Maintenance Director

Company: Virginia Health and Rehabilitation Center
Location: Waukesha, WI

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Join the Five Star Team!

At Five Star Senior Living, our motto is “Expect the Best”. Our residents and patients expect the best in service, care and amenities – and our employees expect the best in career opportunity and growth.


Five Star offers the advantages of both a large and small company. With more than 21,000 employees coast to coast, we are a prominent – and growing company. Yet each senior living community and rehabilitation center also maintains its own individual presence, which helps preserve that friendly, “small-company” feeling.


In other words, at Five Star, you’ll be a valuable member of a large team with a strong support system – plus you’ll have opportunities to be recognized for your individual contributions. Most importantly, you’ll be doing something worthwhile every day; helping create a safe, healthy and happy lifestyle for seniors from all walks of life.

The Virginia Health and Rehabilitation Center is a quaint, 105 bed skilled and rehabilitation facility nestled in a residential
neighborhood in Waukesha near Frame Park.

This leadership position is responsible for managing facility general maintenance and facility repairs.

At this time, we are seeking a Maintenance Director to join our team!

Responsibilities

  • Performs general maintenance work on a daily basis, including replacing light bulbs, repairing electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and appliances.
  • Prepares resident apartments for new occupants by painting, cleaning carpets and general maintenance.
  • Maintains the grounds by mowing, sweeping and trimming trees and shrubs or securing/managing contractor for those duties.
  • Takes out trash and conducts daily inspections of the building exterior and ground equipment.
  • Keeps accurate maintenance records of work done, inventory and purchasing. Manages expenses through knowledge of budget. May purchase maintenance supplies, tools and appliances with Executive Director approval.
  • Recommends replacement of major items (such as carpet, appliances, etc.) as well as long and short term maintenance needs.
  • Maintains, plans and implements preventative maintenance program and prepares the Preventative Maintenance Report for Executive Director’s review.
  • Obtains bids for Project Authorization Requests (PAR items).
  • Transports residents to and from appointments in the absence of the Recreation Manager or Van Driver, using the community vehicle.

Qualifications

  • Requires two years of related maintenance experience and some formal training in one or all of the following areas: carpentry, plumbing, painting, HVAC, refurbishing and cleaning.
  • Ability to perform general maintenance repair needs at assigned buildings, problem solve, plan, organize, communicate and cooperate with others.
  • Demonstrated effective supervisory/leadership experience.
  • Knowledgeable in building codes and safety regulations.
  • Possess the ability to make independent decisions, to follow instructions, and to accept constructive criticism.
  • Ability to minimize waste of supplies, misuse of equipment, etc.
  • Ability to seek out new methods and participate and be willing to incorporate them into existing maintenance practices.
  • Ability to effectively follow written and oral instructions.
  • As Manager On Duty, must be able to make sound strategic and operational decisions that directly impact the business of the community.
  • To (2) years of related maintenance experience.
  • Formal training in carpentry, plumbing, painting, HVAC, refurbishing and cleaning
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Organization & priority management skills.
  • Knowledgeable in building codes and safety regulations.
  • Strong problem solving ability.
  • Ability to minimize waste of supplies, misuse of equipment, ect.
  • Willingness to seek out new methods and to incorporate them into existing maintenance practices.
  • Demonstrated effective supervisory/leadership experience.

Please apply to FiveStarSeniorLiving.com:
The Virginia Health And Rehabilitation Center
1451 Cleveland Avenue
Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone: 262-547-2123
Email: sullsperger@5ssl.com

We are located only 5 minutes from I-94 & Hwy 18!

Drug-free workplace
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities
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