Building Services Supervisor
About the Role
Hiring Department: Facilities Services
Position Open To: All Applicants
Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40
FLSA Status: Exempt
Earliest Start Date: Immediately
Position Duration: Expected to Continue
Location: AUSTIN, TX
You belong at The University of Texas at Austin, where you can help change the world at work while receiving competitive pay and great benefits!
What sets you apart when you join UT?
As a Longhorn, you'll be working for a globally recognized university. Your work will make a difference in the lives of faculty and staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you're the type of person who wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you'll like becoming a member of the Facilities Services team at UT.
With Facilities Services, you'll have opportunities to grow and learn. We believe that everyone has the potential to be a leader, and we offer comprehensive leadership training and development programs. We want to help you achieve your career goals, because our goal is for you to have a long and rewarding career with us. In addition to that, hybrid or flexible work arrangements have now become available to some of our team members.
What benefits do I receive with UT? The university offers an impressive benefits package including, but not limited to:
- Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
- Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
- Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8.5% employer matching funds
- Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
- Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
- Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
- Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
- Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
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For more information, assistance with completing an application, or other questions about joining Facilities Services, FS-Recruitment at .
PurposeTo ensure cleanliness of university buildings through management and supervision of work crews in the performance of custodial maintenance to multiple facilities. Position supervises approximately 4 subordinate supervisors and 50 employees, and a million gross sq ft of building space. Work in all university buildings.
Responsibilities- Hire, evaluate, discipline, and discharge staff. Workload and staff custodial operations using OS1 processes and standards. Ensure the professional development of self and employees.
- Establish, monitor, and determine effectiveness of training programs. Maintain accurate and timely documentation and records. Meet deadlines and goals. Driving University owned vehicles to job sites will be required for this and most other functions.
- Ensure security of facilities, equipment, materials, keys, and alarm codes. Provide event support. Conduct inventories and execute appropriate notification of UTPD and management on security-related matters.
- Compose correspondence, reports, and presentations. Conduct frequent quality control inspections of facilities, completed work, and operational processes. Ensure compliance with policies, standards, and procedures. Initiate corrective action. Effective and prompt response to requests and complaints.
- Communicate clear performance expectations for employees; monitor and measure performance. Provide effective feedback, recognition, and corrective actions. Ensure immediate documentation and correction as required. Adhere to, promote, and enforce safe work practices of employees. Ensure adherence to Workers Compensation Insurance requirements, and other established policies.
- Plan and direct work of approximately four custodial services work crews through subordinate supervisors. Work collaboratively to fulfill the goals of the department and division. Ensure quality, accuracy, and timeliness of submission of administrative and operational documents and computer entries of data prepared by team and self. Keep time records. Account for labor. Complete OS1 audits and tracking reports. Ensure full compliance with OS1 standards and schedules.
- Carry and respond to the after-hours emergency pager; participate in, and conduct meetings; work during off-shift. Other related functions as assigned. Maintain acceptable driver rating as established in Policy: UTS157 Section 2.5.4.
High school graduation or GED. Four (4) years experience supervising employees in any one of the following fields: custodial, environmental services, hospitality, warehouse, production, or facilities services. Responds and relates well to management. Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers, management, peers and subordinates. Clearly establishes directions and distributes workload appropriately, bringing out the best in people. Knowledge of cleaning and janitorial materials, equipment and methods. Computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word and Excel. Stable work history. Must have a reliable means of communicating with the department outside of work by phone.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred QualificationsAssociate's Degree or higher. More than four (4) years experience supervising employees in any one of the following fields: custodial, environmental services, hospitality, warehouse, production, or facilities services. Knowledge of cleaning and janitorial materials, equipment, and methods. Experience working in OS1 team cleaning or other industrially accepted standardized maintenance operations. Demonstrated ability to write complex documents. Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook). Ability to provide on-the-job training. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated strong organizational, prioritizing, and time management skills. Successful completion of the Campus Planning and Facilities Management Leader Development program. Proficiency in multiple languages such as English, Spanish, ASL, French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda and Vietnamese.
Driving RequiredThis job requires a class \"C\" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).
Salary Range$56,160 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions Environmental Demands:- Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished)
- May work in all weather conditions
- May work in extreme temperatures
- May work around chemical fumes
- May work around standard office conditions
- May work around biohazards
- May work around chemicals
- May work around electrical and mechanical hazards
- May work repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
- Use of manual dexterity
- Climbing of stairs
- Climbing of ladders
- Lifting and moving
Off-shift/weekend wok required. Occasionally clean up blood-borne pathogens. Use cleaning and custodial equipment. Continual walking and able to walk 3-5 miles a day. Constant use of personal protective equipment and safety footwear. Lift/carry up to 50 lbs. Push/pull up to 50 lbs. Maintain acceptable driver rating. Ability to distinguish colors. Safety shoes furnished and required.
Work ShiftMonday - Friday, 5pm-2am, 1 hour lunch off the clock, Overtime may be required with little or no notice.
Required Materials- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information
- Letter of interest
Responsibilities
- Supervise building services operations and facilities maintenance
- oversee custodial and safety compliance
- coordinate with campus facilities team
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 2+ years facilities management or supervisory experience
- knowledge of safety regulations
Required Skills
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