Maintenance Director

SUMMARY :  The primary purpose of the Maintenance Director is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Maintenance Department in accordance with current, federal, state and local standards, guidelines, and regulations governing our facility, and as may be directed by the Administrator, to assure that our facility is maintained in a safe and comfortable manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Maintenance Department, its programs and activities.
• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the Maintenance Department.
• Coordinate maintenance services and activities with other related department. Make written or oral reports / recommendations to the Administrator as necessary / required concerning the operation of the Maintenance Department.
• Assist in establishing a preventive maintenance program.
• Repair facility / resident property as necessary. In the event of inability to repair coordinate with outside vendors to make repair or replace as cost effectively as possible. Also ensure that services provided by outside vendors are properly completed / supervised in accordance with contracts / work orders.
• Assist in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job related maintenance functions to ensure that tasks involving the potential exposure to bloody / body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
• Inspect storage rooms, workrooms, utility / janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary or as may be directed. Review & develop a plan of correction for maintenance deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide written copy of such to the Administrator.

QUALIFICATIONS :   To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :   The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.