Maintenance Director

Job Description

Job Description

Maintenance Director

The Arbor at Lake Worth, Lake Worth FL

Lead the team that keeps our community safe, beautiful, and running at its best.

The Arbor at Lake Worth is an award-winning senior living community offering an Independent Living campus, Assisted Living, and Memory Care in beautiful Lake Worth Florida. We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Director to join our leadership team and oversee the maintenance, safety, and overall physical condition of our community.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced maintenance leader who enjoys managing a team, solving problems, and creating a safe and welcoming environment for residents, families, and team members.

What You'll Do

As Maintenance Director, you will provide leadership and oversight for the community's buildings, grounds, equipment, safety programs, and preventive maintenance operations. You will also lead and support our Maintenance and Housekeeping teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the community's preventive maintenance program and ensuring routine maintenance is completed on schedule

• Managing and prioritizing work orders, repairs, and maintenance requests

• Maintaining fire and life safety systems and supporting required inspections and testing

• Ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory, safety, and building requirements

• Coordinating and managing outside vendors and contractors

• Leading, developing, scheduling, and supporting the Maintenance and Housekeeping teams

• Monitoring the condition of buildings, grounds, equipment, and community systems

• Troubleshooting maintenance concerns and coordinating timely repairs

• Partnering with community leadership to maintain a safe, attractive, and well-functioning environment for residents and team members

What We're Looking For

Our ideal candidate brings both hands-on maintenance knowledge and proven leadership experience.

Preferred qualifications include:

• 3–5 years of overall maintenance experience

• At least 2 years of maintenance leadership experience in senior living, healthcare, hospitality, or a similar environment

• Senior living maintenance experience strongly preferred

• Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance, work order management, fire and life safety, and regulatory compliance

• Experience managing vendors, contractors, and service providers

• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a maintenance team

• Working knowledge of building systems, including electrical, HVAC, and plumbing

• Strong organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of responsiveness and attention to detail

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• A proactive, hands-on leadership style and willingness to jump in when needed

Why Join The Arbor Company?

Love what you do and where you work at The Arbor Company.

At Arbor, we believe in serving from the heart. Work should be more than checking tasks off a list—it should be meaningful, fulfilling, and rewarding.

Make a Real Impact: Your work directly contributes to the safety, comfort, and quality of life of the seniors who call our community home.

Lead a Great Team: Build and support a team focused on responsiveness, accountability, teamwork, and excellent service.

Grow With Us: We invest in our people through career development, leadership opportunities, and hands-on training.

Enjoy Great Benefits: Competitive pay, health benefits, retirement plans, wellness resources, and additional programs designed to support you and your family.

About The Arbor Company

The Arbor Company, based in Atlanta, GA, manages more than 40 senior living communities across ten states, with additional communities in development. For more than 30 years, Arbor has built a national reputation as a leader in Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care.

We are a growing organization built on a culture of mutual respect, accountability, and service. Our Maintenance Director is an important member of the community's leadership team and plays a critical role in creating an exceptional environment for our residents, families, and team members.

If you're an experienced maintenance leader ready to bring your skills to a mission-driven senior living community, we'd love to hear from you.

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