Building Maintenance Supervisor

Summary of Position

Monterey County Health Department’s Administration Bureau seeks energetic applicants with supervisory, communications and organizational skills for a Building Maintenance Supervisor. This classification is a full supervisory level in this series. The Building Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for day-to-day installations, repair and maintenance of Health Department facilities, equipment, supervision of building maintenance workers and vendors who perform skilled and semi-skilled labor/services in the repair and maintenance of Health Department facilities.

The County of Monterey honors the service and sacrifice of veterans and eligible military spouses and awards veterans’ preference points for this recruitment. To learn more about eligibility requirements and the process, read the Hiring Preference for Veterans and Eligible Military Spouses section located towards the end of this job flier.

The Eligible List established by this recruitment process will be used to fill current and future vacancies, both regular and temporary, as they arise.

• Schedule, assign, direct, evaluate and supervise the work of maintenance personnel performing a variety of skilled and semiskilled carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, and general maintenance and repair tasks.
• Determine priority of work order requests.
• Perform and assist in the completion of regularly scheduled and emergency service requests.
• Prepare correspondence including notifications and service requests with actions, expenditures and related information; perform other supervisory duties using a personal computer.
• Provide or obtain cost estimates for installation, repair, construction, or maintenance work to be performed.
• Train maintenance personnel and enforce proper work procedures and safety practices; demonstrate and instruct others in safety and effective methods and techniques for performing work and use of tools, equipment and vehicles.
• Set performance standards and evaluate staff; assist in preparing performance evaluations; take corrective action; assist in employment interviews and make recommendations for selection.
• Operate or monitor electrical, mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment, including electric generators, boilers, and chillers.
• Prepare reports or summaries on the status of construction, repair, and maintenance activities.

Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Methods and practices employed in the repair and maintenance of buildings and related mechanical, electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems.
• Safety practices, procedures and techniques commonly used in the building maintenance trade.

• The principles of electricity and electrical, mechanical and electro-mechanical systems.
• The equipment and tools necessary to operate and maintain lighting, heating, air conditioning and plumbing systems in county buildings.
• Mathematical principles required to calculate the cost and benefits of projects/repairs, perform problem-solving analysis, and implement maintenance schedules.

• Prioritize, plan, assign, motivate, supervise, train and evaluate the work of subordinates and vendors.
• Analyze and describe maintenance problems and recommend or perform suitable corrective action with effective use of available maintenance personnel or vendors.
• Perform a wide variety of skilled and/or semi-skilled tasks involved in the installation, repair and maintenance of county buildings, equipment and fixtures.
• Use tools and equipment of the building trades skillfully and safely.
• Exercise sound judgment and initiative in identifying and solving problems.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with coworkers, members of the public and others contacted through the course of work; respond positively to supervision and direction; and attend and perform duties regularly and reliably.

• Ability to speak, read, and write effectively in English.
• Ability to speak, read, and write effectively in Spanish (Desirable).

Any combination of training, education and/or experience which provides the…