Maintenance Director-S

Maintenance Director-S

Requirements

• Ability to plan, organize, develop, and direct the Maintenance Department
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations
• Ability to ensure safety regulations are followed
• Experience in training maintenance personnel in safety protocols

Responsibilities

• Ensure that maintenance schedules are followed as outlined for respective shift or area
• Develop and maintain written maintenance policies and procedures
• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Maintenance Department, its programs and activities
• Coordinate maintenance services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Dietary, Nursing, Activities, etc.)
• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the Maintenance Department
• Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job related maintenance functions
• Inspect storage rooms, workrooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary or as may be directed
• Review and develop a plan of correction for maintenance deficiencies noted during survey inspections
• Ensure that services performed by outside vendors are properly completed/supervised in accordance with contracts/work orders
• Meet with maintenance personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, and solicit advice from inter-department supervisors
• Review and check competence of maintenance personnel and make necessary adjustments/corrections as required
• Make daily rounds to assure that maintenance personnel are performing required duties
• Maintain a productive working relationship with other department supervisors
• Supervise safety and fire protection and prevention programs by inspecting work areas and equipment at least weekly
• Ensure that maintenance personnel follow established safety regulations in the use of equipment and supplies at all times
• Ensure that all personnel wear and/or use safety equipment and supplies when lifting or moving heavy objects
• Ensure that supplies, equipment, etc., are maintained to provide a safe and comfortable environment
• Promptly report equipment or facility damage to the Administrator
• Assume the responsibility for obtaining/maintaining material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for hazardous chemicals
• Ensure that containers of hazardous chemicals in the department are properly labeled and stored
• Ensure that all maintenance personnel are trained to use labels and MSDSs to recognize hazards
• Develop, maintain, and implement infection control and universal precautions policies and procedures
• Ensure that all personnel performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or hazardous chemicals participate in appropriate in-service training programs
• Ensure that maintenance policies and procedures identify appropriate safety precautions and equipment to use when performing tasks that could result in bodily injury
• Make periodic rounds to check equipment and to assure that necessary equipment is available and working properly
• Monitor maintenance procedures to ensure that supplies are used in an efficient manner to avoid waste
• Assist in preparing and planning the Maintenance Department’s budget for equipment, supplies, and labor
• Maintain current written records of department expenditures
• Make weekly inspections of all maintenance functions to assure that quality control measures are continually maintained
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information
• Be prepared to handle emergencies as they come up
• Be sure that appropriate medical waste is disposed of in accordance with our facility’s established procedures

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.