Structural Supervisor

Full-time, regular position, 40 hours per week, 5 days per week, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Hourly wage for this position is $24.55 - $33.85 per hour (or appropriate transfer/promotion rate).

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Supervises the carpentry, lock, paint, roofing, masonry staff, and all other structural trades related duties. 
• Supervises structural trades staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Coordinates department activities which includes determining maintenance and trades needs, preparing work orders, and/or performing related duties.
• Assists in monitoring the department budget which may include reviewing and approving expenditures and allocating resources.
• Monitors and maintains inventory. Requisitions supplies when needed.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of operational records, logs, reports, and/or related documents.
• Participates in complex or advanced department maintenance and operations activities.
• Periodically performs duties of Structural Specialist.
• Coordinating services and large repair projects with other trades and University departments.
• Estimating material quantities.
• Reviewing plans, making recommendations.
• Collaborating with Assistant Mechanical Supervisor and Project Manager.
• Coordinating and/or conducting safety training.
• Developing and implementing operational policies and procedures, as well as performance standards.
• Managing the purchasing of materials and supplies, overseeing supplier contracts.
• Reviewing and evaluating the performance of all supervised staff, performing disciplinary reviews and trainings.
• Recommending hiring and termination of employees
• Managing contract services and employees.
• Other duties as assigned. 

About the University: 
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu. 

The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options.  

UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Visit the Maine Office of Tourism to learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer. 

Qualifications: 
Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.)
• Valid Maine driver’s license
• Customer service principles;
• Supervisory principles;
• Applicable trades practices and principles;
• Applicable equipment and system maintenance and repair;
• Maintenance of related equipment;
• Recordkeeping principles;
• Budgeting principles;
• Applicable compliance rules and regulations;
• Inventory principles.
• Providing exemplary customer service;
• Prioritizing and assigning work;
• Monitoring and evaluating employees;
• Operating a variety of maintenance and repair related equipment;
• Performing carpentry, masonry, painting, and/or related trades work;
• Monitoring and maintaining inventory;
• Applying applicable compliance rules and regulations;
• Monitoring and reviewing a budget;
• Maintaining records;
• Communications, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Preferred:

• Institutional Experience
• Union Experience 
   

Other Information: 

Candidates selected to proceed to the final stages of the search process will be requested to provide a list of names and contact information for references.

Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.

For questions about the search, please contact search committee chair Jodi Munster at [email protected].

The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening and post offer physical.