Maintenance Director

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description : MAINTENANCE

SUMMARY : Performs assigned duties that protect the safety and dignity of our residents.

Works together with other housekeepers and supervisor to ensure a clean, disinfected, and

odor-free environment. Works with housekeeping supervisor to ensure all departmental and

corporate goals are achieved.

QUALIFICATIONS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform

position specific job duties at an acceptable level. Job responsibilities are completed by

following established guidelines and protocols within the appropriate time frame. An

individual will also demonstrate the necessary skills to represent the following requirements :

• A complete knowledge of how to clean, disinfect, and sanitize required areas

following safe and effective guidelines.

sink, a bathroom floor.

and steam cleaning machine.

fans, and hallways.

bed-skirts, mattress pads, covers, sheets, blankets, comforters, and pillowcases

that match.

especially pertaining to bio-hazardous specimens, i.e., urine, blood, or feces.

community.

Education and / or Experience : The ability to read, write, speak clearly and follow

written and oral instructions.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations : Must successfully complete and be current in all

training requirements for training under ALF regulations with AHCA.

There are many dangers to employees working in the Maintenance Department in an Assisted

Living Facility, including splashes to the eye, chemical burns, and possible equipment

malfunction. Also, personnel must be properly informed of labeling of chemical containers,

how to read and interpret material safety data sheets and how to correctly label and dispose of

bio-hazardous waste materials.

The following is a list of procedures that are taught and are mandatory procedures to be

followed by each employee in the housekeeping department :

§ Cleaning procedures where exposure to bodily fluids is possible.

§ Correct procedure for cleaning a blood spill using a “HIV effective”

cleaning solution.

§ Proper use of protective equipment (gloves) during routine duties.

§ Procedure for labeling of small containers.

§ Procedure in case of chemical burn or splash in the eye.

§ Location of facility eyewash station.

§ Location and interpretation of MSDS’s.

§ Procedure for transferring chemicals from one container to another.

§ Procedures for safe use of any equipment.

§ Procedures for tagging equipment that is out of order.

§ Correct labeling of bio-hazardous waste materials.

§ Correct disposal of bio-hazardous waste materials.

§ Procedure for bagging contaminated laundry.

Each employee is mandated to follow the safety training and precautions required through the

initial employee training session.

ESSENTIAL TASKS :

guidelines.

caused by electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling systems.

carpentry, repair work, changing light bulbs, and various other routine

maintenance tasks.

semi-annual, and annual preventative maintenance.

Evacuation Procedures and know how to use the information.

DAILY TASKS :

chemicals to prevent areas from becoming permanently ruined.

carpentry, repair work, changing light bulbs, and various other routine

maintenance tasks.

WEEKLY TASKS :

baseboards, walls, etc.), minor carpentry, repair work, changing light bulbs, and

various other routine maintenance tasks.

trimming the bushes and trees, keeping the leaves and litter picked up, the

sidewalks clear of debris, and any erosion challenges under control, as necessary.