Maintenance Manager Job Purpose:

Responsible for overseeing maintenance efforts across an organisation. Manages maintenance activities for the upkeep of buildings, landscapes, vehicles, and offices. Oversees a range of custodial and maintenance activities. Resolves problems as they arise whether directly or by assembling teams to solve those issues.

Maintenance Manager Job Duties:

• Coordinate maintenance worker efforts to make sure employer property like buildings and grounds are kept up
• Identify areas for improvement and assign workers to take care of issues
• Develop maintenance schedules and enforce them among maintenance staff
• Respond to emergency calls for maintenance
• Manage the set up and take down of different events
• Perform troubleshooting to solve minor repair issues
• Communicate plans for upper level improvements to maintenance worker staff
• Contact and schedule repairmen and extra help as needed
• Perform administrative tasks as required
• Delegate tasks to meet maintenance schedule and satisfy employer needs

Maintenance Manager Skills and Qualifications:

Ability to create a maintenance schedule, Ability to troubleshoot, Knowledge of structure or grounds to be maintained, Knowledge of maintenance procedures, Knowledge of systems to be maintained  Ability to lift heavy loads, Physical agility, Manual dexterity, Management experience is preferred, Experience in maintenance is required, Some positions need a master's degree in facility management or a related field