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FACILITY MAINTENANCE MANAGER A

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FACILITY MAINTENANCE MANAGER A

Salary

$5,477.00 - $9,856.00 Monthly

Location

Bossier City, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

NWLVH-11142025-FMMA

Department

DVA-NW LA Veterans Home

Opening Date

11/17/2025

Closing Date

12/13/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The mission of the Louisiana Veterans Homes is to primarily serve the Veterans' population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. The primary objective of the home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans with the ultimate goal of returning the veterans to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity. This position is located in the Maintenance Department of the Northwest LA Veterans Home in Bossier City, Louisiana.

We’re looking for a Facility Maintenance Manager to manage our Maintenance team—a proactive, hard-working team, working to ensure that our building meets all state and federal guidelines..

If you're a hardworking Maintenance Supervisor who is ready to work with a great team, this could be the opportunity for you!

Minimum Qualifications

Five years of experience in the building construction trade or building maintenance; or in road or bridge construction or maintenance; OR

Completion of a two-year training program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering plus three years of experience in the building construction trade or building maintenance; or in road or bridge construction or maintenance; OR

Eighteen semester hours in a construction field or engineering plus two years of experience in the building construction trade or building maintenance; or in road or bridge construction or maintenance.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=172240) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

*Supervises journeyman level work in several trades, i.e., plumbing, electrical, painting, plastering, heating, and air conditioning repair, and other maintenance work.

*Prepares work schedules and on call schedules, maintenance reports, evaluates employee performance and performs limited administrative functions.

*Trains new employees on use of tools and repair/maintenance of equipment.

*Performs maintenance, preventive maintenance, and keeps records of heating and cooling system (138) units, two hot water boilers, two heating boilers, four electrical hot water units, oxygen vacuum system, monitor system, alarm system, and sprinkler system.

*Supervises and performs maintenance and preventive maintenance on seven State vehicles and all lawn care equipment. Keeps record of repairs.

*Makes schedule of plans for subordinates providing a variety of maintenance repairs by monthly walkthrough inspections.

*Estimates cost and requests supplies and materials for repairing and construction. Keeps records, supervises, and participates in new construction.

*Installs telephone lines and other communication needs for staff and residents. Reads and interprets blueprints. Makes sketches of proposed projects.

*Gives annual in services on fire safety to all employees and coordinates monthly fire drills. Gives in services on medical equipment (i.e., beds, scales, call system, whirlpools) to nursing employees.

*Provides supervision and training to various workers through the Older Worker Program, VA Work Study Program, Summer Youth Employment Program and Community Service Program.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional

Work Schedule: Work hours are 8 hour day shifts, Monday - Friday. Position requires being On-Call.

Compensation: This position has a salary depending on experience and is eligible for On-call pay of $2.00per hour after shift and on weekends/holidays.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How to Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this posting, contact:

Cassandra Bell-Atkins

LDVA/Northwest LA War Veterans Home

3130 Arthur Ray Teague Parkway

Bossier City, LA 71112

[email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Have you reviewed the minimum qualifications of the job and do you meet the qualifications of the job?

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Have you completed the Education and Work experience sections of the application entirely? Pay is determined based on experience. Only the education and the experience listed on the application will apply towards salary.

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+ No

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Do you have eighteen semester hours in a construction field or engineering?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, you are required to type each course name, semester hours earned, and the accredited university. If you answered 'no,' type N/A.

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Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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