Supervisor of Facility Services - Custodial Syracuse University

Supervisor of Facility Services - Custodial

Job #: 041959
Location Syracuse, NY
Pay Range: $69,000 - $80,000
Hours: Standard hours for this role are 7:00am - 3:30pm.
Schedule is Thursday through Monday (Tuesday and Wednesday off)
Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description:
The Supervisor of Facility Services - Custodial will manage administrative and operational functions and custodial staff including but not limited to corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance of facilities during multiple shifts. Includes all custodial staff working multiple shifts across both academic/administrative facilities as well as residential facilities. This position will work closely with building supervisors and day shift custodians to schedule custodial work needed during multiple shifts. Maintain safe and healthy work environment by enforcing compliance with OSHA regulations, Department of Labor, SU Safety Department including the ADA. Interpret, plan and execute work within general guidelines to achieve departmental objectives. Supervise and instruct staff on methods and procedures concerning daily maintenance and preventive maintenance. Interact with deans, directors, department heads faculty, building staff, trades, students, and peers to resolve daily problems and requests, and manage other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree
• Two (2) plus years of management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Previous supervisory experience is desirable.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Interpret and enforce the bargaining unit contract, Universitys policies and individual department policies.
• Technical expertise in several essential custodial building trades.
• Advanced technical, computer, oral and written communication skills preferred.
• Must be familiar with 'Green' cleaning method and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Interact with deans, directors, department heads, faculty, building staff, trades, students, and peers to resolve daily problems and requests.
• Supervise and instruct staff on methods and procedures concerning daily maintenance and preventive maintenance.
• Interpret, plan and execute work within general guidelines to achieve departmental objectives.
• Manage administrative and operational functions and custodial staff including but not limited to corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance of facilities during multiple shifts. Includes all custodial staff working multiple shifts across both academic/administrative and residential facilities.
• Work closely with building supervisors and other custodial supervisors to schedule custodial work needed for multiple shifts.
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by enforcing compliance with SOHA regulations, Department of Labor, and SU Safety Department including the ADA.

About Syracuse University:
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the Universitys 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit

About the Syracuse area:
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.

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Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. This nondiscrimination policy covers admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs, services, and activities.

Syracuse University has a long history of engaging veterans and the military-connected community through its educational programs, community outreach, and employment programs. After World War II, Syracuse University welcomed more than 10,000 returning veterans to our campus, and those veterans literally transformed Syracuse University into the national research institution it is today. The Universitys contemporary commitment to veterans builds on this historical legacy, and extends to both class-leading initiatives focused on making an SU degree accessible and affordable to the post-9/11 generation of veterans, and also programs designed to position Syracuse University as the employer of choice for military veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and military family members.

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