Job Description

We are seeking a Maintenance Manager to join our community committed to delivering outstanding Service to our residents. As a Maintenance Manager, you will play an important role in all phases of service that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others!

What you'll do:

• Serve as the day-to-day working supervisor for workers and outside vendors engaged in maintaining buildings and grounds and repairing and operating equipment, machinery and distribution lines.
• Assist with the safe and efficient maintenance and operation of the physical campus. Conform with all safety and fire regulations and sanitation standards.
• Determine work order priorities, establish daily work schedule for facility maintenance workers, establish schedules for preventative maintenance (PM) tasks and safety inspections, help ensure that all maintenance machinery and facility equipment is properly maintained, estimate costs of repairs, determine order in which repairs will be done, and approve work orders.
• Make recommendations to Executive Director regarding when to outsource facility maintenance tasks.
• Supervise emergency and major repair jobs such as replacing heating and air conditioning units; keep cost records.
• Prepare requisitions for replacement parts and equipment and expendable supplies.
• Assist Executive Director related to preparing annual budget requests.
• Review prints and specifications for new construction and capital equipment replacement.
• Accompany inspectors or periodically inspect facilities such as the boiler room and air conditioning rooms.
• Monitors Swimming pool safety and water standards. Maintains Certified Pool Operator certifications.
• Direct workers who install and repair to abide by safety and fire regulations to ensure that all work will meet inspection standards.
• Assist Director with identifying needs for maintenance worker training, suggest vendors for training, monitor maintenance employees and provide constructive feedback; conduct annual performance evaluations.
• Cultivate and monitor relationships with outside service providers and construction contractors.
• Study and investigate new trends and advances in maintenance field.
• Conduct staff meetings regularly; attend and participate in staff meetings and training as required. Participate in Q.A. Committee as required.

What you’ll bring

• Requires in-depth understanding of all aspects of facility maintenance to include practical related experience in fields such as stationary engineering, building maintenance, building construction, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical wiring. Minimum of 3-5 years of prior related progressive experience in maintenance work required.
• Requires at least one year of supervisory experience in a related field. Military experience at the rank of E-5 or above will be supervisory experience.
• High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) required; Associates Degree or an industry certification such as a Facility Management Certification, an industry certification is desirable.
• Requires considerable initiative and judgment involved in establishing inspection and maintenance schedules, delegating responsibilities, supervising others, selecting equipment and supplies, reducing hazards, directing maintenance, repair, installation activities, and preparing budget estimates.
• Requires alertness during inspections to detect malfunctioning of equipment and/or fire and safety hazards.
• Requires attention to detail and ability to comprehend a variety of technical processes and procedures. Must be able to read engineering drawings and associated specifications.
• Requires ability to make emergency decisions concerning power and equipment failure, fire and similar disturbances.
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Requires ability to understand and carry out complex oral and written instructions.
• Requires ability to recognize differences in sounds, such as voices/noises that are loud and playful instead of angry and combative.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.