Skills Maintenance Manager near Fort St. John (BC)

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a maintenance manager in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Facility operation and maintenance managers (NOC 70012).

Tasks

  • Administer contracts for the provision of supplies and services
  • Develop and implement schedules and procedures for safety inspections and preventive maintenance programs
  • Direct the maintenance and repair of an establishment's machinery, equipment and electrical and mechanical systems
  • Hire and oversee training and supervision of staff
  • Oversee the installation, maintenance and repair of real estate infrastructures including machinery, equipment and electrical and mechanical systems
  • Oversee the leasing of space in the facility and the included real estate and the development of marketing strategies
  • Plan and manage the facility's operations budget
  • Plan, organize and direct administrative services such as signage, cleaning, maintenance, parking, safety inspections, security and snow removal
  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate construction projects to modify commercial, transportation and recreational facilities and real estate
  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of commercial, transportation and recreational facilities and the included real estate
  • Prepare or oversee the preparation of reports and statistics related to areas of responsibility

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Skills

Analysis Help - Analysis
  • Planning
  • Inspecting and Testing

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

Planning
Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.
Inspecting and Testing
Examining and investigating problems, sites or objects to ensure compliance with safety standards, laws or regulations.

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles Help - Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles
  • Mechanical Installing, Maintaining and Repairing
  • Operating Mobile Equipment
  • Operating Stationary Industrial Equipment

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Mechanical Installing, Maintaining and Repairing
Installing equipment or machines and/or using tools and devices to maintain and repair them.
Operating Mobile Equipment
Controlling the operation of machinery, equipment or vehicles.
Operating Stationary Industrial Equipment
Operating and monitoring various types of mechanically-controlled or computer-controlled industrial machinery, equipment or systems.
Management Help - Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Leading and Motivating
  • Allocating and Controlling Resources
  • Co-ordinating and Organizing
  • Recruiting and Hiring
  • Supervising

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Strategic Planning
Envisioning a future state and developing strategies, goals, objectives and action plans to achieve it.
Leading and Motivating
Reinforcing an organization's vision and monitoring compliance.
Allocating and Controlling Resources
Determining the distribution of people, assets, materials or capital to accomplish organizational goals and putting in place financial and administrative controls.
Co-ordinating and Organizing
Organizing and co-ordinating the activities of groups and individuals to align their activities with organizational objectives.
Recruiting and Hiring
Acquiring the right talent to achieve the organization's mission.
Supervising
Directing and monitoring the performance of others.
Communication Help - Communication
  • Negotiating and Adjudicating
  • Teaching and Training
  • Advising and Consulting
  • Interviewing

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Negotiating and Adjudicating
Exchanging ideas while analyzing issues and interests at stake, and enabling opposing sides to resolve disputes and reach agreement.
Teaching and Training
Facilitating the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.
Advising and Consulting
Providing guidance and advice to enable decision-making about tasks, situations, and processes.
Interviewing
Conducting enquiries in a formal way to collect information or to determine opinions.
Information Handling Help - Information Handling
  • Managing Information

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Managing Information
Setting up manual or electronic systems for controlling, selecting, organizing, retrieving, distributing and safeguarding information.

Handling Goods and Materials

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Building Help - Building
  • Installing Building Interior Infrastructure
  • Restoring and Repairing

Building

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Installing Building Interior Infrastructure
Installing and testing interior building systems and their components.
Restoring and Repairing
Replacing worn or broken parts, adjusting and testing for function, appearance, operation or safety.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Knowledge

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Law and Public Safety Help - Law and Public Safety
  • Public Safety and Security

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of public safety and security operations and systems, of policy, regulations and procedures for the protection of people, data and property.
Business, Finance and Management Help - Business, Finance and Management
  • Business Management
  • Business Administration
  • Accounting
  • Personnel and Human Resources

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

Business Management
Knowledge related to the planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing of organizations including principles and practices of accounting, the disposition of human and material resources, public relations, evaluation, sales and marketing, and economics.
Business Administration
Knowledge of the principles and practices of managing businesses.
Accounting
Knowledge of accounting principles and practices including the recording, analysis and reporting of financial information.
Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of the principles and practices of human resources management.
Engineering and Technology Help - Engineering and Technology
  • Building and Construction
  • Mechanics and Machinery

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, tools and equipment involved in the construction and repair of buildings or other structures such as highways, roads, mines or products.
Mechanics and Machinery
Knowledge of machines, equipment and tools including their design, uses, repair and maintenance.

Education and Training

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

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