The class is designed to provide training to the budding Facility Maintenance Manager. This person is typically the individual who has moved through the facility and arrived at the position of manager. The course is very comprehensive in covering the various aspects necessary to perform as the manager.

Topics include:

• Inspections
• Contractor Selection
• Budgeting
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Control
• Preventative Maintenance
• Personnel Communication

Exercises and facility tours are conducted to reinforce the concepts presented in the classroom. Additionally, the trainee will receive an introduction to the systems that make up the facility. This includes the basic function of the systems, component descriptions, control schemes, and some vital maintenance tasks to keep the systems and components in working order.

The final objective of the facility management and maintenance course is to provide students with tools both managerial and conceptual to accept the role as a Facility Manager without being exposed to the classic situations resulting in premature failure of equipment or personnel. The final goal is to establish a PROACTIVE environment allowing the facility and personnel to excel.

Students learn valuable management techniques including the following:

• Gain information on proper operation of equipment so all of the facility systems function in a cohesive, efficient manner
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control
• How to communicate more effectively with employees and upper management
• Employee resource allocation, even when resources are very limited
• Methods to keep employees motivated
• Specific techniques on how to become proactive rather than reactive

Students learn the “Hows” , “Whys”, “Whats” , and “Whens” of Properly Managing a Facility Maintenance Department:

• As the importance of being proactive is addressed, students learn how to prevent maintenance problems from happening, so system down time can be reduced
• How to develop a specific preventative maintenance plan that really works for your facility
• When to call a contractor and how to select one when necessary
• What to do in preparation of inspections
• The value of record keeping, what to record, and how long to keep it

System Operations
Our students learn valuable information about the following types of equipment, systems and their function, and how to reduce costs and operate at the highest possible efficiency rates:

• Boiler tips
• HVAC & Refrigeration Systems
• Chillers
• Cooling Towers
• Condenser Units
• Waste water/water treatment
• Security
• Fire protection
• Lighting
• Compressed Air Systems

Students learn cost saving techniques and specific ways of operating and maintaining equipment so pitfalls and costly errors can be avoided:

Examples:

• Learn how what appears to be a minor oil leak can translate into thousands and thousands of dollars lost, and learn how to correct and prevent these types of problems from occurring
• Know the value of properly setting boiler controls, it could save you many thousands in fuel costs per month
• Learn how preventative maintenance can potentially save your organization thousands of dollars per month
• Students learn a lot about contractor use; making the right choices can produce huge cost savings