Director of Environmental Services

Director of Environmental Services

Heritage Ridge Senior Living at Windy Hill, a Long Term Care and Personal Care Campus located in Philipsburg, PA is looking for a full time Director of Environmental Services. A director of environmental services ensures the cleanliness and safety of an organization's facilities and manages the maintenance and cleaning staff. Your job duties include hiring, training, scheduling, and evaluating staff for your department, researching, developing, and implementing strategies to improve efficiency and outcomes, and conducting inspections of the facility to make sure it meets environmental quality standards.

Responsibilities include:

• The overall maintenance operation of the facility, and he/she is responsible for performing repairs and maintenance on equipment.
• Ordering and requisitioning supplies and equipment as needed,
• Performing regular daily, weekly and monthly maintenance checks, as shown on "Preventive Maintenance Calendar," and assigning duties and work assignments.
• Performs overall supervision of the Maintenance Department including "hands on" performance of maintenance and repair work;
• Makes minor repairs on handrails, windows, flooring, walls, ceilings, beds, wheelchairs, Geri-chairs, electrical equipment, sprinkling systems, generators, emergency lighting, fire alarms and extinguishers
• Maintains the building in good repair and free of hazards such as those caused by electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling systems, etc.;
• Maintains the building and grounds in compliance with Federal, State and local laws; Maintains the fire alarm and emergency generator system in good working order, performs test on fire alarm and emergency generator system weekly and keeps required records of tests results;
• Maintains required records and reports as outlined in the policies and procedures of the Maintenance Department;
• Participates in budget planning for the Maintenance Department; Orders and requisitions supplies subsequent to Administrator's approval;
• Orients and instructs all maintenance personnel; Participates in and plans in-service programs, as necessary;
• Attends Department Head Meetings and sits on required committees;
• Recruits, interviews, hires and provides orientation for all employees of the Maintenance Department;
• Reviews and evaluates the work performance of assigned personnel as well as counsel/discipline assigned personnel according to established company personnel policy;
• Assigns work assignments and duty schedules;
• Remains on call for emergencies 24 hours a day;
• Performs other responsibilities, as may be required, and as directed by the Administrator
• Ensures that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals' needs and rights;

Performs other duties as requested.

Long Term Care Facility experience preferred

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