Facilities Engineering Supervisor

About Us

We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.
Overview

The Facilities Supervisor oversees engineering personnel performing a variety of preventive, corrective and emergency repairs and services. Assigns work and sets work schedules.  Directs, trains and supervises plumbers, carpenters, painters, and masons in diagnosing and repairing of facility equipment and systems. Develops and implements solutions to all related maintenance problems.

Responsibilities

• Provides hand-on expertise, knowledge, training, and instruction to engineering staff. Assigns work, sets work schedules, and establishes priorities to ensure the program for patient comfort receives maximum support from the department. Administers preventive maintenance program
• Directs, trains, and supervises trades positions in diagnosing and repair of facility equipment
• Oversees the installation, maintenance and repair of all plumbing, piping and related equipment covering domestic water systems, steam, gas, oil, and sprinkler systems.  Inspects scheduled work for quality and completeness
• Procures all necessary equipment, material, supplies and parts needed to carry out the project at hand and maintain an inventory of parts crucial to the operation of this equipment
• Participates in hiring of staff; recommends promotions, disciplinary action and terminations; carries out annual performance appraisal on employees supervised
• Obtains certifications/permits for installation and repairs, diagnosing problems, establishing priorities for areas of responsibility
• Reads and uses blueprints, schematics, specifications, mechanical, electrical and plumbing drawings
• Is familiar with, and able to use by type, a variety of materials needed for the operation and maintenance of the Medical Center’s plumbing, piping and other systems as required
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards
• As assigned, this role will handle hazardous materials management which may include but is not limited to, characterizing wastes, labeling containers, adding waste to containers, maintaining containers in satellite or central accumulation areas, recordkeeping and reporting, reviewing or completing hazardous waste manifests, or oversight of any of the aforementioned activities

Qualifications

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent.

NYC Fire Department (FDNY) Certificates of fitness F-01, F-07, F-78, S-95, F-89, S-12, S-13, G-71 or A-35 preferred.

As assigned, this role requires the completion of annual hazardous materials training as required by OSHA, DOT, DEC and all agencies that have jurisdiction. 

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of field related experience, with additional education and/or field experience in Construction and Facilities Management; or a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, with a minimum of 5 years of field related experience.

Prior supervisory or lead experience in Facilities, Engineering, or related field preferred. 

Prior related experience working in an inpatient healthcare facility highly preferred.

Skills:

Ability to select and use tools and equipment appropriate to the task.

Ability to read and use blueprints, schematics, specifications and mechanical, electrical and plumbing drawings.

Good oral and written communication skills.

Good interpersonal skills.

Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position; knowledge of a second language preferred.

Pay Range

USD $75,000.00 - USD $85,000.00 /Yr.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.