Manager, Maintenance

UPMC•Mechanicsburg, PA

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the maintenance of buildings, grounds, and equipment. This role manages all utility systems, including procurement, generation, and distribution, and coordinates maintenance activities with other departments to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations. This role will work Monday through Friday during standard business hours. At times, the role can assist with other hours as needed, which can include weekends and holidays. If you have 7+ years of maintenance experience, this could be the next step in your career. Apply today!

Requirements

7 years' experience in maintenance required.
Ability to read blueprints and specifications and to visualize installation.
Ability to analyze, organize, and delegate work assignments.
Ability to assume overall responsibility for engineering and maintenance of hospital utility services, buildings and grounds.
Ability to receive, comprehend, and carry out instructions; ability to work safely with equipment, supplies, and materials; ability to comply with attendance requirements; ability to comply with Personnel policies.
Must have a valid Pennsylvania driver's license.
Associates degree OR completion of an accredited Apprentice Program OR Education Agreement OR years' experience in a large, fast-paced setting and High School diploma or equivalent to Military experience considered for requirement components as applicable.
Current driver's license required.
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Nice To Haves

Hospital maintenance experience preferred.
PE, AIA, and CFM certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in determining the objectives of the department and the functions it performs. Subject to approval, determines department's organization, employee complement and budget. Enforce safety rules and regulations among department employees and maintain vigilance concerning fire and other hazards. Assures that all accidents are reported promptly; injured treated; causes investigated; corrective action taken and/or suitable recommendations made to avoid recurrence. Discuss with employees, their problems and concerns and assists in their resolution.
Assist in determining the objectives of the department and the functions it performs. Subject to approval, determines department's organization, employee complement and budget.
Hear employee grievances in accordance with established procedure, settles same, or as necessary refers them to higher authority. Report identifiable hazards/unsafe conditions relating to equipment, the building, and the grounds of the hospital. Develop policy for exchanging hazard information with contractors and documents information exchange.
Enforce safety rules and regulations among department employees and maintain vigilance concerning fire and other hazards. Assures that all accidents are reported promptly; injured treated; causes investigated; corrective action taken and/or suitable recommendations made to avoid recurrence.
Recommend or (as arranged with superior) initiates, short- and long-range programs. Recommend, initiate, or approve orders for space, material, equipment, and services necessary to carry out department's functions. Develop and ensure the Statement of Conditions is up to date in accordance with the policy. Ensure timely completion of all items as outlined in Part IV of the Statement of Conditions.
Coordinate department's activities with those of other departments and agencies outside the hospital and promotes harmonious relations between them and his department. Administer and directs program involving maintenance of hospital buildings and grounds, equipment, air-conditioning and ventilating systems, and distribution lines for steam, gases, hot water, plumbing, electricity, refrigeration, and sanitation. Advise the Vice President of Administration regarding any structural changes and additions.
Discuss, with employees, their problems and concerns and assists in their resolution.
Discuss, with employees, their problems and concerns and assists in their resolution.
The position is directly responsible for establishing and maintaining all hospital and facilities maintenance. This includes, but not limited to, hospital-wide preventive maintenance program, all powerhouse operations, all grounds maintenance, the repair of all facilities, as well as the management of in-house maintenance staff and responsibility for renovations and facelifts. The position is directly responsible for the management of all Facilities, Engineering and Maintenance information systems as required to meet JCAHO codes, etc. This includes, but is not limited to, maintenance information systems, preventive maintenance systems, building automated control systems, material management systems and financial systems.
Hear employee grievances in accordance with established procedure, settles same, or as necessary refers them to higher authority.
To develop and maintain an organizational structure appropriate to achieve the organizational objectives of the Facilities, Engineering and Maintenance Department. To achieve economic and efficient operations consistent with various hospitals' missions, goals and objectives maintaining the principles of cost containment.
Report identifiable hazards/unsafe conditions relating to equipment, the building and the grounds of the hospital.
Develop policy for exchanging hazard information with contractors and documents information exchange.
Recommend or (as arranged with superior) initiates, short- and long-range programs.
Recommend, initiate or approve orders for space, material, equipment and services necessary to carry out department's functions.
Develop and ensure the Statement of Conditions is up to date in accordance with the policy. Ensure timely completion of all items as outlined in Part IV of the Statement of Conditions.
Coordinate department's activities with those of other departments and agencies outside the hospital, and promotes harmonious relations between them and his department.
Administer and directs program involving maintenance of hospital buildings and grounds, equipment, air-conditioning and ventilating systems, and distribution lines for steam, gases, hot water, plumbing, electricity, refrigeration and sanitation.
Advise the Vice President of Administration regarding any structural changes and additions.
Prepare departmental budget estimates and controls costs. Order or approves orders for equipment and supplies. Estimate needs, study specifications, interview sales representatives, and determine type and manufacture best suited to the hospital's needs.
May act as Fire Marshall and/or direct safety programs to detect, minimize and control fire and other hazards. Conduct monthly fire drills.
May act as Fire Marshall and/or direct safety programs to detect, minimize and control fire and other hazards. Conduct monthly fire drills.
Maintain a bio-medical program of inspection, documentation and repair of electrical equipment.
Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.Performs other duties as assigned.