Team Lead Building Maintenance

UWM; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO after 30 days

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with employer match

Mortgage discounts

Wellness area with on-site physician

Job summary

UWM is seeking a Maintenance Technician Team Leader to oversee carpentry, electrical, plumbing and more across nearly 2 million square feet of commercial space on our Pontiac campus.

You will lead a skilled team, coordinate with Building Engineers, schedule routine maintenance, and ensure safety and compliance while delivering high-quality service. The role may require night shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Qualifications

• Commercial carpentry, electrical, and plumbing experience required.
• Construction leadership experience.
• Ability to supervise a maintenance team.
• Proficient with tools of the trade.
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Demonstrates ethics and good morale.
• Effective written and verbal communication with team members, vendors and the public.
• Ability to make independent judgments within policy and procedures.
• Strong literacy, writing, documentation and interpersonal skills; proficient with computer-based programs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Building Engineers on tasks across the building.
• Lead team in maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, and painting.
• Prioritize workload and communicate timelines to stakeholders.
• Schedule and perform routine maintenance and identify needed work.
• Provide courteous service to team members and respond to requests.
• Assist vendors and visitors as needed.
• Prepare for emergencies in each building.
• Work Monday–Friday; may require nights, holidays and weekends.
• Ensure safety procedures are followed in all duties.

Skills

Carpentry

Electrical

Plumbing

Team leadership

Tools proficiency

Communication skills

Documentation literacy

Computer literacy

Tools

Microsoft Office

Web-based platforms

Job description

THE GIG

The Maintenance Technician Team Leader is a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to the maintenance and repair of our state-of-the-art corporate campus. We are looking for someone with 3 years of facilities or commercial construction leadership. Your knowledge and skills will be tested and developed leading a team of skilled maintenance technicians that are responsible for carpentry, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, painting, and more across nearly 2 Million square feet of commercial office space.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Coordinate with Building Engineers on tasks throughout the building
• Lead team in maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, and painting
• Prioritizing workload for team, ensuring proper communication with stakeholders and timelines for completion
• Being proactive scheduling and maintain routine maintenance, as well as identifying work that needs to be done
• Providing courteous, high-quality service to team members by personally responding to requests for service
• Providing any needed assistance to team members, vendors, and visitors
• Preparedness on any emergency situations in each building
• Monday through Friday hours, however, may be required to work nights, days, holidays and weekends
• Meeting the physical requirements of the job and the ability to work in the environmental conditions listed below to perform common Team Leader functions and duties
• Performing all duties in a safe manner, following all safety procedures

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

Must Have Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of commercial carpentry, electrical, and plumbing
• Construction background
• Team Lead experience
• Knowledgeable use of tools of the trade required
• Meet all legal requirements to be able to work in the United States
• Must demonstrate good moral fitness and ethical standards
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with team members, vendors and the public, to understand and follow standard operating procedures, to perform duties in a professional manner
• Make independent and good judgment decisions within proper policy and procedures
• Must be detailed oriented and have satisfactory literacy and writing, documentation, communications and interpersonal abilities. Must be proficient at computer based programs in Microsoft and web-based platforms

Meet minimum requirements set by insurer to drive a company vehicle:

• No moving traffic violations in the past 3 years. No at fault accidents in the past 3 years
• Have not had driver's license denied, suspended or revoked in the last 3 years
• No driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUI) convictions in the past 3 years

THE PLACE & THE PERKS

Ready to join thousands of talented team members who are making the dream of home ownership possible for more Americans? It’s all happening on UWM’s campus, where our award-winning workplace packs plenty of perks and amenities that keep the atmosphere buzzing with energy and excitement.

It’s no wonder that out of our six pillars, People Are Our Greatest Asset is number one. It’s at the very heart of how we treat each other, our clients and our community. Whether it’s providing elite client service or continuously striving to improve, our pillars provide a pathway to a more successful personal and professional life.

From the team member that holds a door open to the one that helps guide your career, you’ll feel the encouragement and support on day one. No matter your race, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation and ethnicity, you’ll be welcomed here. Accepted here. And empowered to Be You Here.

More reasons you’ll love working here include:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) after just 30 days
• Additional parental and maternity leave benefits after 12 months
• Adoption reimbursement program
• Paid volunteer hours
• Paid training and career development
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Mortgage discount and area business discounts
• Free membership to our large, state-of-the-art fitness center, including exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba, various sports leagues and a full-size basketball court
• Wellness area, including an in-house primary-care physician’s office, full-time massage therapist and hair salon
• Gourmet cafeteria featuring homemade breakfast and lunch
• Convenience store featuring healthy grab-and-go snacks
• In-house Starbucks and Dunkin
• Indoor/outdoor café with Wi-Fi

DISCLAIMER

All the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation and change. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. Team members may be required to perform other or different job-related duties as requested by their team lead, subject to reasonable accommodation. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Employment with UWM is "at-will." UWM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By selecting “Apply for this job online” you provide consent to UWM to record phone call conversations between you and UWM to be used for quality control purposes.