Hospital Maintenance Supervisor

About the role

The Hospital Maintenance Supervisor provides direct supervision to the Facilities Management Hospital maintenance and electrical staff, manages disciplinary actions as needed, performs quality management responsibilities, assists the Director of Facilities Management in financial management responsibilities, and develops/implements maintenance and operations goals/objectives.

Responsibilities

• Supervises staff in the area of maintenance operation and repair of TCRHCC’s physical buildings including electrical repairs.
• Manages recruitment, mentoring, coaching and professional development of staff; provides work direction/assignment of duties to meet operational requirements; establishes performance reviews/individual goals with staff; identifies training/educational requirements.
• Investigates work issues and/or staff performance issues and initiates appropriate disciplinary action.
• Affirms that position descriptions are correct and accurate for all positions supervised; advises staff on rules of conduct and disciplinary procedures.
• Plans, schedules, and assigns work order on a regular short-term basis or verbal work order priorities based upon degree of need; performs preventive maintenance for TCRHCC and surrounding clinics; selects employees to perform specific assignments based on their experience, skills and ability; availability of material, equipment and discuss any issues/concerns with the Director.
• Revises work assignments to accommodate priority changes, leave schedules and other needs.
• Responsible for establishing and preparing a 24-hour on-call scheduled. Responds to on-call call backs, as and when necessary.
• Establish and adhere to a preventative maintenance schedule for all property equipment systems, including sewer, water and natural gas.
• Performs and gives recommendations for high level repairs when required.
• Captivates work schedules with the various department heads so that work is completed with minimal disturbance to patients and staff members.
• Inspects work in progress and upon completion for progress and quality.
• Enters required information on work order forms concerning action taken, time required, and worker identification.
• Guides workers engaged in painting and performing structural repairs to masonry, carpentry, and furnishings of buildings, electrical and mechanics on HVAC repairs.
• Directs workers engaged in ground maintenance activities such as mowing lawns, trimming hedges, removing weeds, and raking and disposing of leaves and refuse, inspecting/monitoring progress.
• Directs workers assisting other departments as requested, including moving furniture and unloading and storing supplies and inspecting/monitoring progress.
• Develops/implements PM programs to reduce unexpected downtime of critical utilities like HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and medical gas systems.
• During monsoon/winter storms are expected to be on call at short notice and make arrangements for excess water/snow removal.
• Participates in the contract program of maintenance projects as the man-on-the-spot for the hospital by reporting on-site progress of contractors to the Director.
• When requested, prepares simple drawings of proposed projects, bill of material and approximate project cost.
• Obtains informal price quotations from potential contracts on specified projects for transmittal to appropriate office.
• Participates in emergency callbacks and acts as the main point of contact for resolving critical, afterhours, weekend, holidays infrastructure failures and emergency repair work, as required by immediate supervisor or designee.
• Cooordinates with external vendors and contractors for construction or specialized repair work projects.
• Assists the Director in development/improvement of policies, procedures, and programs in accordance with applicable codes, regulations, and standards; ensures compliance by employees and external service providers.
• Develops/implements minor works and capital budgets within project performance standards; monitors expenditures, variance analysis and reporting; takes corrective action as required.
• Provides support in specific areas such as infrastructure, technical standards, systems commissioning, contract management and safety or integrity management.
• Takes reasonable steps to ensure safety of staff, patients, and visitors.
• Sets out opportunities for personal growth/development re: future business needs. In collaboration with next level of management, defines skill and competency gap and creates/ implements personal/career development plans.
• Provides development/leadership support to team members and to the external service providers working on-site.
• Must be familiar with TJC (Joint Commission) and NFPA standards such as life, safety, and environment of care.
• Ensures proper PPE is worn at all times while on duty including but not limited to face mask, gloves, gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering respirator or higher (if available), and eye or face shield.

Qualifications

• Necessary Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Facilities Management, Business Management or Business Administration.
• Experience: Three (3) years in construction management and/or facilities maintenance management skills including HVAC repair, plumbing, and/or electrical; three (3) years of managerial or supervisory experience.
• Verifiable experience, and working knowledge of Hospital accreditation requirements, industry standards, Hospital policies and procedures, financial control principles, Workplace Hazardous Material Information Systems, Occupational Health & Safety Act, and environmental waste management regulations.
• Licenses/Certifications: Must obtain and maintain the certifications of the DOT Hazmat Certification and Lead & Asbestos Supervisor Certification within six (6) months of hire date; Must obtain and maintain the certifications of the 10-hr OSHA General Industry Certification within six (6) months of hire date; Must have a current, unrestricted, valid state driver’s license and maintain throughout employment.
• Skills and Abilities: A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers; Computer literate in Microsoft Office with the ability to generate spreadsheets and reports as well as creating simple drawings with Microsoft Visio or equivalent including PDF software; Ability to read blueprints and technical drawings and manuals; Ability to adapt and learn new department software as necessary; Task specific proper PPE use; Completion of and, above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewees and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job; Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job; Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job; Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.