Maintenance Operation’s Regional Utility Plant (RUP) Shop maintains heating and cooling operations for the campus hydronic loops. The supervisor works to optimize the operations of the Chillers, Boilers, and all associated equipment for energy efficiency and occupant thermal comfort. Additionally, the department ensures the proper functioning of certain steam and glycol systems including the chemical treatment contract that serves them. The primary mission is to utilize all of the tenants of RCM to ensure the best Asset Management. This position may be required to possess and maintain certification, licensure, educational level, and/or experience criteria as applicable to the tasks being performed or supervised and follow applicable building codes.
Primary Purpose of Position
First-line supervisor over a mechanical trades unit of a multiple trades facility maintenance unit. Supervised skilled to highly skilled trades work including but not limited to HVAC, Electrical, Controls, and Plumbing. May also perform skilled trades work. The RUP Supervisor will set mid- to long-range maintenance goals and objectives and prioritize activities and tasks; prepare alternative plans to meet changing conditions and ensure timely task accomplishment; and coordinate a wide variety of facility maintenance operational, diagnostic, and repair services.
Summary of Position Responsibilities
Administrative Supervision
- Ensure your shop is trained on RCM, CBM, PMs, and maintenance management techniques through weekly training.
- Supervise shop materials inventory and tools/equipment accountability.
- Use a computerized maintenance management system to manage work orders and projects. Utilizing the labor scheduler to lock in the following week’s PMs and WO’s by Thursday the week before.
- Continuously educate yourself and your shop on maintenance processes and techniques.
- Track project statuses involving your shop.
Field Supervision
- Review work orders for compliance with best practices and O&M recommendations.
- Ensure quality control inspections are completed on work orders by field inspections.
- Provide technical oversight on all projects involving your shop.
- Use Building Automation Systems (BAS) to detect and diagnose problems throughout the campus and recommend changes to improve the performance of the BAS for your shop.
- Analyze the cost, quality, and timeliness of performance of your shop and implement improvements.
- Analyze condition monitoring data from thermographic, vibration, oil, ultrasound, and BAS analyses to determine indicated failure modes and develop work plans to prevent them.
- Interact with customers to ensure their needs are met and manage expectations of shop capabilities appropriately.
- Coordinate multi-shop projects.
- Ensure your shops are trained on RCM, CBM, PMs, and maintenance management techniques through field observations.
- Lead root cause analyses.
- Lead failure mode and effects analyses by training staff to list all possible on WO’s.
- Lead teams in emergency operations and emergency maintenance.
- Ensure that employees are trained, understand, and comply with University, state, OSHA, NFPA, NEC, ASME, and other governing policies and procedures.
HR Staffing, Employee Appraisals, and Discipline
- As positions become available complete all of the appropriate paperwork to get the position reposted and filled as quickly as possible.
- Conduct interviews as needed.
- Conduct annual and mid-year reviews and appraisals of all direct report staff.
- Perform any tasks related to staff disciplinary actions as needed.
Minimum Education/Experience
Graduation from a technical college with a major in air conditioning, heating and refrigeration technology, industrial maintenance technology, or mechanical engineering technology and a minimum of four years progressive experience in facility maintenance; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Graduation from a technical college with a major in air conditioning, heating and refrigeration technology, industrial maintenance technology, or mechanical engineering technology and a minimum of four years progressive experience in facility maintenance; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Possess journey-level knowledge of more than one trade or advanced knowledge in one trade applicable to the area supervised.
- Supervisory experience is desired.
- Prior work experience in higher education is preferred.
- Ability to effectively communicate the English language (reading, writing, interpretation, and comprehension) required
- Effective skills in verbal, written, and interpersonal communication.
- Computer literate.
- Knowledge and skill with Google Chrome, Microsoft Word, and Excel, and willingness to learn new programs.
- Ability to effectively work/interact with persons from different backgrounds and cultures.
- Ability to foster and create an atmosphere of teamwork.
- A valid driver’s license is required. The position operates assigned vehicles on and/or off campus and is required to possess, maintain, or obtain a valid driver’s license upon appointment to the position.
- The selected candidate must have the mental and physical capabilities to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
Necessary Certifications/Licenses
A valid driver’s license is required. The position operates assigned vehicles on and/or off campus and is required to possess, maintain, or obtain a valid driver’s license upon appointment to the position.
Preferred Certifications/Licenses
HVAC 1, 2, or 3.
Special Notes to Applicants
Posting Open Date
09/10/2024
Posting Close Date
09/23/2024
Proposed Hire Date
10/07/2024
If time-limited please indicate appointment end date
