Carpenter Shop General Supervisor (Craft Foreman Supervisor)

Indiana University; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated individual to lead and support craft work staff in maintaining a beautiful and functional campus environment. This role involves supervising daily operations, setting priorities, and ensuring high standards of quality and professionalism. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a passion for fostering teamwork and efficiency. Join a vibrant community committed to excellence in education and research, where your contributions will make a significant impact on campus life.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental insurance

Health savings account with contributions

Flexible spending accounts

Paid time off

Tuition subsidy for employees and family

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in a related field required.
• High commitment to quality and professionalism essential.

Responsibilities

• Guides and supervises craft work staff daily.
• Sets schedules, establishes priorities, and monitors performance.

Skills

Proficient communication skills

Time management

Professionalism

Flexibility

Customer relationship building

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Capital Planning and Facilities (CPF) works to ensure that IU campuses are beautiful, functional, and sustainable supporting excellence in teaching, learning, research, and community engagement across the entire university. A unit within CPF, Facility Operations , maintains our physical campus to support research, teaching, and learning at Indiana University Bloomington. As a unit of Capital Planning and Facilities, Facility Operations provides wide-ranging services all with the goal of creating a beautiful, well-functioning campus.

Job Summary

• Provides day-to-day guidance and serves in a lead capacity to craft work staff while also performing the responsibilities of the role of craft foreman supervisor.
• Sets schedules, establishes priorities, trains, and monitors performance of craft work staff.
• Ensures adequate staffing and effective scheduling; may participate in recruiting, hiring, and selection.
• Tracks issues and concerns among craft work staff; troubleshoots and reports to supervisor as appropriate.
• Provides training to assigned staff to improve efficiency; researches and identifies development opportunities for assigned staff.
• Tracks issues and concerns among craft work staff; keeps next-level leader(s) informed of trends as well as significant problems.

Qualifications

EDUCATION
Required

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED)

WORK EXPERIENCE
Required

• 4 years in related field

SKILLS
Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Possesses a high degree of initiative
• Ability to build strong customer relationships

Working Conditions / Demands

This role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. This role frequently requires the ability to handle equipment. This role frequently requires the ability to remain stationary and ascend/descend ladders/stairs. This role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 75 pounds. The role requires the ability to detect items in close proximity as well as far away; discern between colors; detect objects in peripheral space of self; discern items in detail; and to have good depth perception. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .

Job Classification

Career Level: Mastery
FLSA: Nonexempt
Job Function: Engineering, Trades & Facility
Job Family: Licensed & Skilled Trades
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This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.
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