Director, Maintenance

Job Summary

• The Maintenance Director is responsible for maintaining the physical condition of the property in a safe, efficient, and quality manner.
• This position will direct and assist in all phases of maintenance operations and will have oversight and supervision over the Site's maintenance technicians and/or porters.
• Designs, implements, and modifies preventive maintenance programs by reviewing maintenance reports and statistics, quality control reports, inspecting operating machines and systems for conformance with operational standards.
• Directs maintenance operations by identifying requirements, forecasting resources, providing oversight for minor construction projects, capital improvement projects, and daily repair tasks.
• Assure timely completion of all tasks by providing direction to supervisors, technicians, engineers, and vendors. Prepares and approves specifications for contracted purchase of replacement parts and new equipment and systems.
• Maintains maintenance staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees and by planning, monitoring and appraising job results.
• Assures the training, annual evaluation, and discipline of all maintenance employees.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, by enforcing adherence to requirements, and by advising leadership on needed actions. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Identifies requirements for an annual maintenance budget, preparing recommendations for capital and renovation expenditures, scheduling expenditures, coordinating projects with the purchasing office, analyzing variance, initiating corrective action, and anticipating long-term issues.
• Ensures proper environment and continuous improvement by determining work priorities by scheduling repairs, maintenance and installation of machines, tools, equipment, and systems.
• Priority of work is based on facility need, the age of facilities and components, and the order in which work requests are received.
• Supports development and improvements by reviewing new products, equipment, systems, and by discussing equipment and systems needs and modifications with engineers and vendors, coordinating activities of technicians, workers and contractors fabricating or modifying structures, equipment, or systems.

Requirements

• Three years of maintenance facility experience required
• Ability to identify maintenance problems, plan and follow through to their solution in a timely manner. In depth understanding of physical plant maintenance requirements.
• Knowledge of state and federal guidelines.
• Prefer experience in estimating maintenance and repair costs