Dir of Maintenance

Elegance Senior Living•Lower Merion Township, PA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Maintenance is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the maintenance and housekeeping departments to ensure the property is well-maintained, safe, and meets resident satisfaction standards. This role involves managing preventative maintenance programs, coordinating repairs, supervising staff, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with all relevant codes and regulations.

Requirements

Experience in preventative maintenance programs.
Knowledge of HVAC systems, fire alarm systems, emergency call systems, generators, kitchen equipment, irrigation systems, sprinkler systems, and outside walkways.
Ability to conduct walk-throughs and identify areas needing attention.
Experience coordinating engineering contractors and vendors.
Understanding of insurance and license requirements for contractors.
Ability to prioritize work orders and meet standards.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal building codes, SDS, OSHA, EPA regulations, and fire codes.
Experience in interviewing, hiring, evaluating, coaching, and terminating staff.
Ability to manage staff labor within a budget.
Experience with apartment move-out assessments and preparations.
Knowledge of landscaping, snow removal, and trash removal.
Skills in inventory control for supplies, parts, and equipment.
Ability to maintain engineering files.
Proficiency in assessing and correcting plumbing and electrical problems.
Understanding of legal scopes of local and state codes.
Ability to review safety data sheets (SDS) and take necessary precautions.
Experience in assessing property damage and filing claims.
Ability to respond to resident or community emergencies.
Ability to maintain office, shops, and mechanical areas to company standards.
Commitment to ensuring safe working practices for self and staff.
Compliance with Safety Committee Standards.
Ability to foster teamwork and assist others.
Ability to take initiative and overcome obstacles.
Positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.

Nice To Haves

Experience discussing related issues with an Executive Director.
Familiarity with move-in and move-out apartment checklists.

Responsibilities

Follows a wide preventative maintenance program designed to keep all equipment in good working order, including HVAC, fire alarm, emergency call, generator, kitchen equipment, irrigation, sprinkler systems, and outside walkways.
Conducts quarterly walk-throughs to identify areas of concern and those needing attention. Coordinates engineering contractors and vendors, ensuring insurance and licenses are current.
Prioritizes and completes work orders to meet the standards of the management company, owners, and resident satisfaction, including addressing all safety hazards identified by walk-throughs.
Coordinates compliance with local, state, and federal building codes, SDS, OSHA, EPA regulations, and fire codes.
Responsible for interviewing, hiring, evaluating, coaching, and terminating all staff within the Maintenance and Housekeeping departments.
Responsible for the quality of work of housekeepers and other personnel in Maintenance.
Schedules and monitors all staff labor within the budget of the building.
Reviews all apartments when a resident moves out and determines what needs to be done to make it ready for a new resident, including patching and painting walls and cleaning carpets.
Ensures the outside of the property is maintained, including landscaping, snow removal, and garbage/trash removal.
Maintains inventory control for all general supplies, parts, and equipment for necessary repairs and maintenance.
Maintains all required engineering files.
Assesses all plumbing and electrical problems within the community and determines the best course of action to correct the problem, working within the legal scope of local and state codes.
Reviews safety data sheets (SDS) as requested for potential exposure to hazardous chemicals used and takes necessary precautions.
Assesses property damage and files property damage claims in accordance with company policy.
Responds appropriately to resident or community emergencies by assisting as needed.
Maintains office, shops, and mechanical areas within company standards.
Ensures they and any employees reporting to them work in a safe manner and that unsafe actions are managed, compliant with Safety Committee Standards.
Assists the Executive Director with the investigation, return to work, and management of injured workers, including communication with care providers and the management company, in the event of workplace injuries.
Fosters teamwork with co-workers, shows initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions that assist others beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.
Performs other duties as assigned or needed.