Director of Maintenance and Housekeeping

Full Time

HarmarVillage Care Center is a comprehensive skilled nursing facility dedicated to providing high-quality whole-patient care. Through its comprehensive onsite services including cardiac, orthopedic, wound and memory support, HarmarVillage has come to revolutionize senior care in Allegheny County, helping its clients maximize their health, well-being and overall quality of life during these critical elder years.

The Director of Maintenance and Housekeeping will be wholly responsible for overseeing all associated functions, as head of the maintenance and housekeeping units. This management-level role comes with a host of diverse responsibilities, critical to the success of the organization, including:

• Interviewing, hiring, training and overseeing maintenance and housekeeping department employees
• Conducting ongoing performance appraisals to ensure the utmost in quality performance and safety
• Delivering timely repairs to maintain the highest levels of safety for the facility
• Maintaining the performance, condition and reliability of all plumbing, mechanical and electric equipment
• Developing and implementing facility-wide maintenance and housekeeping policies, in partnership with the Administrator
• Hiring and overseeing outside maintenance and safety service providers and housekeepers, and ensuring timely work is completed within budget and center guidelines
• Developing and maintaining a system for organizing/storing preventative maintenance records, and ensuring all necessary maintenance is performed, as needed
• Planning and conducting annual safety trainings, including fire and emergency drills

In addition to this role’s managerial functions, the Director of Maintenance and Housekeeping will be expected to function as a safety office for the facility, conducting safety tours, scheduling/organizing relevant in-services and conducting safety committee meetings quarterly. Additionally, this leader will be expected to attend ongoing professional trainings and continuing education seminars/conferences to ensure ongoing growth and development for the unit.

The ideal candidate will have experience in healthcare facility building management, with a strong working knowledge of building codes and safety regulations. Well-developed verbal and communication skills are essential, as is a topnotch work ethic and problem solving capabilities. Vaccination from Covid-19 is a condition for hiring, except where a bona fide religious or medical exemption is submitted. Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent, with an associate’s degree in environment services or a related field preferred. 

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