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SARAH A. THOMAS

Seattle

Summary

Building maintenance professional with strong focus on team collaboration and results. Skilled in overseeing repairs, preventive maintenance, and safety compliance. Known for reliability and adaptability to changing needs. Adept at problem-solving, managing schedules, and ensuring high standards in all tasks.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Maintenance Supervisor

Avenue5 Residential
06.2024 - Current
  • Enhanced safety standards through regular staff training sessions, hazard assessments, and ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations.
  • Provided guidance to management regarding project bids for onsite improvements.
  • Fostered a positive work environment that led to high employee morale and retention rates, while consistently meeting performance expectations.
  • Tracked and progressed maintenance requests in CMMS systems to meet schedules.
  • Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.

Maintenance Supervisor

Greystar Property Management
02.2023 - 06.2024
  • Coordinated preventative maintenance schedules, verifying equipment safety and function.
  • Streamlined work order processes for increased efficiency in addressing maintenance requests and tracking progress.
  • Supervised a team of technicians, providing guidance on complex repair tasks and fostering professional development opportunities.
  • Managed inventories of spare parts and tools to ensure the availability of necessary resources for timely repairs.
  • Increased productivity by reducing downtime, budgeting effectively, allocating tasks, and maintaining high standards of safety and work quality.

Maintenance Supervisor

Pillar Communities LLC
11.2019 - 10.2022
  • Monitored inventory and ordered new supplies to meet demand for repairs.
  • Coordinated tenant move-in and out process and orientated new tenants to property.
  • Planned, scheduled and coordinated general maintenance and major repair projects.
  • Investigated complaints, disturbances and violations and resolved issues.
  • Developed and maintained professional relationships with residents, community and owners.

Maintenance Supervisor

THE NEIDERS COMPANY
11.2017 - 10.2019
  • Oversee a staff of three maintenance technicians
  • Perform maintenance tasks personally or delegates to prior staff
  • Inspect work performed by maintenance staff
  • Institute and manage system for handling resident service requests
  • Correct situations within 24 hours when possible
  • Schedule maintenance personnel in conjunction with the manager so that maintenance is available for emergency purposes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
  • Maintain and supervise five historic downtown Tacoma properties, including a weekly hotel and storage facility
  • Work with boilers aging over 100 years old
  • Schedule turns and keeping turn times down to less than 4 days
  • Facilitate and coordinate vendors, painting, and work orders
  • Conduct regular scheduled safety meetings with entire staff; maintain and communicate HAZCOM standards
  • Keep MSDS sheets current and readily accessible
  • Maintain thorough knowledge of pertinent laws and EPA and OSHA regulations governing property storage and management of hazardous materials, including solvents, flammables, caustics and refrigerants
  • Electrical and plumbing experience
  • Can provide the tools needed to complete any job.

Skilled Field Laborer

THOMAS BUILDERS INC
02.2015 - 11.2017
  • Worked on several Hotel Construction Sites, helping to keep the sites clean of debris, working with the Site Superintendent to coordinate the loading and unloading of materials, to coordinate with the Production Schedule
  • Moved construction fencing as needed for truck/delivery access
  • AssistedSub- Contractors with lighting and heating needs
  • Conducted weekly Safety meetings with the onsite subcontractors, providing weekly pictures for the Project Manager and documented the hours of any labor ready personnel on site
  • Project Site included Dupont, WA, Williston, ND and Minot, ND
  • Consistently assumed additional responsibilities and worked extended hours to meet project deadlines
  • Picked up incoming stock and delivered materials to designated locations.

Casting/Core Maker

BRADKEN FOUNDRY
07.2012 - 06.2015
  • Managed the coordination and organization for the making of Industrial Castings
  • Researched the drawings and specifications to ensure that the products being used were correct for the type of casting being molded and formed
  • Removed rough spots from work pieces with portable grinders, hand files and scrapers
  • Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent, ground and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions
  • Conducted weekly Safety meetings, helping to keep the communication of the importance of keeping impeccable records of any issues/occurrences and communicated daily with Management to help keep a clean Safety record
  • Maintained daily progress of the Projects, pictures, projected possible bottlenecks and keeping a proper flow of work to complete the Project on time
  • Handled preventive and corrective maintenance to maintain proper equipment safety and functionality.

Master Bicycle Technician

REI
03.2007 - 12.2011
  • Worked in a production environment, Supervised up to 20 employees in the building and repair of specialized bicycles, Utilized MS Excel to track production and inventory, Team(s) met and exceeded every timeline, without fail
  • Operated pallet jacks, forklifts and stock pickers, ensured that the shipping and receiving of the products was completed with NO Incidents
  • Completed successful monthly audits, per REI standards
  • Stacked and stored pallets at the end of the shift to keep warehouse clean and organized
  • Moved freight, stock and other materials to and from storage and production areas and loading docks
  • Traveled with REI TEAM throughout the USA, to open new stores and train employees.

Education

High School Diploma -

St. Ignatius High School
Saint Ignatius, MT
06.2003

Skills

  • Small Parts Assembly
  • Production Assembly
  • Exceptional Carpentry Skills
  • Safety-Oriented
  • Competent With Power Tools And Machinery
  • In-Depth OSHA Knowledge
  • Strong Mechanical Aptitude
  • MIG And TIG Welding Experience
  • Troubleshooting Expert
  • Maintenance recordkeeping
  • Team supervision
  • Preventive Maintenance

Timeline

Maintenance Supervisor

Avenue5 Residential
06.2024 - Current

Maintenance Supervisor

Greystar Property Management
02.2023 - 06.2024

Maintenance Supervisor

Pillar Communities LLC
11.2019 - 10.2022

Maintenance Supervisor

THE NEIDERS COMPANY
11.2017 - 10.2019

Skilled Field Laborer

THOMAS BUILDERS INC
02.2015 - 11.2017

Casting/Core Maker

BRADKEN FOUNDRY
07.2012 - 06.2015

Master Bicycle Technician

REI
03.2007 - 12.2011

High School Diploma -

St. Ignatius High School

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