Maintenance Supervisor - HSC & EC Research Buildings

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, our Maintenance Supervisors 1 are responsible for supervising, coordinating, and directing the activities of skilled, semi‑skilled, and unskilled trades positions engaged in maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and construction activities.

• The Incumbent shall supervise and plan the work for subordinate maintenance crew of skilled, semi‑skilled and relatively unskilled employees.
• Shall use the tools of the carpentry trade including hand tools, portable power tools, shop equipment and standard measuring instruments.
• Examines blueprints to determine dimensions, material and labor requirements to accomplish project, and orders materials and supplies.
• As required, prepares rough sketches or plans to scale from verbal or written instructions.
• Assigns staff to each project providing verbal instructions, and blueprints or plans.
• Meets with Supervisors representing the other trades involved in the project to coordinate activities, and schedules work to be performed to insure that work continues on schedule.
• Observes and inspects the project while in progress and when completed to insure the project is completed on schedule and according to plan.
• Inspects work performed by outside contractors to insure conformance with project specifications.
• Keeps written records of work performed, and accounts for labor and materials used.
• Periodically prepares standard written evaluations of the work performance of subordinates.

• Working knowledge of structural/maintenance/carpentry techniques.
• Working knowledge of the math of the carpentry trade.
• Working knowledge of the principles of Supervision.
• Basic knowledge of the practices and techniques of trades supervised other than carpentry.
• Ability to read architectural blueprints and interpret building and furniture plans.
• Ability to plan, lay out and complete varied carpentry work.
• Ability to use the tools, machines, equipment, and materials of the carpentry trade.
• Ability to make standard arithmetic computations to size and locate the various details of the work and to calculate the quantity of material and labor required for it.
• Ability to perform the physical tasks required of a carpenter.
• Ability to understand and carry out written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to train and supervise others.

Must meet qualifications of Trades Specialist (Carpenter) plus one year of trades experience.

Trades Specialist requirements are:
Four years of full‑time experience in carpentery under a skilled tradesperson; which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program, OR an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in carpenter at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services; OR successful completion of the two‑year Trades Specialist (Cabinet Shop/Carpenter) traineeship or a two‑year carpenter training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association‑Partnership Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship and Certificate Program.

Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at least two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

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