Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

Job Summary

Directly reporting to the Facilities Maintenance Manager, this position oversees maintenance and repairs across plumbing, carpentry, painting, plastering, machine, electrical, and HVAC servicing for University Campus buildings and facilities. It manages service personnel, schedules daily workload, and ensures compliance with federal and state regulations.

• Oversees maintenance service and repairs in plumbing, carpentry, painting, plastering, machine, electrical, and HVAC servicing for University Campus buildings and facilities
• Oversees servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on mechanical principles
• Plans, organizes, sequences, schedules, and assigns daily maintenance workload based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel
• Inspects equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors, problems, or defects as needed
• Collaborates with maintenance technicians to generate and update daily workorders in SAP, ensuring accurate and complete information
• Generates and distributes preventive maintenance (PM) schedules, including lockout/tag‑out sheets
• Closes daily work orders by documenting accurate information of work performed, time to complete, parts used, equipment worked on, and editing PM tasks as necessary
• Coordinates emergency work and removes barriers for technicians
• Follows up with daily work through site visits, inspection, testing, or measuring completed work to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements
• Analyzes information, uses logic, and develops new ideas and answers to address work‑related problems
• Interprets blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to plan, inform, or develop work procedures or activities
• Ensures performance of skilled repair or maintenance operations for 24/7 plant maintenance coverage and support

• Directly supervises assigned maintenance technician staff
• Proactively and regularly initiates contact with customers and clients
• Ensures the highest quality standards and compliance with all federal and state regulations

• MS Windows / Office / Project; SAP; KRONOS
• Driver’s License – Preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years related facilities maintenance, including knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, and repair – Preferred
• Knowledge of building and construction materials, methods, technical plans, blueprints, and drawings – Preferred
• Certified Facility Manager (CFM) – Preferred

Bachelor’s Degree in a related technical field – Preferred

Lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to and possibly over 50lbs; standing or walking with objects up to 25lbs; sitting at computer workstation for extended periods; repetitive motion.

May be exposed to loud noises, fumes, confined spaces, and/or weather/temperature extremes while on job sites or traveling to/from various job sites.

7:30 am – 4:15 pm (Monday – Friday). Hours of work and task assignments may vary dependent upon situational factors, crisis management, and/or weather‑related factors and may require nights, weekends, and holidays.

02/24/2026

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