UTILITIES & MAINTENANCE SUPT I - SES

Requisition No: 828395 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: UTILITIES & MAINTENANCE SUPT I - SES

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 50556004 

Salary:  $34,288.60 - $46,462.52 

Posting Closing Date: 05/24/2024 

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Requisition #828395

UTILITIES & MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT I – SES ‎ 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Alwyn C. Cashe State Veterans' Nursing Home

Orlando, Orange County

Annual Salary: $34,288.60 - $46,462.52

Paid Bi-Weekly

Shift: 8:00am – 4:30pm

***ANTICIPATED VACANCY***

The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency dedicated to ‎serving those who served U.S.  Our ‎skilled nursing facility boasts a loyal team of long-term employees and a ‎fantastic work culture.‎

EXCELLENT EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Benefits are prepaid): 

• Competitive Wage Scale
• Choice of Insurance plans - HMO or PPO
• Health Insurance - Individual Plan $8.34 per MONTH
• Health Insurance - Family Plan $30 per MONTH
• Life, Dental, Vision and much more offered
• SES Disability Income Insurance Plan
• The Florida Retirement System (FRS) offers two retirement plans - the Investment Plan and the Pension Plan
• The Florida Deferred Compensation Plan is a 457b pre-tax retirement program.
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• Nine paid holidays
• Tuition Waiver Program for full time employees- up to 6 credit hours each semester

Education and employment history must be verifiable.  Please attach any credentials you claim (degrees, certifications, etc.) to your application.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:‎

• Must have 3 years of verifiable experience in commercial facilities repairs and/or maintenance‎.
• Must have 3 years of verifiable supervisory experience in the maintenance, construction, or related field.
• Above average computer skills are required, to include use of Microsoft Office, Outlook, ‎& Excel to develop various reports and maintain records.
• Must be willing and able to be on-call and/or work a schedule that includes frequent after hours ‎and weekend work, planned or emergency‎.
• Must be willing and able to lift 50+ pounds without assistance.
• Must be willing and able to perform the following physical tasks frequently throughout the day: climbing ‎ladders, tight space, bending, crawling, and reaching‎.
• Must have a valid Florida driver’s license.
• Must have knowledge of the procedures and techniques for building and ground maintenance and/or for ‎operating heating, air conditioning, sewage treatment or water purification plants‎.
• Must be willing and able to operate, inspect, and/or maintain buildings and grounds, equipment and/or machinery.
• Must be willing and able to perform preventive or regular maintenance activities.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with others.
• Successful completion of the employment screening process to include, but not limited to, a national background investigation and drug test.‎

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: ‎

• Long Term Care Facility experience
• Knowledge of AHCA Life Safety Procedures for a LTC facility along with state regulations, rules, ‎and Statutes
• Able to read and understand ASBUILDS (blueprints)‎
• Ability to prioritize workload and problem solving.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:‎

• Develops, plans, implements, and monitors all aspects of maintenance functions in ‎accordance with required techniques and procedures.
• Maintains the requirements for the maintenance department, including grounds.
• ‎Oversees and supervises Safety Program including Life Safety
• Maintains environmental controls and equipment (chiller, boiler, and generator plants) are operational ‎and properly maintained through the utilization of employees and/or maintenance ‎contracts.
• Assigns duties to maintenance and grounds staff as required and conducts ‎routine and special inspections to ensure compliance with law, rules, policies, and ‎procedures.
• Makes recommendations for alterations or additions to the home. Consults with ‎architects, engineers, and contractors to develop project proposals, budget estimates and ‎specifications for various capital improvement projects to ensure jobs are completed and ‎that they meet the required specifications.
• Works with the Purchasing Agent in the ‎acquisition of materials, tools, and/or services needed for home operations and to meet ‎project requirements.
• Maintains procedures for daily operations, life safety and maintenance of ‎equipment.
• Plans and presents fire and safety training for members and staff.‎ Inspects life safety systems and ensures compliance with procedures.  Serves as the ‎hazardous materials coordinator for the Nursing Home
• Provides or insures required and specialized training necessary for the maintenance and ‎grounds staff.
• Supervises subordinate personnel to include leave and attendance, preparation, and ‎presentation of performance reviews in accordance with the rules of the career ‎service.  Maintains a method of scheduling and monitoring work assignments of ‎maintenance personnel.
• Serves as maintenance representative for the Veterans' Nursing Home of Florida and will ‎network with the local maintenance community in accordance with established policies ‎and procedures.
• Assures on-call coverage for the facility from qualified maintenance personnel on 24 hour ‎on-call basis.
• Completes all other related duties as assigned by the Administrator or negotiates an ‎acceptable alternative in accordance with established policies and procedures. 

This position is in the Selected Exempt Service system.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.