Maintenance Manager

  • Full-Time
  • Plainfield, IN
  • Lakeside Book Company
  • Posted 2 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description

Administrative and managerial work that involves coordinating the activities of supervisors and skilled maintenance and mechanical workers engaged in maintaining and repairing buildings, grounds, facilities and equipment. Primary contacts are with managers and employees to report concerns or request assistance in fixing problems. Arranges for the upkeep of company facilities, equipment and property. Work is performed according to regular procedures and is reviewed upon completion, unless there are unusual circumstances.

  • Directs all workers engaged in overseeing and performing limited structural repairs to masonry, woodwork and furnishings of buildings and in maintaining and repairing building utility systems, such as electrical wiring and controls, heating and ventilating systems and water distribution and plumbing systems.
  • Requisitions tools, equipment and supplies. Inspects completed work for conformity to blueprints, specifications and other building standards.
  • May supervise workers engaged in installing, servicing and repairing mechanical equipment.
  • Oversees maintenance and inventories of equipment and tools and the safety and operation of vehicles and equipment.
  • Approves sending equipment and vehicles out for specialized repair.
  • In case of accidents or other emergency situations, may need to perform particular maintenance tasks or drive maintenance vehicles.
  • Prepares documentation, including forms and various reports, as necessary.
  • Submits requests for new or replacement parts, equipment, tools, vehicles and related items.
  • May occasionally perform the duties of subordinates in emergency situations, including driving vehicles.
  • Follows company policies and procedures.
  • Qualifications:
  • High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) with additional supervisory or management courses.
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
  • Three to five years of experience as a maintenance supervisor.
  • Current knowledge of occupational health and safety (OSHA) standards, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable rules, regulations and practices.
  • Knowledge of the proper operation and routine maintenance and repair of equipment and vehicles.
  • Knowledge of the proper use of tools and equipment used in facilities, equipment and grounds maintenance.
  • Knowledge of and ability to operate hand and power tools.
  • May be required to operate motor vehicles and light trucks.

Lakeside Book Company has been making books for over 150 years. Our books go into schools to educate children, land on the New York Times Best Sellers list to entertain our minds, and go into bookstores to empower us to be better versions of ourselves every day. As the largest bookmaker in the United States, you will help craft books that end up in the hands of readers across the country.


Lakeside Book Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our goal is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants on an equal basis, regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected under federal, state or local law.
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