John Ball Zoo has entrusted Management Business Solutions as a strategic recruitment partner in their pursuit of a Maintenance Manager in Grand Rapids, MI. Aligned with John Ball Zoos robust talent strategies, we have meticulously structured our processes to adeptly identify, screen, and recruit qualified candidates for this pivotal opening.

SUMMARY: In collaboration with the Director of Facilities, the Maintenance Manager plans, organizes, and supervises the daily maintenance and repair of structural features, fixtures, furnishings, and operating systems of the assigned facilities. Supervises building operating services including preventive and emergency maintenance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, and other systems and equipment, and maintenance of parking areas and access ways.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides leadership, direction, and supervision to facilities department, maintaining positive working relationships with all functional areas of John Ball Zoo


• Identifies and creates opportunities for individual growth and continued development for direct reports, coaches and deliver performance appraisals and when necessary, administers disciplinary actions for subordinate staff.


• Assesses training requirements for maintenance staff and ensures that staff receive proper training in maintenance procedures for operating systems and structural features and fixtures, and safety and security procedures and protocols.


• Provides on-site supervision for contractual and other maintenance staff assigned to the facility.


• Serves as back up for Building and Grounds Manager including supervising staff and work responsibilities.

• Manages daily facilities maintenance for public areas, administrative offices, and/or secure areas of buildings; walkways; parking areas; and other exterior features.


• Determines schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.


• In collaboration with John Ball Zoos Safety division, proactively identifies safety issues, promotes a safe work environment, and ensures employee safety training is provided to staff in order to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.


• Implements preventive maintenance schedules for structural features and fixtures, and mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and other operating systems.


• Inspects, identifies, and schedules repair or replacement of damaged, deteriorated or obsolete structural features, equipment, operating and security systems and/or components thereof, walkways, parking areas and access ways.


• Maintains an inventory control system for maintenance, replacement parts, tools, and equipment; determines appropriate reorder points; and orders replacement stocks as necessary to maintain appropriate operating inventories.


• Inspects structural features, operating systems, exterior lighting systems, access ways and parking areas to ensure compliance with all codes, ordinances, rules, and regulations including, but not limited to constructions codes and ordinances, electrical and fire safety codes, health and sanitation codes, signage regulations, and accessibility requirements.


• Receives, logs, classifies, and monitors disposition of work orders and closes work orders upon completion of repair or maintenance work in question; monitors disposition of work in progress and closes work orders upon completion of repair and maintenance work in question.


• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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