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Maintenance Director Job in Bronx 10454, New York US
Maintenance DirectorAbout the JobJob Summary: Direct all maintenance personnel and maintenance services throughout a housing development consisting of 38 residential apartment buildings (1200 apartments), scattered over an area of 12 city-blocks, located in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx, New York.Job Responsibilities: Building maintenance and Repair: Direct and manage maintenance, repair, and custodial operations Develop and maintain written departmental procedures for maintenance & repair of properties and equipment.
Receive and process work orders based on tenant calls, and on field inspections Prepare specifications for contracted work and submit to site manager to conduct outside bids.
Policy, Reporting, and Law: Act to keep properties in compliance with State and Local codes Compile, maintain, and file the physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required in maintenance area.
Prepare data necessary to process maintenance payroll.
Budget and Inventory : Administer maintenance budget and ensure that programs are cost-effective and funds are managed prudently.
Compile budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs Plan and direct inventory and stock control program for equipment and supplies.
Initiate purchase orders and bids in accordance with budgetary limitations Replace and maintain a current inventory of supplies and parts.
Approve and forward purchase orders and invoices to the site manager and the accounting department for payment.
Recommend disposal of obsolete equipment and the purchase replacement equipment when necessary.
Personnel Management :Assign work to maintenance/custodial personnel and oversee completion.
Prepare, review, and recommend job descriptions in maintenance department Evaluate job performance of employees to ensure effectiveness.
Recruit, train, and supervise maintenance/custodial personnel and make sound recommendations about personnel placement, transfer, retention, and dismissal.
Safety :Maintain safety standards in conformity with all government and insurance regulations and develop a program of preventive safety.
Ensure that equipment is maintained in operating and optimum condition.
Other: Perform disaster duty when needed.
Attend professional growth activities and training to keep abreast of innovative techniques in maintenance operations.
Respond to after hours emergencies as needed.
Preferred Minimum Qualifications: Special Knowledge and Skills: Knowledge of all the systems in 5+ story elevator multifamily properties, and of the procedures to insure their proper maintenance and custodial care.
Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage a unionized maintenance workforce (50 supers, handymen, and porters), and an administrative staff.
Bilingual English/Spanish skills.
Experience: Supervisory experience in maintenance operations.
Experience in maintaining a sizeable development.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.