Maintenance Director

Category: DevOps / Sysadmin

Position Summary

• Responsible for the ongoing preventative maintenance of the community building, equipment and grounds and for troubleshooting maintenance problems when they arise.
• Ensures that maintenance services are available for emergency needs that may arise outside of regular working hours.
• Performs most tasks independently and utilizes properly licensed vendors approved by the Executive Director for assistance with tasks when needed.
• Assists residents with moving and minor repairs.
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance is met at all times to include Life Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and OSHA Readiness requirements.
• Provide project management oversight.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Ensures maintenance services are available 24 hours/7 days a week to handle emergencies that cannot wait until regular daytime hours. This may involve overtime hours, at the discretion and approval of the executive director/administrator.
• Assists residents when moving, including but not limited to transporting furniture and pre-boxed personal belongings.
• Performs broad range of repairs for residents.
• Maintains common area carpets and furniture using approved products and machinery.
• Coordinates with outside vendors for approved services.
• Maintains an appropriate working inventory of supplies necessary to keep building and related equipment in constant working order.
• Manages activities of the department so as to meet department operating and capital expenditure budget expectations.

Specific Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Be a minimum of 18 years or age.
• Valid driver’s license; must possess and maintain a clean driving record with no major violations.
• Prior experience in building maintenance.
• Must possess knowledge of the following:
  • Plumbing, including but not limited to design/mechanics of commodes, plumbing fixtures, drains, discharge lines, hot water heaters, dishwashers, ice machines, boilers, chillers, backflow devices, fire pumps, etc.
  • HVAC, including but not limited to general principles of HVAC and heat pump operation/mechanics, and refrigeration.
  • Electricity, including but not limited to wiring, voltage, amperage, Lock-Out/Tag-Out protocol.
  • Mechanics, including but not limited to design/operation of engines.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• OSHA General Industry Certification, preferred.

About the Company

• The employer for this position is stated in the job posting.
• The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US.
• Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets.
• More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.