Building Maintenance Supervisor

Alachua County Sheriff's Office; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Health Insurance

Florida Retirement System

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Alachua County Board of County Commissioners seeks a skilled maintenance supervisor to oversee county buildings, facilities, and grounds. The role requires journey-level expertise across carpentry, painting, HVAC, electrical and plumbing, with leadership of subordinate staff and coordination of schedules.

The position emphasizes safety, cost tracking, and timely project delivery, with on-call responsibilities during emergencies and the ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Journeyman level experience in building/facility maintenance including carpentry, painting, HVAC, electrical and plumbing

Responsibilities

• Supervises and coordinates maintenance activities for county buildings, facilities, and grounds.
• Exudes positive customer service focus and aligns decisions with core values.
• Performs skilled journeyman level work in HVAC, electrical, painting, plumbing and carpentry.
• Maintains records of work performed, costs, and projects; assists with policy formulation.
• Responds to emergencies and coordinates on-site actions as required.

Skills

Carpentry

Painting

HVAC

Electrical

Plumbing

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or vocational school and three years journeyman level experience in one or more phases of building/facility maintenance including carpentry, painting, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing experience; or any equivalent combination of directly related training or experience. Applicants within six months of meeting the minimum education/experience may be considered for trainee status.
A Valid Florida Driver License is required and a Motor Vehicle Record that meets the requirements of Alachua County policy #6-7; Motor Vehicle Records will be reviewed prior to employment. If, in the past 24-month period, the applicants Motor Vehicle Record has more than three (3) moving traffic infractions or three (3) or more at fault motor vehicle accidents (or combination of both and /or a conviction/pending charge for driving under the influence) or is in violation of any standard mandated by Federal or State Law or Regulation, the minimum qualifications are not met for the position.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen & physical examination and requires the successful completion of a criminal history background investigation prior to employment including finger printing and compliance with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) requirements throughout the term of employment.

Position Summary

This is responsible supervisory work in the skilled and semi-skilled maintenance of County buildings, facilities, and grounds in the Facilities Management Department.

Examples of Duties

Essential Job Functions

This is an emergency essential classification. Upon declaration of a disaster and/or emergency, all employees in this classification are required to work.
Exudes a positive customer service focus.
Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with the County's core values.
Supervises and coordinates the activities of subordinate employees including determining work procedures and schedules; issuing instructions and assigning duties; reviewing work; recommending personnel actions; conducting performance reviews; and conducting departmental training and orientation.
Assists management with formulation of policies, procedures, and plans.
Performs skilled journeyman level work in one or more areas including HVAC, electrical, painting, plumbing and carpentry.
May estimate and procure maintenance and repair supplies on phone and by requisition.
Instructs employees in maintenance and repair methods and maintains accurate records of work performed, costs of repair, and pending projects.
Maintains a stock of repair parts and maintenance supplies.
Prepares budget information associated with projects and facilities.
Receives and inventories materials and supplies.
Responds to emergency situations in accordance with established company procedures, protocols, and escalation requirements.
Reports on site, when required, to address emergencies, critical issues, or operational needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Carries and maintains access to the company-provided phone and laptop and remains reachable outside of normal business hours.
Serves as essential personnel and maintains availability for emergency communication and response.
Drives a County and/or personal vehicle to perform job duties to various site locations regularly as required.
Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency.
NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Considerable knowledge of the operating and repair characteristics of a variety of equipment associated with the maintenance and construction of public facilities.
Considerable knowledge of methods, materials, tools and standard practices of the construction and maintenance trades.
Considerable knowledge of the operation and maintenance requirements of grounds maintenance vehicles and equipment.
Knowledge of occupational hazards of the maintenance and construction trades and necessary safety precautions.
Knowledge of inventory procedures.
Ability to effectively supervise and coordinate the activities of subordinate employees.
Ability to diagnose defects in a wide variety of maintenance equipment.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to schedule employees to ensure repairs are completed in an efficient and timely manner.
Ability to effectively express ideas, both in written and verbal communications.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet, humid conditions (non-weather); work near moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; outdoor weather conditions; risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold (non-weather); extreme heat (non-weather); work with explosives, and risk of radiation.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

An organization is only as good as the people it employs. To attract and retain the best team possible, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners offers a competitive benefit program. We believe that if we expect our employees to support the County, we must first support the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families, now and as they plan for their future.

BoCC-Contributed Benefits

• Medical/Health Insurance
• Employee Life Insurance
• Florida Retirement System
• Employee Assistance Program

Optional Benefits

• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance
• Deferred Retirement Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Roth IRA
• Tuition Assistance Program

NOTE: For detailed information regarding available benefits

You may also view Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding benefits.

• FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (FRS) The Florida Retirement System is a retirement plan designed to provide an income to a vested employee and his/her family when the employee retires, becomes partially or totally disabled, or dies prior to retirement. A defined benefit or defined contribution option may be chosen by the employee.
• TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Permanent, full-time employees are eligible for educational assistance funds. Contact the Human Resources Office for program details.
• HOLIDAYS Holidays are as follows:
• New Years Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans' Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday following Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve (IAFF*)
• Christmas Day
• Additional Christmas Holiday (All non-IAFF employees)
• 2 Floating Holidays (All non- IAFF employees)
• IAFF – International Association of Firefighters Pay periods are every two weeks, Monday through Sunday. Payday is Friday. International Association of Firefighters follow the General Contract 7k regarding holidays.

Vacation Leave – Generous vacation accrual rates with payout of unused accrued leave, with some restrictions. For more detailed information regarding vacation leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-2.

Sick leave is earned at a rate of 4 hours per pay period by all permanent, full-time employees*. At the end of each fiscal year, eligible employees can convert up to 10 days of accrued sick leave to vacation leave on a 2:1 basis. For more detailed information regarding sick leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-3 *Accruals slightly different for IAFF employee.