Assistant Director of Plant Operations & Maintenance

Title: Assistant Director of Plant Operations & Maintenance

Employee Classification: Administrative/Professional (Exempt)

Institution: Northeast State Community College

Department: Plant Operations and Maintenance

Salary: $51,599 - $58,788, dependent on education and experience

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Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of Plant Operations, the Assistant Director of Plant Operations and Maintenance is responsible for managing day‑to‑day maintenance operations and supervising maintenance employees across multiple campuses. The Assistant Director will maintain and update the automated preventive maintenance (PM) program and use the software to generate and assign scheduled PM work orders. The Assistant Director will also assign and coordinate the completion of unscheduled work orders as they are received.

The Assistant Director will work cooperatively with all constituents of the college in all preventive and routine maintenance work, including the work of outside contractors.

Job Duties

• Supervise maintenance staff on the Blountville and Kingsport campuses
• Manage and maintain the automated preventive maintenance (PM) program, including inventory of equipment in all facilities
• Generate, assign, and schedule PM and unscheduled work orders for all campuses
• Manage, coordinate, and direct all phases of in‑house construction after design phases, including the work of sub‑contracted trades and the coordination of work with all NeSCC constituents
• Prepare bid documents and specifications to solicit bids for facilities maintenance work
• Maintain inventory of routine maintenance stock items such as filters, belts, lamps, ballasts, etc.
• Assist the Director in all aspects of Plant Operations
• Complete other assignments as directed by supervision

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or two‑year technical degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Five (5) years of experience in facilities maintenance
• Three (3) years supervisory/team leader experience
• Experience reading and understanding various blueprint documents

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Experience with Metasys building automation system
• Experience in facilities maintenance in a higher education setting
• Experience producing construction documents using CAD software and writing specifications for in‑house construction and renovation projects
• Conversational ability or fluency in a second language

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Technology skills: MS Office suite; digital records management systems; general operating systems and data information systems
• History of managing multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to make sound decisions independently
• Ability to respond to unexpected circumstances and assess conditions to make rational decisions
• Ability to manage in a fast‑paced environment that can change quickly

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Special Instructions to Applicants: To be considered for a position at Northeast State, you must create an online application. A resume and unofficial transcripts are required; a cover letter is optional. You will also be required to provide the contact information for a minimum of three (3) professional references. If you are selected for an interview your references will automatically be contacted.

Your skills, abilities, qualifications, and years of experience will be evaluated using only what is recorded on your application. Please note that attaching a resume does not substitute for completion of the application form. Part‑time work experience is calculated at 50% of full‑time experience.