Manager, Electric and Lighting Shops , Facilities Services

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Manager, Electric and Lighting Shops (5963U), Facilities Services - #86051

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Facilities Services works to continuously improve the campus in partnership with all members of the University community to ensure that classrooms, laboratories, and offices support teaching, learning and research. Through the efforts of over 400 dedicated staff members and serving over 10 M building square feet and 1 100 acres, Facilities Services includes the asset management program, custodial services, maintenance operations, engineering and technical services, environmental services, grounds operations, the Cal Zero Waste program.

Involves overseeing and/or managing activities relating to skilled crafts and trades, including one or more of the following: heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), boiler operators, electrical, machinist, sheet metal, abatement and insulators, structural (carpentry, painting, roofing, glazer, blinds), plumbing or other skilled crafts and trades.

The First Review Date for this job is:
May 18, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

SAFETY - Develop and enhance a safety culture and fully support the behavior-based safety program so that each employee understands safe behaviors and at-risk behaviors involved in their job and consciously avoid at-risk behaviors themselves and feel secure in cautioning others in the shop if they see someone performing an at-risk behavior.

• Compliance:
  The manager is responsible for ensuring mandated testing and reporting are accomplished—monthly generator/UPS tests, annual load tests, and preventive maintenance on all the big equipment (VFDs, switch gear, etc.)
• Ensure that all inspections, training, accident investigations, and responses to employee safety concerns fully comply with the FS Injury & Illness Prevention Program, including completion of work orders arising from inspections, investigations or safety concerns.
• Conduct periodic inspections of tools of all types of Facilities Services equipment and Personal Protective Equipment to ensure they are in safe and operable condition.
• Maintenance Planning Expertise:
  Technology Scouting:
  The Manager investigates new materials and systems with the potential to enhance campus operations.
• Conduct periodic vehicle inspections to ensure safe operating condition and good “housekeeping” is maintained, University logos are legible, that vehicles are clean, and body work is not allowed to deteriorate.
• Regulatory Compliance and Testing:
  The role mandates responsibility for required testing and official reporting, specifically monthly generator/UPS tests and annual load tests and preventive maintenance on critical infrastructure (e.g., VFDs, switch gear).
• 24/7 Emergency Response:
  The Manager serves as the primary point of contact for round-the-clock emergencies, including power failures
• On-Call Requirement:
  This position requires participation in the Emergency…