Supervising Maintainer; Engineering); Shift

About the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online. Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects.

We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world. At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.

Respect:
Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always. Inclusivity:
Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.

Collaboration:

Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission. Excellence:
Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity. Integrity:
Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses a vast and priceless collection of art which requires a stable environment for preservation and conservation. Integral to this, is the operation, maintenance and repair of an extensive Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system and the supporting equipment such as centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, pumps, heat exchangers, valves, air handlers, and associated steam systems.

The Engineering Shop Supervising Maintainer is responsible for supervision of the performance of general building repair and maintenance. This includes but is not limited to HVAC, plumbing, electrical and painting work. The Supervising Maintainer will establish and schedule daily assignments, provide reporting to management and be responsible for the custody and issuance of supplies and equipment.

• Supervision of Maintainers and Assistant Maintainers on the shift
• Performs highly responsible independent work in the operation, maintenance and repair of all Museum mechanical equipment
• Supervises the maintenance of environmental conditions in all Museum spaces
• Makes routine examination of the need for repairs, estimates of labor time, job costs and orders necessary materials and equipment to adequately complete work with the approval of management
• Supervise and prepare reports on work completed, materials used and other required records
• Thorough and complete knowledge of the Museum's HVAC equipment and its operation
• Supervise and manage the HVAC water treatment systems throughout the Museum
• Thorough and complete knowledge of the Museum's floor plans and buildings
• Assign daily work to maintainers and follow-up through completion
• Respond to building emergencies
• Monitor and respond to BMS alarms
• Preventative maintenance and repair
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Performs related work as required by the Museum including work on special projects and work within all buildings owned or operated by the Museum
• Duties as assigned
• Other related duties

• High school diploma or equivalency
• Valid New York City Fire Department Refrigeration Operator's License
• Supervisor experience preferred
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills
• Minimum three years experience in subject museum maintenance work or equivalent
• Minimum three years experience with centrifugal chillers and associated…