Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor Job no: 495425 Closes:
Work Type:
Staff Full-Time Locations:
Lake Charles, LA Categories:
Facilities, Maintenance of Physical Plant

College: SOWELA

Department: Facilities & Maintenance

Type of Appointment: Full time - Regular

Salary: Start of $46,000 annually, with actual offer based on education and experience

• Manages, supervises, guides, and develops maintenance repair technicians, electricians, student workers, and contractors as it relates to day-to-day work, schedule, and performance, ensuring work is done in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
• Manages the maintenance work order (help desk) system daily; communicates and maintains strong customer service relationships ensuring timely correction of deficiencies and repairs are completed; identifies and coordinates resolution for facility compliance issues.
• Provides technical assistance to the maintenance department; performs maintenance on building mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) equipment as required.
• Engages in specification and procurement of all equipment, parts, and supplies required for complete maintenance of buildings, in coordination with the Executive Director.
• Manages and performs preventative maintenance and corrective maintenance on life safety systems to include but not limited to fire extinguishers, fire pumps, emergency lighting, emergency power generators, back-up power systems and elevators.
• Oversees and performs daily, weekly, monthly and annual inspections of building systems and effectively documents all discrepancies.
• Manages preventative maintenance on equipment and maintains recordkeeping for boilers, HVAC and other electrical systems; identifies, understands and reports all long-term and short-term maintenance and repair tasks necessary to keep all campus assets in good working order to promote longevity and efficiency.
• Provides preventative maintenance schedules and checklist for all facilities systems.
• Provides archived data on site structures, building structures, building systems or other components so knowledge can be gained and recorded for routine work or repairs to be coordinated.
• Works with contractors and vendors to obtain bids and quotes to supply services or products to the College for maintenance related needs.
• Participates in logistics of events involving students, employees and community.
• Participates in Emergency Preparation and Response, including Business Continuity.
• Prepares maintenance presentations, trainings, reports, logs, and communication.
• Performs daily review and approval of all electronic time sheets submitted by assigned hourly staff; performs biweekly authorization of all approved time in accordance with policy and procedures.
• Performs coordination and communication within the Facilities department for event planning and setup/breakdown.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Submits reports and invoicing from maintenance vendors to be processed for payment.
• Create and submit maintenance performance reports, checklist, and inspections.
• Performs annually maintenance tech performance evaluations.

• Associate in facilities management, business or related fields.

• Five (5) years of experience in maintenance, facilities management, warehouse, and / or construction, in progressively responsible positions.

• Knowledge, understanding of and awareness for current student issues.
• Leadership and management skills sufficient to lead a staff operating on a rotating schedule in multiple locations.
• Ability to work with local community and leadership. Ability to handle crisis situations.
• Ability to make independent decisions that demonstrate good judgement.
• Ability to safeguard sensitive and confidential information from intentional and unintentional disclosure.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize job duties in order to meet deadlines.
• Proven ability to present a positive image for the college, maintain professional demeanor, provide effective customer service, and make good decisions.
• Skills in recruiting, training, and managing employees, teams and volunteers.
• Ability to communicate clearly and…