Maintenance Director

Job Description

Job Description

Ciela is a retirement community designed for better aging.

Engineering Director | Maintenance Manager | Job Description

Purpose:
To oversee the maintenance of the community building, grounds, and vehicles, to preserve a safe, clean, and attractive living environment for the residents, and to ensure that the physical plant remains in compliance with all local and state regulatory agency guidelines.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in facility maintenance is required.
• Previous experience in a senior living setting preferred.
• Previous management experience in a related setting also preferred.
• Basic proficiency in computer skills, including Word and Excel.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficiency in plumbing, electrical, painting, carpentry, and general repair skills
• Ability to read, comprehend, write, and speak English to interpret written plans and instructions, and to communicate effectively with residents, families, and other team members.
• Must meet all health-related requirements pertaining to state licensure.
• Must maintain current CPR/First Aid credentials
• Must maintain current Food Handlers credentials
• Must maintain annual Continuing Education Credits
• Must have valid state driver’s license, including CDL where required, and clean driving record.
• Must be able to perform duties and responsibilities (Essential Job Functions) with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Subject to pre-employment screening including criminal background check, drug, and TB testing, and physical.

Essential Functions:

Maintenance
• Develops, oversees, and ensures that community adheres to a preventative maintenance schedule for all building systems including HVAC, fire sprinklers and alarms, lighting, plumbing, elevators, roofing, landscaping, kitchen equipment, laundry equipment, and vehicles.
• Drafts, negotiates, and administers contracts with vendors relating to the above systems and evaluates performance of contractors and assist in development of contracts and specifications.
• Ensures that department or project goals or milestones are met adhering to approved department or project budgets.
• Maintains strong working relationships with all vendors relating to above systems.
• Ensures an adequate inventory of maintenance supplies and equipment to ensure efficient operation of all building systems.
• Develops and oversees Engineering Department budget and ensures projects are completed within budget guidelines.
• Ensures that work orders for minor repairs and/or maintenance in occupied resident apartments are completed in a timely manner.
• Determines through subordinate supervisor’s major repair needs of facilities and reports findings and makes recommendations to Executive Director and other members of the management team.
• Analyzes and recommends the most cost-effective approach to maintenance, repair, and renovation of facilities and provides recommendations to the management team.

Safety
• Develops and oversees Community Safety Program including fire and evacuation drills, disaster planning, emergency systems and workplace safety.
• Conducts team member training, including maintaining the training records, related to the Safety Program.
• Serves as Chairperson of Community Safety Committee; scheduling and conducting regular meetings, maintaining meeting records, and submitting meeting reports to Executive Director.
• Ensures compliance with state and federal safety regulations including, but not limited to, Cal/OSHA.
• Creates and administers inspection program (general cleanliness, safety, hazardous material, facility maintenance, code compliance).

Management
• Responsible for hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating the performance of the Maintenance Department and Housekeeping teams
• Serves as member of Community Management Team and performs other management duties as requested by Executive Director.

Housekeeping / Laundry
• Oversees the housekeeping function.
• Is responsible for ensuring that all community common areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner via daily observation and walk thru including halls, living room, lobby, dining rooms, elevators, public restrooms, activity areas, wellness center and other sitting areas, on a daily basis.
• Develops QA process to ensure that resident laundry services are done efficiently and effectively and that supplies and laundry rooms are maintained in a neat and clean condition.
• Assists in hiring, training, evaluating and disciplining community housekeeping / laundry team members as needed.

Other
• Attends all required team member meetings and in-service training sessions.
• Upholds Residents’ Rights as defined by state regulations and by Company policy, at all times.
• Supports and upholds all other Company policies, and the service philosophy.
• Reliable and predictable attendance
• Other duties as assigned.

Starting Salary Range $84,000 - $90,000 per year

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