Facilities Supervisor

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Boston College is a Division One university with approximately 9,500 undergraduate students (7,700 residential), located on 118acres in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, a beautiful suburb seven miles from thecenter of Boston. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1863, Boston College hasstrong Jesuit Catholic educational values, which are used as a foundation forour work with and care for students.

The mission of the Office of Residential Life is to create arespectful, healthy, and safe living community for our residents. We are committed to integrating the Ignatian tradition into the formation of eachstudent by connecting their intellectual, ethical, religious, and spirituallives through a myriad of programs and services. Our role in this formationaldevelopment is achieved by promoting the academic mission, encouragingresponsible and ethical behaviors, engaging residents in conversationsregarding diversity, and creating safe, well-managed learning environments where students can seek the greater good.

Under the leadership of the Associate Vice President and Director of Residential Education and Director of Operations, the department consists of 40professional staff members, 22 graduate positions, 192 RAs, and 20 additionalstudent employees.

The Facilities Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that allresidential life facilities are properly furnished and maintained throughout the calendar year. The day-to-day responsibilities include responding tostudent furniture work order requests, inventory, and the replacement of residence hall furnishings. The Facilities Supervisor provides training and supervision to 15-20 student workers and coordinates the daily work schedulesof all facilities area student workers. As part of a team conductingroutine inspections of residential spaces and ensuring the preparation of the residence halls for occupancy throughout the year, including the preparation ofguest and emergency spaces, the Facilities Supervisor assists in theidentification of safety & maintenance concerns and the communication ofthe same to the work order center, appropriate supervisors, and the Resident Directors.

• The Facilities Supervisor is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of allfurniture contained in the university’s over 7,700 student bed spaces, in addition to staff apartments, common areas, and lounges.
• Perform comprehensive inspections of facilities, and ensure all rooms are properlyfurnished, equipped, and ready for occupancy, for both the academicsemesters as well as summer student and conference groups.
• The Facilities Supervisor assists with maintaining accurate inventory data ofitems in the off-site warehouse and storage locations within the residencehalls and provides recommendations to their supervisor for Residence Hallareas that need upgrades, new furniture, or improvements.
• Takesin deliveries of large furniture orders and installation of furniture instudent rooms, lounges, and other areas; cuts and hangs shades; changesfurniture inserts, and performs light furniture refurbishing/refinishingas needed. Collaborate with campus partners and external vendors to report, address, and executeevents related to the Residence Halls.
• Submitnecessary work orders and process work orders from students on a timely basis that pertain to residence hall furniture/blinds.
• Facility Supervisors provide training and supervision to designated student workers.
• Coordinate the daily work schedules and assist with interviewing and selection of Residential Life facilities student workers.
• The Facilities Supervisors are expected to be…