When you think of a maintenance facility, you may picture something quite different than a self-storage facility. However, these maintenance managers have the same issues that most other maintenance facilities have such as operation costs, hiring the right employees, upkeep of the grounds, keeping the facility safe, and much more.
Here are just some of the things that need taking care of where a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Software) system will help:
With CMMS, you can easily manage your tasks each day by assigning the work to employees easily and with everything you want on the order such as area, time, notes, and more. It is sent to the employee remotely and saves precious work time.
Since you're also able to schedule preventative maintenance whenever you want, you have more flexibility to work on other things instead of having to scramble to find someone at the last minute. Just set it up and like the work orders, it is assigned to an employee on whatever schedule you want.
Obviously, there are other factors in running a successful self-storage facility. One of these factors is knowing when to hire a permanent employee and when to simply outsource. There are benefits of both. For instance, having a full-time staff means that you have them when you need them and won't have to call a temporary worker in when you need someone. However, having temporary workers means less overhead and you don't have to worry about the hiring process, training, or anything else. Obviously, a CMMS works best with your own staff since they will always know what to do each day. Sometimes however, you may need temporary workers for a large move or bigger job.
Another factor in success at your facility in the self-storage industry is keeping your costs down and within CMMS, there is an area where you can keep up with your equipment maintenance. This allows you to always know important information such as when it was purchased, its warranty information, and anything else that may be relevant to the piece. You can even gauge its life expectancy by the number of repairs and initial cost of the item.
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While not everyone may think of a self-storage facility when it comes to maintenance issues, if you run this kind of facility then you certainly know that your job is similar to other maintenance facilities and you deserve the same benefits.