Maintenance Supervisor

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.  

As a Maintenance Supervisor, you will lead and support facilities staff by providing direction, training, coaching, and mentorship across assigned shifts. In this role, you will oversee the installation, inspection, repair, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance of buildings, infrastructure, and facility equipment, while ensuring work is completed safely and efficiently. You will coordinate closely with Maintenance Control, internal departments, and external contractors to plan and execute facility-related projects and daily operations.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Maintain knowledge of applicable statutory, regulatory and administrative requirements related to departmental operations and ensure departmental compliance.

• Provide comprehensive building maintenance and service for an assigned shift for the hospital system.

• Manage assigned staff of general maintenance workers. Interviews, selects, trains, orients, assigns, inspects work, evaluates performance, and makes recommendations for discipline, termination and other related personnel actions.

• Oversee mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, appliance, electrical and communications repairs and maintenance.

• Oversight may include finishing repairs, including wallpaper and painting; grounds keeping; the keying system; and assigning preventive maintenance tasks.

• Administer established department/hospital policies and procedures and adhere to quality, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

• Assist with establishing maintenance policies and procedures.

• Maintain department reports and records.

• Coordinate with other Supervisors and Planner to ensure a comprehensive maintenance program.

• Fill in for other Supervisors during vacations and absences.

• Coordinate with hospital nursing and operations staff to foster a teamwork spirit and the providing of departmental service excellence.

• Operate area of responsibility within assigned budget.

• Implement a program of continuous quality, service and operational efficiency improvement.

• Issue purchase orders for emergency contracted services as needed.

• Contribute to the safe and continuous operation of the assigned facilities shop/trade including Preventative Maintenance, Operation and testing in accordance with Ohio law and applicable codes and policies.

• Assist with developing Preventative Maintenance needed for maintaining building systems and trade standards/specifications.

• Perform quality assurance reviews of work completed by assigned employees.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Follow Hospital and department policies and procedures with special attention to attendance and punctuality, confidentiality, dress code and display of ID badge, and safety.

• Complete mandatory education and training in order to maintain organization and department-specific competencies and requirements.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma or GED

• Completion of apprenticeship trade or vocational school or knowledge obtained through four years of on-the-job training experience in the appropriate area of responsibility

• Valid state driver's license (VDL) required and must be insurable under Cleveland Clinic driver's policy

• Four years as a fully qualified tradesperson or technician in respective area of responsibility (e.g., electrical, plumbing)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering or related field

• Certified Healthcare Facility Manager - American Society for Healthcare Engineering

• One year of previous supervisory experience or demonstration of formal education in business management or related field

• MedGas experience

• Previous HVAC or Construction experience

• Typical physical demands require full body motion including ability to perform work while bending, stooping, stretching, climbing ladders; requires dexterity and strength sufficient to operate required tools and machinery; typically required to lift and carry machinery and/or equipment weighing 25 to 100 lbs. and/or assist with lifting weights exceeding 100 lbs.

• Requires color acuity sufficient to distinguish color coded wiring and piping.

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.