Facilities Manager

Facilities Maintenance Manager
Greater Southwest Development Corporation (GSDC) is a community development agency based in the
City of Chicago whose primary goal is to improve the quality of life in southwest Chicago through entrepreneurial, commercial and residential real estate development, as well as a variety of business and residential resources.

Our vision: A thriving southwest Chicago community.

Our mission: To be a catalyst for creating and maintaining a vital southwest Chicago community by empowering, building and sustaining development that raises the quality of life for our neighborhood residents, businesses and industries.

Facilities Maintenance Manager

Job Description

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Director of Operations

Summary:
Scheduling, supervision and implementation addressing the maintenance, preventive maintenance of the physical plant, (HVAC), exterior and interior maintenance of the property.

Direct supervision of the maintenance and janitorial staff responding to the housekeeping and resident service request, also addressing any vendor or contractor services of all properties under GSDC when applicable.

Direct Reports:
Maintenance Technicians
– three total

Essential duties and responsibilities:
Schedule and perform all resident and staff originated work/repair requests.

Semi-Annual residential unit inspections and perform resulting work on demand

Mechanical and structural property inspections and scheduling work orders as required

Vacant unit inspection, preparation and supervision of maintenance and janitorial staff

Preventive maintenance planning and routine work schedule for maintenance team

Ensure all regulatory code compliance

Preparing, issuing, prioritizing of all work orders issued and follow-up inspection of completed work

Promptly respond to all building emergencies

Ability to be on call 24/7

Maintaining management summary of all work completed

Routine and preventive maintenance work on all mechanical and structural equipment

Act as administrator for computerized work order program

Perform Routine inspections of building exterior and property grounds

Ensure department productivity standards are maintained

Regularly reviews the performance of the maintenance and janitorial staff

Perform routine inspections of building interior and exterior

Performs department quality inspections

Organizing and scheduling work for outside contractors

Ensures department standards

Maintaining of all major systems throughout building (i.e.

HVAC) and emergency systems (i.e.

sprinkler system, lighting)

Assistance with repair and work order requests when warranted to maintenance team

Ensures housekeeping cleaning standards are met and maintained
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL DEGREE REQUIRED x High School x Vocational

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Assuming the education checked above, how much experience and training would be required to achieve minimum performance on the job:

Required: Associate or Technical degree in a related field
2 – 3 years of related facilities or building maintenance experience

At least one year of experience with CMMS Computerized Maintenance and Management Systems
Life Safety/Fire Safety basic knowledge, General Knowledge of OSHA and regulatory requirements
2 years supervisor experience

COMPUTER SKILS
Required: Basic skills in Microsoft Word, Excel & Power Point
Preferred: Realpage Facilities Maintenance Software or other Facilities Maintenance Software

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must have valid State of Illinois Drivers License

MENTAL EFFORT
Concentration required: Light _ Moderate x Considerable Sustained Variable
Interruptions: _ Few x Frequent Constant

PHYSICAL EFFORT
Physical effort required: _ Light x Moderate Considerable Sustained Variable x Sitting x Standing x Walking x Lifting 50 pounds

WORKING CONDITIONS

_x Exposure to loud noise x exposure to extreme weather conditions

Other (please explain): Must have a valid driver’s license

EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS

Following are guidelines of expectations for Maintain current knowledge in your area of all employees of this organization.

These skill and expertise, and strive to improve your own guidelines are incorporated as part of your job work.

descriptions.

Ø Report to work on time as scheduled.

You
As an employee you are expected to do the should be at your work assignment ready to following: begin work at scheduled starting times.
Observe break times appropriately.
Ø Be courteous and professional.

Be friendly, Ø Make efficient use of your time at work.

helpful, and supportive.

Use a person’s Establish priorities with your supervisor, and name and use such phrases as “please,” use your time wisely.

thank you,” and “may I help you?” Whenever Ø Communicate effectively.

Be open, honest, appropriate.

and truthful with yourself and others.

Talk to

Ø Promote team spirit.

Work together and your supervisor.

Ask questions.

Give your cooperate in an effort to promote quality supervisor pertinent information, stating the client services and enhance staff facts without concealment and exaggeration.

relationships.

Help fellow staff members Ø Maintain an appropriate appearance.

Make perform their work.

Share responsibilities, sure uniform is clean and you are neatly recognize others’ achievements.

groomed.

It is important to portray a positive

Ø Anticipate and meet client needs.

Be image.

observant and aware of and react to Ø Know the structure, philosophy, and purpose individual client needs.

Client dignity is of of the organization.

Know how you fit into the primary importance.

structure and purpose of the organization.

Ø Participate in making quality of work better.

Maintain and promote the philosophy of the
Suggest improvements to your supervisor.

organization.
Help others learn correct procedures.

Be open to new ideas and methods.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00
– $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
On call
Ability to commute/relocate:
Chicago, IL: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Education:
High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
Maintenance: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
Driver’s License (Required)
Work Location: Multiple Locations