Building Maintenance Supervisor

Job Description

Examples of Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Plans, assigns, schedules, supervises, and evaluates the work of other employees involved in the maintenance, painting, repair, alteration, and construction of County buildings, facilities and equipment.
  
• Makes cost estimates for building maintenance, painting, and projects.
  
• Keeps a variety of records and reports for projects done by a building maintenance crew.
  
• Trains new staff and ensures work completed is in conformance with established work standards.
  
• Inspects buildings, facilities, equipment and systems to determine preventative maintenance needs.
  
• Performs work which includes structural repair or remodeling in the maintenance, alteration and construction of buildings, facilities and equipment, including gas and electrical, plumbing, partitions, forms, cabinets, floors, roofs, doors, windows.
  
• Monitors and reports building conditions and needed repairs and obtains supplies and materials.
  
• Confers with management personnel to plan and execute work and interpret specifications.
  
• May confer with management personnel to resolve complaints.
  
• Responds to after-hours calls and performs a wide variety of emergency maintenance/repair tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:
Five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in building repair and maintenance work.

Licenses:
Possess a valid California driver's license at time of appointment and maintain.

SOME POSITIONS IN THIS CLASSIFICATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS PURSUANT TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECTION 2, B.

Essential Functions

• Direct, plan and coordinate building maintenance projects.
  
• Communicate effectively with others in person, in writing and over the telephone.
  
• Analyze data, interpret policies, procedures and regulations, develop appropriate conclusions, and prepare reports.
  
• Meet deadlines under stressful conditions.
  
• Resolve conflicts and respond appropriately to complaints.
  
• Complete multiple priority projects with conflicting deadlines.
  
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
  
• Work from ladders, various heights and awkward positions.
  
• Frequently lift and move with help objects weighing over 100 pounds.
  
• Train, evaluate and supervise staff.
  
• Walk, stand, stoop, kneel or crouch on narrow, slippery or uneven surfaces under various environmental conditions.
  
• Perform a full variety of emergency maintenance and repairs.
  
• Work in a correctional facility.
  
• Frequently work around dust, dirt, strong odors and noise.
  
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
  
• Sit, stand, or walk for extended periods.
  
• Occasionally reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
  
• Occasionally kneel, bend, twist, squat, climb, balance and crawl.
  
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination.
  
• Frequent use of a data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
  
  
• Regular attendance is an essential function.
  
  

Knowledge of:

• Standard tools, methods, practices, and materials involved in one or more of the carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, heating and air conditioning trades, preferably with an emphasis on more than one of these trades.
  
• Applicable provisions of building, electrical, and plumbing codes.
  
• Work safety standards and programs.
  
• Plumbing and electrical systems in building, facilities and airport.
  
• Methods and practices followed in the maintenance of tools, machinery and equipment.
  
  
• Machinery and equipment repair.
  
• Welding, both arc and electrical techniques.
  
• Methods of supervision and training.

Ability to:

• Plan, layout, schedule, supervise and evaluate the work of others.
  
• Provide training to new employees.
  
• Demonstrate great proficiency in various building trades work assigned.
  
• Assist with preparation of Division budget.
  
• Recognize and locate conditions which require maintenance and repair work.
  
• Estimate time and materials needed to perform maintenance, construction, and repair jobs.
  
• Read and interpret plans and specifications, blueprints, and drawings.
  
• Keep a variety of records and reports.
  
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work.
  
• Train, schedule, supervise and evaluate the work of others.

Why Merced County? A message from the CEO

HOLIDAYS & LEAVES
MANAGEMENT LEAVE

May receive, depending upon classification, 96 hours per Fiscal Year.

VACATION

10 days the first 5 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 160 hours), 15 days in the second 5 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 240 hours), and 20 days after 10 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 320 hours). Optional annual sell back of a portion of accumulated vacation leave hours (maximum - 40 hours).

SICK LEAVE

0.0625 hours sick leave for each paid regularly scheduled work hour. 16 days (130 hours per year) with unlimited accumulation. Optional annual buy back of a portion of accumulated sick leave hours upon meeting certain criteria.

HOLIDAYS

Twelve paid holidays annually plus two optional holidays.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

Five (5) regularly scheduled consecutive workdays.

INSURANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE
Medical Insurance - Merced County offers multiple Medical Plans and contributes towards employee and dependent premiums.

• Anthem 500 EPO
• Anthem 1500 EPO
• Anthem HDHP (High Deductible Medical Plan) with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Anthem HDHP (High Deductible Medical Plan) without Health Savings Account (HSA)

Dental Insurance - Delta Dental

• County pays 100% of the premium for employees and 50% for dependent(s)

Vision Insurance - VSP

• County pays 100% of the premium for employees and 50% for dependent(s)

DISABILITY INSURANCE

Management Disability Insurance - Unit 20 Unrepresented Management Levels A-E - 100% premium paid by employer

LIFE INSURANCE

County-paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

• Unit 20 Unrepresented Management:
• Level A & B $85,000
• Level C $55,000
• Level D & E $35,000

Voluntary Term and Whole Life Insurance are available - premium paid by employee

RETIREMENT
DEFERRED COMPENSATION

The County offers a 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan. Employees choose their investment funds and can make pre-tax or post-tax contributions to the plan up to the maximum allowable.

MERCED COUNTY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION

The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 and other provisions of the California Government Code. MCERA members also pay into Social Security. The applicable benefit formula is dependent upon your hire date with an MCERA employer; your pension amount will be determined by your age, years of service and final compensation amount.

EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)

Anthem EAP services provide up to five face-to-face counseling sessions per incident and provides a toll-free "800" hotline available 24/7 for emergencies and crisis intervention. EAP services include counseling services, legal services, financial services and work-life resource services.

EMPLOYEE TICKETS, COUPONS, and DISCOUNTS

The County of Merced has partnered with Employee Savings Tickets to provide discounted coupons and tickets for all county employees to attractions throughout the state and out-of-state. The discounts and coupons are available for shopping, movies, sporting events, theme parks, zoos and aquariums and much more.

THIS BULLETIN IS NOT A CONTRACT AND DOES NOT CREATE CONTRACTUAL OR LEGAL RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF ANY EMPLOYEE. THIS BULLETIN IS SUBJECT OF BEING SUPPLEMENTED, MODIFIED, WITHDRAWN OR OTHERWISE CHANGED PENDING LABOR AGREEMENTS AND/OR AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DEEM NECESSARY.

For answers to specific questions regarding employee benefits, please call Human Resources at 209.385.7356.

Closing Date/Time: Continuous