Supervisor Engineering Facility Repair

Akron Children's Hospital; Rocky River (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital in Rocky River, OH seeks a Facilities Maintenance Supervisor to oversee the maintenance team delivering preventative, reactive and emergency services. You will ensure facilities are safe and well-maintained while coordinating with the Regional Facilities Team and on/off-site locations.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, managing performance, coordinating with the Director and Operations Manager, supporting budgets, and ensuring compliance with Joint Commission

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Certification: Universal Refrigeration license preferred.
• Years of experience: 5–7 years preferred.
• Supervisory experience: 1–3 years preferred.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Facilities Maintenance team; ensure preventative, reactive and emergency maintenance.
• Supervise staff, coach, train, and manage performance.
• Coordinate with Director of Facilities and Operations Manager.
• Support on/off-site locations and Regional Facilities Team.
• Assist in budgeting and expenditure controls.
• Assign work to maintenance crew and monitor completion.
• Provide guidance to staff and on-call coverage when needed.
• Communicate maintenance issues to hospital departments and contacts.
• Review, oversee and execute projects with technicians or vendors.
• Read blueprints and drawings; assist with engineering issues.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission and CMS regulations.

Skills

Building maintenance

Electrical systems

Plumbing systems

HVAC & refrigeration

Blueprints reading

CMMS expertise

Building Automation (BAS)

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Reading wiring diagrams

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Universal Refrigeration license preferred

Tools

MS Office

Building Automation software

Job description

Onsite locations – Rocky River and South Euclid

Summary

The Facilities Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the oversight of the Facilities Maintenance team in order to provide our customers with preventative, re‑active and emergency maintenance on a routine basis. The Facilities Maintenance Supervisor ensures that all facilities are maintained in a safe and effective manner.

Responsibilities

1. Adds value as a key member of the facilities maintenance team; understands regulatory compliance, all forms of maintenance strategies and the key components of excellent customer service.
2. Supervises employees, provides direction, coaches, trains, develops, and manages performance to company goals and expectations.
3. Works in coordination with the Director of Facilities and the Facilities Maintenance Operations Manager in departmental oversight.
4. Works in constant coordination with the entire Facilities Maintenance team as well as the Regional Facilities Maintenance team (on and off campus) to provide service to our customers at both on and off‑site locations.
5. Works to support department budget to maintain expenditure controls.
6. Assists in the assignment of all work to the Facilities Maintenance crew.
7. Provides direction to staff when needed.
8. Completes and appropriately documents all work assigned to Facilities Maintenance crew and appropriately manages work completion and success metrics.
9. Provides support to the Regional Facilities Team, Safety Team and the Planning, Design and Construction Team and external contractors as needed.
10. Provides backup coverage as needed or required.
11. Provides staff and management updates when needed.
12. Communicates Engineering/Maintenance issues to both internal and external hospital departments and contacts.
13. Assists in the review, oversight and execution of projects to be performed by Facilities Maintenance Technicians and/or outside vendors.
14. Assists contractors with engineering issues using architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing blueprints and drawings.
15. Provides guidance and assistance with preventive and breakdown maintenance as needed/required.
16. Performs assigned Environment of Care inspections and routine regulatory physical checks such as exit/emergency light inspections, fire extinguishers inspections and generator runs as required and/ as assigned.
17. Participates in on‑going training and education as required and assigned.Follows and enforces Joint Commission and CMS regulations.
18. Available for emergency on‑call maintenance when needed.
19. Other duties as required.

Technical Expertise

1. Experience in general commercial building maintenance is required.
   • Light Carpentry, Finishing, Painting, Door Hardware, Locks/Keying, Signage
2. Experience with commercial electrical systems (120-480 Volts).
3. Experience with commercial plumbing systems.
   • Must be able to assemble, install or repair pipes, fittings or fixtures of heating, water or drainage systems according to specification and applicable codes.
4. Experience with commercial steam systems (up to 125#).
5. Experience with commercial HVAC, and refrigeration.
   • Must be able to work on compressors, motors, pumps, fans and controls.
   • Ability to operate refrigerant recovery equipment, vacuum pumps and service gauges is preferred.
   • Must be able to quickly and accurately troubleshoot a wide variety of mechanical equipment.
   • Building Automation (BAS) experience.
6. Must be able evaluate emergency situations and determine a safe and appropriate solution to issues as they arise.
7. Experience with Lock‑Out/Tag‑Out is preferred.
8. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
9. Experience with building codes, NFPA, NEC and life safety regulations is preferred.
10. Experience in Joint Commission and CMS regulatory bodies is preferred.
11. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
12. Strong communication, both verbal and written, is required.
13. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills are required.
14. Strong ability to work both independently and as a valued team member is required.
15. Ability to read blueprints and wiring diagrams are required.
16. Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) or similar software is required. High level of proficiency with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) and Building Automation software required.

Education and Experience

1. Education: High school diploma or equivalent is required.
2. Certification: Universal Refrigeration license preferred.
3. Years of relevant experience: Minimum of 5 to 7 years is preferred.
4. Years of supervision experience: Minimum 1 to 3 years is preferred.
5. Valid driver's license is required.

• Possesses a valid Statedriver's license and ability to obtain and maintain insurability as determined by the ACH insurance carrier's requirements.
• An annual physical is required to be completed with the Akron Children's Hospital Employee Health Department.

Full Time