Maintenance Director

Seeking a Maintenance Technician who is a well-rounded tradesperson and would like the opportunity to direct and perform repairs, preventative maintenance and other functions at Clermont Assisted Living! Working independently and skillfully, the Maintenance Technician will oversee the senior living community comprised of 28, one and two-bedroom apartments. A successful candidate will have property maintenance experience in painting, mechanical, electrical and plumbing. Experience in managing a budget and vendor contracts strongly desired. Serves as a member of the Executive Director's leadership team. The Maintenance Technician can expect a salary of $20.00-24.00 per hour, plus full-time benefits with PACS.

Essential Duties

The primary purpose 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.

• Ensure that maintenance schedules are followed as outlined. Develop and maintain written maintenance policies and procedures.

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Maintenance Department.

• Coordinate maintenance services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Dietary, Nursing, Activities, etc.).

• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the Maintenance Department.

• Assist in preparing and planning the Maintenance Department’s budget for equipment, supplies, and labor, and submit to the Executive Director for review, recommendations, and approval.

• Maintain current written records of department expenditures and assure that adequate financial records and cost reports are submitted to the Administrator upon request or as necessary.

• Make weekly inspections of all maintenance functions to assure that quality control measures are continually maintained.

• Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related maintenance functions to ensure that tasks involving the potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.

• Inspect storage rooms, workrooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control.

• Participate in community surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary or as may be directed.

• Review and develop a plan of correction for maintenance deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such to the Executive Director.

• Hold outside vendors accountable for services performed that they are properly completed/supervised in accordance with contracts/work orders.

• Solicit advice from inter-department supervisors concerning the operation of the maintenance department, assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or improve services.

• Make daily rounds to assure that housekeeping personnel are performing required duties and that appropriate maintenance procedures are being rendered to meet the needs of the community.

• Maintain a productive working relationship with other department supervisors and coordinate maintenance services to assure that services can be performed without interruption.

• Supervise safety and fire protection and prevention programs by inspecting work areas and equipment at least weekly.

• Follow established safety regulations in the use of equipment and supplies at all times.

• Ensure that all personnel wear and/or use safety equipment and supplies (e.g., back brace, mechanical lifts, etc.) when lifting or moving heavy objects.

• Ensure that supplies and equipment are maintained to provide a safe and comfortable environment.

• Promptly report equipment or facility damage to the Executive Director.

• Assume the responsibility for obtaining and maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for hazardous chemicals in the maintenance department.

• Ensure that containers of hazardous chemicals in the department are properly labeled and stored.

• Ensure training for use labels and MSDSs to recognize hazards and follow appropriate protective measures.

• Develop, maintain, and implement infection control and universal precautions policies and procedures to assure that a sanitary environment is maintained at all times and that aseptic and isolation techniques are followed by all maintenance personnel.

• Ensure that all personnel performing tasks involving potential exposure to blood, body fluid