What are the responsibilities and job description for the Facility Maintenance Manager A position at State of Louisiana?
The mission of the Louisiana Veterans Homes is to primarily serve the Veterans' population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. The primary objective of home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans with the ultimate goal of returning the veterans to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity.
Supervises and directs subordinate employees in the overall maintenance/preventative maintenance, general repair and renovation activities of the facility. Plans, schedules and supervises maintenance and repair work to buildings, grounds, and utility systems. Determines work schedules, approves leave, evaluates staff performance and reviews and approves work of subordinate employees. Coordinates activities of maintenance, and transportation with other units to ensure a continuous safe and efficient operation. Sketches plans, reads and interprets blueprints and manufacturer's specifications. Establishes and administers preventative maintenance program for department equipment. Makes recommendations to administration concerning purchases of new or replacement of existing departmental equipment.
Advises the Administrator on all maintenance and repair problems.
Consults with other State and Federal agencies regarding requirements for facility compliance. Coordinates with contract service vendors relative to repairs/replacement of broken equipment and appliances and keeps administration abreast of all maintenance and/or repair problems through verbal and written reports.
Maintains an inventory system to record inventory level, additions and stock usage and to ensure adequate supplies are available. Directs the analysis of inventory to determine the need for additional new items or the discontinuance of items. Directs a periodic physical inventory. Meets with vendors to compare prices and specifications on each product used. Initiates purchases and requisitions in order to insure that adequate inventory of supplies, materials and equipment are maintained. Responsible for all records incidental to maintenance activities of the facility.
Coordinates the safety program for the facility. Ensures the facility complies with safety and fire codes. Inspects buildings, equipment and job site for compliance with safety and codes. Notifies administration of procedural and safety hazards. Investigates incidents, accidents and work-related injuries to determine causes and circumstances and recommends remedial action. Assures compliance with all ORM requirements. Assures compliance with all VA and other licensing entities requirements. Conducts fire drills and maintains records of those drills. Prepares reports on investigations and inspections for the Safety Committee. Keeps record of the DA2000/3000.
**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.
A Resume will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. You must describe your duties as you will not be qualified on job title alone. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.
There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application.
All candidates for hire must undergo drug screening and may require additional background check(s).
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
DISQUALIFICATION:
While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to:
- Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed)
- Submission of a resume and/or SF-10 application in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered.
- Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position).
- Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Jamaile Burton
Human Resources Analyst
Jamaile.Burton@la.gov
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To manage construction, maintenance, and repair activities at one or more facilities.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Manager.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad direction from a higher level agency official.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct supervision over subordinate maintenance personnel. See allocation criteria memo for details.
LOCATION OF WORK:
May be used by all state agencies.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Facility Assistant Maintenance Managers by presence of independent responsibility over facility construction, maintenance, and repair activities.
Differs from other Facility Maintenance Managers by amount of total building size and/or budgetary responsibility.
See allocation criteria memo for details.
EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Major allocating criteria are defined as follows:
1. Square Footage: Includes only the area of all buildings covered and enclosed by exterior walls.
2. Budget: Includes preparation, spending, and accountability (i.e. who signs the purchase orders, etc).
Delegates and supervises job duties for complex building system functions and assures operability of the system through coordination with subordinate and contract personnel.
Provides supervision and broad direction for the maintenance and repair of all facility utilities. Includes oversight and operation of Energy and Automation Management systems.
Prepares and reviews construction/maintenance documents and expenditures for contracts, projects, and RFP's. Approves purchasing requests up to approved limits.
Provides and prepares documentation for deficiency reports on state contracts, and projects for review and/or discipline to other state agencies.
Supervises and delegates job duties for subordinate personnel and project contractors in the maintenance, repair and renovations of all facilities.
Directs purchasing and requisitioning of adequate inventories of supplies, materials and equipment.
Maintains records incidental to all activities of the facility.
Reviews and evaluates subordinate personnel performance.
Prepares facility related information and reports for justifications for all expenditures and manpower. Reviews and evaluates contractors and vendors performance for justification of expenditures and manpower cost.
Advises and recommends to agency management the maintenance, repair and renovation issues requiring significant staffing and monetary impacts. Includes recommendations for contractor and RFP issues.
Prepares, reviews and provides recommendations for annual budget for Maintenance Sections. Includes documentation for cost for all contract, vendor and RFP's requirements and mandates.
Consults with other state agencies, directors, architects, project managers, contractors and contract engineers.
Serves as necessary on committees and acts as a consultant to other committees for facility related matters.
Implements and directs training and safety programs for all subordinate personnel. Includes training and safety programs for contractors and vendors personnel in state facilities.
Prepares and reviews service, construction, vendor and RFP contracts and advises agency management on contract specifications and plans.
Advises and/or responds to emergencies on a 24-hour basis as required.
Plans, supervises and delegates job duties for all landscaping of facility grounds. Includes direction over contractor and vendor personnel assigned to facility grounds.
Conducts maintenance, construction and vendor meetings for facility related problems, issues and concerns as needed.
Directs other sections such as boiler plant, housekeeping, security, laundry and motor pool as needed.
Salary : $5,477 - $9,856
