Maintenance Director

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES For Veterans and those who care for them.

MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR

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Would you like to be part of an amazing team that helps veterans thrive? At the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services (ADVS), we are committed to serving and honoring veterans, service members, and their families by ensuring that they receive the highest quality services so they can thrive for a lifetime!

We are looking for an outstanding Maintenance Director. This integral position is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the building, utilities service systems, grounds and vehicles, and ensuring compliance with health and safety codes.

Your rewards:

• The opportunity to receive a pension and healthcare benefits for a lifetime!
• Generous paid time-off benefits
• Wellness and employee assistance programs, plus so much more!

Your Contribution:

• Provide the highest quality services for veterans
• Participate in facility meetings, training sessions, and the implementation of the Arizona Management System (AMS) to achieve continuous improvement and efficiency
• Use and develop your potential within a supportive team environment

• Plans, organizes and supervises the maintenance activities/projects of the Arizona State Veteran Home ensuring compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations and facility policies and procedures
• Develops and implements a comprehensive preventive maintenance program for the both the building and grounds
• Conducts continuous inspections and reviews of maintenance procedures, assignments and projects, ensuring that all preventive maintenance and repairs occur to keep the facility and equipment in sound working condition
• Conducts inspections of the grounds to ensure that they are properly and safely maintained
• Supervises subordinate staff to ensure the goals and objectives of the work unit are met
• Plans, organizes, assigns and reviews the work of the maintenance staff
• Coordinates with state consultants and monitors contractor performance
• Supervises all building and/or grounds alterations and new construction projects
• Develops, documents, and implements safety plans to include disaster plans/drills, fire safety inspections and fire drills
• Assists in projecting budget for maintenance operation
• Provides input concerning needs for supplies, personnel, utility requirements, and contractual services
• Submits capital improvement requests to Administrator
• Ensures all state procurement rules are followed
• Works within budget parameters and monitors expenditures
• Supervises the state owned vehicle fleet to ensure appropriate usage and proper maintenance
• Remains actively involved in AMS processes such as huddle boards, problem-solving, job breakdown sheets, success tracking, and standardized work
• Assumes staff assignments when necessary
• Consults with department and facility managers relative to program objectives, staffing and equipment needs, budget, operational policies and procedures, and management issues

Knowledge of:

• Applicable survey regulations and standards
• Physical plant operation, maintenance and repair
• Methods and practices of remodeling and construction
• Traditional trade and mechanical fields
• Grounds maintenance
• Safety practices and building codes
• Estimating, costing, budgeting and ordering materials

Skill in:

• Interpersonal skills
• Interpreting/reading plans, specifications and blueprints
• Analyzing and solving problems concerning maintenance and repair issues
• Working with computers
• Record keeping
• Report writing
• Basic math

Ability to:

• Assess the needs for repairs or preventive maintenance and to develop plans for these projects
• Accurately estimate building costs and material requirements
• Operate construction equipment and power tools
• Plan, delegate, review work of others
• Train others
• Learn and implement AMS methods and concepts

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