate in delivery of resident services.
• Oversight of housekeepers
• Assist with resident needs
• Participating in special facility functions
• Recommending capital improvements for facility
• May need to assist at the other facilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities

In charge of coordinating and instructing the Plan Operations Assistant on day -to-day job duties. Will instruct the outside contractors on their job tasks when needed such as snow plowing, lawn mowing, heat and air conditioning, refrigeration repair, plumbing and painting contractors.

Educational Requirements

High school diploma including one year certificate from college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and /or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, licenses, registrations

Certifies in HVAC and a builder’s license a plus. A driver’s license required and First Aid/CPR certificates suggested.

Work Experience

Minimum of 1 year experience in similar field and knowledge in plumbing, electrical, drywall, basic household repairs, HVAC and interior and exterior building repairs. Good knowledge of universal precautions including handling chemical procedures and groundkeeper.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with residents, staff, customers on a one‑on‑one basis or in a group setting. Must be able to speak, read and write using Basic English skills.

Physical Demands

Lift 50-75 lbs. required to perform all aspects of the job on a day‑to‑day basis. Possibly operating dangerous equipment. Physical work my include moving furniture and equipment, shoveling, raking, painting, lifting, climbing, walking, etc. Must be able to tolerate inclement weather.

Additional Information

The ability to be flexible for on call emergencies, multi-task, ability to be a team player at all times, good problem solving skills and complete projects on a timely basis.

• This job description portrays in general terms the duties and responsibilities of the position. It is in no way intended to limit management’s flexibility to assign work responsibilities.