TSP CHIEF OF MAINTENANCE - 05072025- 67732

Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION, TENNESSEE STATE PARKS DIVISION, SULLIVAN COUNTY

For more information, visit the link below:
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/environment/job-announcements-/preferred-service/00069349_tsp_chief_maint_wpsp_tdec-job-opp_ps.pdf

Qualifications

Overview

Overview: Under minimal supervision, is responsible for the management of a Tennessee Parks lodge and cabin maintenance department and performs other work as required. This classification is responsible for the operation, maintenance, repair, and facilities capital replacement planning for equipment within the lodge. Manages personnel, operating budgets, capital expenditure budgets, and energy conservation while maintaining hospitality service standards related to Lodge and cabin maintenance, as well as all regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for ensuring safe and efficient maintenance and operation of the physical structures
of the lodge, cabins, and facilities, all
mechanical, electrical, HVAC, refrigeration, pools, and other related equipment. Interacts with all
departments to understand, promptly address, and verify completion of all work order requests, and
routine maintenance on cabins, public space, meeting rooms, ballrooms, restaurants, kitchen,
back-of-the-house space, and grounds.

2. Develops and implement plans for preventative maintenance of property, equipment, and grounds in
an acceptable state of repair. Follows manufacturers recommended schedule of preventative
maintenance on all equipment (HVAC units, boilers, washers, dryers, ice machines, lawn mower,
elevator, etc.). When making repairs in vacant rooms, conducts a maintenance inspection and correct
urgent items immediately and writes work orders on others.

3. Works with Lodge management to attract, hire, retain and motivate, train, develop, empower,
coach and counsel, conduct performance and salary reviews, resolve problems, provide open
communication, and discipline and terminate staff, as appropriate. Creates, approves, and posts all
maintenance staff schedules according to TDEC standards and to best manage labor costs.

4. Develops, implements, and manages emergency and maintenance programs for the operation and
maintenance of all equipment and physical structures and grounds in compliance with Tennessee State
Park standards, local, state, and national codes and regulations to protect the asset, guests and
employees, to ensure optimum operations, minimize expenses and maximize customer satisfaction.
Maintains and has intimate knowledge of the fire emergency equipment, which includes detectors,
fire panels, annunciator panels, fire extinguishers, etc., and ensures that they are inspected in a
timely manner. Responds to all alarms immediately to ascertain the exact location and cause,
determines emergency status, reports findings to proper authorities, and takes immediate action as
necessary.

5. Ensures swimming pool chemical levels are within safe and legal limits.

6. Responsible for developing long term capital replacement plans for equipment throughout the
facility to ensure equipment is up to date and adequate funding is considered. Assists with the
creation and adherence to annual budget for the park's maintenance department. Administers all
vendor contracts controlled by the park's maintenance department.

7. May be required to repair a variety of small or heavy equipment powered by gas or diesel
engines, such as tractors, bulldozers, back hoes, graders, pavers, dump trucks, loaders, lawn
mowers, chains saws, golf carts, etc.; performs a variety of basic mechanic work on engines and
electrical, cooling, hydraulic, suspension of vehicles or equipment; and performs preventive
maintenance on vehicles and equipment such as changing oil in vehicles or equipment; checking and
replacing filters, checking fluid levels, and adding fluids that are low, checking air in tires, etc.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:
1. Directs Work
2. Manages Conflict
3. Action Oriented
4. Builds Effective Teams
5. Situational Adaptability

Knowledges:
1. Administration and Management
2. Building and Construction
3. Engineering and Technology
4. Mechanical
5. Public Safety and Security

Skills:
1. Critical Thinking
2. Equipment Maintenance
3. Installation
4. Instructing
5. Management of Financial Resources

Abilities:
1. Deductive Reasoning
2. Problem Sensitivity
3. Sound Localization
4. Prolonged Stamina
5. Written Comprehension

Tools & Equipment

1. Computers/Tablets
2. Mowers/Tractors/Heavy Equipment
3. Hand Tools/Power Tools
4. Trucks/ Motorized Vehicles
5. Two-Way Radios