Facility Operations Supervisor (M-F, 7 a.m. -3 p.m.)

Join a vibrant and purpose-driven community at **Shippensburg University**, located in the scenic Cumberland Valley and spread across a beautiful 210-acre campus with over 40 buildings. We offer a dynamic academic environment with 45 undergraduate, 22 graduate, and 2 doctoral programs. At Shippensburg, our mission is more than words---we are committed to inclusive collaboration, fostering a strong sense of belonging, and celebrating the achievements that drive positive change in our communities. Be part of a team that values innovation, impact, and shared success

The position oversees and participates in the maintenance, repair, and improvement of university buildings and infrastructure, including basic locksmith duties. Responsibilities include supervising maintenance staff, managing preventive and corrective maintenance schedules, assigning work orders, and responding to emergencies. The role covers HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and structural systems, as well as general building components and finishes.

**Shippensburg University offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees!**

- Effective first day of employment: low-cost medical insurance plus free dental, vision, hearing, and prescription coverage**.**

- Choose from two generous retirement plans :

- Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP):5% employee contribution, 9.29% employer contribution, Immediate vesting

- State Employees' Retirement System (SERS): 8.25% employee contribution, 2.25% employer contribution + pension calculation, 10-year vesting requirement

- 100% tuition waivers for you and your eligible dependents upon completion of probationary period!

- Generous paid time off, employer-paid life insurance, and so much more!

**Essential Responsibilities**

- Assures building components, fixtures, equipment systems and infrastructures as assigned operate as intended and are maintained and repaired in accordance, and in a timely manner.

- Establishes and executes all work orders or preventive maintenance schedules, or specific assignments by management supervision, and confirms compliance with manufacturers specifications

- Follows and ensures all employees adhere to departmental, state and federal guidelines, codes, and regulations, trade practices.

- Confirms blueprints, shop drawings and schematics meet acceptable standards.

- Routinely performs inspections of buildings and reviews specifications for new construction and renovation projects and various maintenance assignments

- Recommends equipment, tools, and materials for acquisition and oversees inventory management system to support staff functions. Minimizes component or system downtime and maximizes component or system reliability

- Coordinates and provides support to seasonal campus activities as assigned.

- Communicates effectively with other shop supervisors and employees on all current and planned work. Updates off-ship supervisor and employees on work spanning different shifts.

- Directly interacts with, and communicates with all building coordinators, assigned representatives, departments, professional engineers, and individuals as needed on routine, unplanned and emergency work.

- Maintains and fosters effective and productive relationships with all members of the campus community.

- Establishes and sets work priorities in accordance with departmental and university policies, as applicable.

- Ensures all work is performed in a manner consistent with total customer and quality service

- Monitors the quality and efficiency of operations and maintenance employees, through annual evaluation, periodic inspections, and overall performance of staff.

- Enforces rules of conduct, performance standards, and immediately implements necessary performance improvement action plans as needed.

- Identifies shop and individual training, including minimum technical training requirements for staff.

- Maintains certifica ions, registration and licensure required to perform all functions of this position.

- Schedules regular shop-level meetings and ensures all staff are actively involved in planning and conducting each meeting.

- Ensure all staff understand chain-of-command as it relates to reporting issues, with the exception of emergency situations.

- Participates in review of accident reports and leads effort for timely corrective action and in providing feedback to employees.

- Receives after-hours emergency calls and dispatches staff based on need.

- Other duties as assigned as appropriate