Building Maintenance Supervisor

The County of Monterey is committed to honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans and eligible military spouses and awards veterans’ preference points for this recruitment. To learn more about the eligibility requirements and the process, be sure to read the Hiring Preference for Veterans and Eligible Military Spouses section located towards the end of this job flier.

The County of Monterey Department of Social Services (DSS) Administrative Services Branch (ASB) seeks energetic applicants with excellent, supervisory, communication, and organizational skills for a Building Maintenance Supervisor. This classification is a full supervisory level in this series. The Building Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for day-to-day installations, repair and maintenance of facilities, equipment, supervision of building maintenance and office maintenance workers, and vendors who perform skilled and semi-skilled labor/services in the repair and maintenance of the Department of Social Services Facilities.

The Eligible List established by this recruitment process may be used County-wide to fill current and future vacancies on a regular full-time, part-time, or temporary basis.

• Schedules, assigns, directs, evaluates and supervises the work of maintenance personnel performing a variety of skilled and semiskilled carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, plumbing, electrical and general maintenance and repair tasks
• Trains maintenance personnel and continuously enforces proper work procedures and safety practices; demonstrates and instructs others in safety and effective methods and techniques for performing work and use and operation of tools, equipment and vehicles
• Sets performance standards and evaluates performance of staff and assists in preparing performance evaluations; takes corrective action; may assist in employment interviews and make recommendations for selection
• Determined priority of work order requests
• Performs and assists in the completion of both regularly scheduled and emergency service request
• Operates or monitors electrical, mechanical and electro‑mechanical equipment, including electric generators, high and low pressure boilers, and chillers
• Prepares correspondence including notifications; document service request including actions, expenditures, and related information; and performs other supervisory duties using a personal computer

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Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Methods, and practices employed in the repair and maintenance of buildings and associated mechanical, electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems.
• Safety practices, procedures and techniques commonly used in the building maintenance trade
• Laws and building codes of the trades affecting the installation, repair and maintenance of County facilities and equipment

• The principles, theories, and practices of preventative maintenance
• The principles of electricity and electrical, mechanical and electro‑mechanical systems
• The equipment and tools necessary to the operation and maintenance of lighting, heating, air conditioning and plumbing, organization and prioritizing
• The principals, practices and techniques of supervision, including training, documenting work performance, work planning, organization and prioritizing

• Prioritize, plan, assign, motivate, supervise, train and evaluate the work of subordinates and vendors
• Use tools and equipment of the building trades skillfully and safely
• Train subordinates in proper work procedures and safety equipment
• Apply principles and practices of supervision
• Effectively communicate, both orally and in writing
• Exercise sound judgment and initiative in identifying and solving problems
• Maintain cooperative relationships with co-workers, members of the public and others contacted through the course of work; respond in a positive manner to supervision and direction; and attend and perform duties on a regular, reliable and consistent basis

Any combination of training, education and/or experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities and required conditions of employment is qualifying. An example of a way these requirements might be acquired is:

Four years of full-time paid work experience in the crafts/mechanical trades field performing installation, repair and/or…