Supervisor Carpentry Shop

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville oversees facilities operations under the Medical Carpentry organization. Supervises operations and coordinates administrative functions for facilities, ensuring policy adherence and efficient space management.

The role supports staff through resource planning, training, and alignment with budget objectives, while contributing to site planning and cost containment strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience with facility operations and staff supervision.
• Knowledge of local codes, compliance, and safety standards.
• Ability to contribute to space planning and building design discussions.

Responsibilities

• Assists in identifying needs, securing resources and implementation of training programs.
• Ensures compliance with all local codes and standards.
• Works with staff to ensure continuous life-cycle analysis of equipment.
• Assists with the design and planning of new buildings and renovations of existing spaces.
• Offers input into the strategic planning process, manages operating expenditures, and assists in developing and monitoring the budget.

Skills

Operations Planning

Leadership

People Management

Facilities Management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization

Medical Carpentry

Job Summary

Supervises operations and coordinates administrative functions for facilities. Supervises staff, coordinates projects, assigns staff functions and communicates policies and procedures. Provides input on programs and procedures for cost containment and space assessment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists in identifying needs, securing resources and implementation of training programs.
• Ensures compliance with all local codes and standards.
• Works with staff to ensure continuous life-cycle analysis of equipment.
• Assists with the design and planning of new buildings and renovations of existing spaces.
• Offers input into the strategic planning process, manages operating expenditures, and assists in developing and monitoring the budget.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Operations Planning (Novice): Anticipates resource needs to meet objectives and implements appropriate processes.
• Leadership (Novice): Formulates a vision while motivation & guiding employees promoting engagement. Leaders state precise goals, ensures the commitment of individuals to those goals, defines the methods of measurement, and provides the incentive to accomplish measureable outcomes.
• Business Results (Fundamental Awareness): Ability to achieve business results while focusing on quality, customer satisfaction, and stewardship.
• Quality Management (Novice): Developing a systematic process of checking to see whether a process or service is meeting specific requirements.
• Compliance (Novice): Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• People Management (Novice): Interacting, communicating, building relationships and developing employees.
• Facilities Management (Intermediate): Knowledge of building infrastructure, services and systems from a technical and practical perspective, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, building interior finish elements, and exterior envelope.

Our supporting roles are the core of all we do at Vanderbilt Health, helping us personalize the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce as we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Plans and sets day-to-day objectives for the team that have a direct effect on the results of the department or area that the job is in. * Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Resolves technical and operational problems within provided guideline. * Breadth of Knowledge: Applies advanced subject matter knowledge within a specific technical area and basic management knowledge to support the team. * Team Interaction: Leads/supervises a unit within a department or a small department. Typically without budget or hire/fire authority. Role is typically a 'working' supervisor.

Core Capabilities

• Supporting Colleagues: Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.
• Supporting Colleagues: Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
• Supporting Colleagues: Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
• Delivering Excellent Services: Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
• Delivering Excellent Services: Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
• Delivering Excellent Services: Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
• Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
• Ensuring High Quality: Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
• Ensuring High Quality: Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
• Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
• Managing Resources Effectively: Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
• Managing Resources Effectively: Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
• Fostering Innovation: Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
• Fostering Innovation: Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
• Fostering Innovation: Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level: 4 years

Education: High School Diploma or GED

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.