Fire & Security General Supervisor (Craft Foreman Supervisor)

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington is seeking a department-lead within Facility Operations to guide Fire and Security Shop staff and perform Fire and Security Tech duties. You will set schedules, train staff, recruit as needed, monitor performance, and manage time entries in MMS and Kuali while coordinating with procurement.

The role also involves ordering parts, coordinating with suppliers, providing daily operations support, and participating in on-call rotations and events.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED).
• 4 years in related field.
• Proficient in English with written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong customer relationship abilities.

Responsibilities

• Leads and guides Fire and Security Shop staff, performing Fire and Security Tech duties.
• Sets schedules, priorities, train, and monitor staff performance.
• Ensures adequate staffing and effective scheduling; assist in recruiting and hiring.
• Tracks and troubleshoots staff issues, reports to supervisor.
• Provides training to improve efficiency; identify development opportunities.
• Keeps next-level leaders informed of trends and significant problems.
• Supervises employees via job work orders for task completion.
• Reviews and approves time entries in MMS and Kuali; resolves discrepancies with HR and payroll.
• Orders and receives parts; coordinates with suppliers using IU procurement policy.
• Assists supervisor in daily operations and provide coverage for other shops.
• Occasionally works overtime, participate in on-call rotation, and support events.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Identifies maintenance projects, prepares scopes, and estimate time and costs.
• Uses MMS (AIM) work order system to perform work and analyze performance.
• Represents Building Maintenance Operations (BMO) in interactions with all university levels and divisions.
• Produces and present written material for executive management.
• Collaborates with coordinators to schedule electrical service interruptions.
• Promotes team growth in job skills and interpersonal relationships.

Skills

Proficient in English

Professionalism

Time management

Quality focus

Flexibility

Thoroughness

Initiative

Customer relationships

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CBORD access control

Card reader installation

Electronic door hardware

IP camera installation

Video management systems

Alarm programming

Fire alarm troubleshooting

Fire pump testing

Low-voltage networking

Job description

Department

FACILITY OPERATIONS-IUB (BL-PHYP-IUBLA)

Department Information

Capital Planning and Facilities(CPF) works to ensure that Indiana University (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

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Leads and guides Fire and Security Shop staff, performing Fire and Security Tech duties.


• Sets schedules, priorities, train, and monitor staff performance.


• Ensures adequate staffing and effective scheduling; assist in recruiting and hiring.


• Tracks and troubleshoots staff issues, reports to supervisor.


• Provides training to improve efficiency; identify development opportunities.


• Keeps next-level leaders informed of trends and significant problems.


• Supervises employees via job work orders for task completion.


• Reviews and approves time entries in Maintenance Management System (MMS) and Kuali; resolves discrepancies with HR and payroll.


• Orders and receives parts; coordinates with suppliers using IU procurement policy.


• Assists supervisor in daily operations and provide coverage for other shops.


• Occasionally works overtime, participate in on-call rotation, and support events.


• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures.


• Identifies maintenance projects, prepares scopes, and estimate time and costs.


• Uses MMS (AIM) work order system to perform work and analyze performance.


• Represents Building Maintenance Operations (BMO) in interactions with all university levels and divisions.


• Produces and present written material for executive management.


• Collaborates with coordinators to schedule electrical service interruptions.


• Promotes team growth in job skills and interpersonal relationships.

General Responsibilities

• 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 in English with written and verbal 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.

Preferred

• Proficiency in: CBORD access control administration, card reader installation and troubleshooting, electronic door hardware, IP camera installation and repair, video management systems, alarm programming, micro key monitoring, panic alarms, fire alarm troubleshooting, fire alarm testing, sprinkler system shutdown coordination, fire pump testing, and low-voltage networking and communications systems.

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 25. 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

IU Bloomington Campus.

Bloomington, Indiana

Advertised Salary

$25.00 - $39.09 depending upon previous experiences and skills.

Benefits Overview

• 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 IUBenefit Programs Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Mastery

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Engineering, Trades & Facility

Job Family: Licensed & Skilled Trades

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Posting Disclaimer

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