Facilities Zone Maintenance Manager

Position Information

Requisition Number S5067P
Home Org Name Maintenance Division Name VP, Facilities Management
Position Title Facilities Zone Maintenance Manager
Job Class Code ND04
Appointment Status Full-time Part-time FTE Limited Term No Limited Term Length Job Summary

Auburn University Facilities Management is excited to welcome a new Manager of Facilities Zone Maintenance to our team!
In this key leadership role, you will oversee maintenance operations for two of our four Facilities Maintenance Zones, supporting a wide range of campus partners, including half of Auburn University’s Colleges and Schools, administrative units, Athletics, and Auxiliary units.
As the Manager, you’ll lead a talented team of skilled trades professionals who work each day to keep our campus running safely and efficiently. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Maintenance, you will guide daily maintenance activities, coordinate resources, and ensure that work orders are completed effectively to address building needs and support the University’s academic, research, and outreach mission.
If you’re energized by leading people, solving problems, and making a meaningful impact on the spaces where our students, faculty, and staff learn and work, this role offers a rewarding opportunity to help shape the Auburn experience.

• Manages, leads, and supervises multi-trade corrective maintenance technicians for the effective and efficient completion of all corrective and some preventative maintenance work requirements within assigned facilities. Corrective maintenance may include maintenance projects.
• Oversees work assignments to meet organizational goals and client deadlines in support of University, Facilities Management and Maintenance department guidelines and mission.
• Manages assigned staff and leads recruitment of positions including reviewing resumes, participating in interviews, and conducting performance review evaluations. Assists in resolving employee relations issues.
• Responsible for all work performed by University tradespersons and contractors involved meet University standards and contract requirements. Ensures that work is completed in a safe, timely manner and in compliance with the appropriate regulatory agencies.
• Meets with clients on a regular basis to understand facility needs ensuring support can be provided. Ensures quality and timely responsiveness of assigned maintenance activities, including after-hours response to emergency calls.
• Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate data is maintained in the work management system to provide proper reporting for clients and senior leadership within Facilities and the University. Investigates and responds to clients queries, complaints and other issues to meet and satisfy client needs. Tracks status of work accomplishments, analyzes data, prepares reports and recommendations in support of increasingly higher levels of performance and productivity
• Coordinates communications and activities among Maintenance Departments zones and shops, other Facilities Management Departments, outside contractors, and Auburn University customers and visitors. Communicates with stakeholders to maintains awareness of activities, maximize efficiencies, answers questions, and resolves issues.
• Maintains records and documentation of work activities, supplies, and equipment. Develops and maintains business plans, procedures, and operating instructions for safe, accurate, and quality work performance and updates on maintenance/repair status.

• Life-Changing Impact:
  Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world.
• Culture of Excellence:
  We are committed to leveraging our strengths, resources, collaboration, and innovation as a top employer in higher education.
• We’re Here for You:
  Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance.
• Sweet Home Alabama:
  The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches.
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