Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager - Generations Calgary

Location: 120 Sky View Ranch Drive NE, Calgary

Employee Status: Full Time

Reporting to: Executive Director

Date Available: Immediately

Application Closing Date: Until a suitable candidate is found

Rate of Pay: To be commensurate with qualifications, training, and relevant experience.

Designed to improve quality of life, the Generations Calgary campus includes designated supportive living and long-term care spaces for residents that promote mental, physical, social, and spiritual well-being. We are committed to best in class care for our residents and are looking for an individual to join our leadership team. If you would like to work at our state of the art, inter-generational campus, and are committed to serving our residents with care and compassion, we invite you to keep reading below.

Position Summary

Generations Calgary – Care Complex is currently looking for a dedicated, motivated, and passionate individual to join our team as Maintenance Manager. Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Maintenance Manager is responsible for the overall management of the state-of-the-art building and surrounding grounds. Is responsible for ensuring that all maintenance and facility operations are carried out to the highest standards, in accordance with the building and equipment warranty criteria, site policies, and standards for safety. As a member of the management team, the Maintenance Manager shall always seek out efficient ways of continuously improving site services and promote a positive and professional culture of safety. Responding to emergency situations, potentially after hours and weekend support and carrying a cell phone is also required.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Responsible to implement, maintain and improve the Preventative Maintenance Program, ensuring that all required checks are executed, promptly logged, and documented.

1. The Maintenance manager is a full-time working position where the incumbent shall be expected to carry out any number of various building related duties as may be necessary and only calling in the trades and specialty contractors when necessary and the expertise or trade qualifications are required.

2. Works effectively and manages all trades, sub-contractors and vendors related to the building and grounds maintenance.

3. Ensures the Alberta Health Supportive Living and Long Term Care Accommodation Standards are always met.

4. Prepares requests and scope of work documents as required to obtain written quotes for services. (I.e., snow removal, salting, sanding, landscape maintenance, irrigation maintenance, painting, window washing, specialized repairs not covered by the new building and equipment warranties.

5. Troubleshoot equipment and building systems problems and oversee all breakdown and upgrade repairs where specialized trades are required to attend the site.

6. Responsible for the supervision of all maintenance workers

7. Effectively performs all routine, scheduled and emergency building maintenance duties.

8. The Maintenance Manager shall be required to install, relocate, and carry out site servicing on site specific equipment and provide training to the other maintenance and care staff as may be necessary for the various lifts, beds, furniture, carts, mounting TV's etc.

9. Able to perform and instruct others on maintenance and repairs as necessary, i.e., basic plumbing issues, basic electrical issues, resetting alarm systems.

10. The Maintenance Manager shall be responsible for the routine changing, maintaining, and adjusting of the HVAC and various site equipment filters, belts, heating, and cooling thermostats, and be able to understand and operate the computerized building maintenance systems.

11. Become knowledgeable in the maintenance and safe operation of the facility's commercial kitchen equipment, including gas appliances, walk in cooler and freezers, dish washing and sanitizing equipment.

12. Knowledgeable or able to become knowledgeable in the day-to-day safe operations of the onsite emergency generator and its maintenance requirements.

13. Manage Asset Management Tool (Asset Planner) for maintenance, PM, and life cycle

14. Knowledgeable or able to become knowledgeable in the safe operation of all the sites life safety, security systems, Wi-Fi, telephone, and LAN systems. (Fire alarm, sprinkler alarm, nurse call, cameras, telephone, local area network system etc.).

15. Understands, promotes, and adheres to OH&S legislation, work safe standards and guidelines.

16. Establishes and practices safe work practices for all maintenance duties, investigates and over sees the correction of any unsafe work conditions and/or hazards.
    
    Qualifications:
    
    Education:

· Minimum Class 5th Class Power Engineering Certificate

· A Journeyman or similar level certificate in a trade appropriate for building maintenance.

Experience:

· Minimum 5 years experience as a supervisor in maintenance or construction related trade

· Formal / previous training in building management and operations programs (BMS) / software and experience and training in facility preventative maintenance

· Knowledge of Asset Planner

· Experience in repairs and functioning of kitchen equipment

· Knowledge of cooling tower maintenance

Skills:

· Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, fluency in English required.

· A commitment to safe workplace practices.

· Strong problem-solving abilities.

· Strong computer skills including MS office, inventory management and (BMS) building systems maintenance software.

As employees in a healthcare setting are at a higher risk of exposure, it is recommended that the successful applicant for this position has received up to date influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations and any required booster vaccinations, to aide in the decrease of transmission to vulnerable persons. Generations Calgary recognizes that the health and safety of our employees and residents is our priority.

To further protect our residents as well as other employees and volunteers, Generations Calgary requires all employees to produce a clear Vulnerable Sector Search within 6 months prior to starting work.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Extended health care

Work Location: In person