Maintenance Supervisor- IL- Campus Facilities

The Maintenance Supervisor oversees the general maintenance teams in Campus Facilities. The supervisor’s primary responsibility is to provide leadership and oversight for all facility maintenance programs necessary to support Midwestern University’s academic and clinic campuses in Downers Grove, IL. This position provides management and direction to the group leads, senior positions, and entry-level employees comprising the Campus Facilities maintenance division. This is a working supervisory position that provides hands-on support and participates in physical maintenance work alongside the team as needed. The supervisor position reports to the Director of Campus Facilities.

Oversees the Campus Facilities maintenance staff. Supervisory responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• →Scheduling of maintenance staff.
• →Staff hiring, training, and evaluations.
• →Daily management of maintenance staff.
• →Daily facility inspections.
• →Employee time card review.
• →Job description changes and assigning and directing work.
• →Addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Demonstrates strong leadership competencies and leads by example.
• Consistently promotes the image of the department as a service-oriented organization.
• Demonstrates a strong ability to manage multiple teams of diverse disciplines, including carpentry, plumbing, painting, flooring and tiling, equipment mechanics, grounds maintenance, event setups, and other routine maintenance.
• Demonstrates ability to recruit and train new hires through a structured onboarding process.
• Creates and manages team schedules and teamwork assignments.
• Participates in hands-on facility maintenance activities and performs physical work alongside maintenance staff as needed to support departmental operations.
• Exhibits a high degree of professionalism in interacting with other departments on campus.
• Ability to resolve employee workplace issues in collaboration with the Director and Human Resources.
• Exhibits a firm grasp of university policies.

• Maintains proactive monitoring of all interior and exterior conditions of the buildings, campus grounds, roadways, stormwater drainage system, and other vital university resources.
• Implements preventive maintenance programs for all campus buildings, grounds, and campus infrastructure systems.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and aesthetically pleasing campus with attention to detail. Implements a year-round grounds maintenance and beautification program, including seasonal cleanup, snow removal and salting, power washing, installing new plantings, mulching, and mowing.
• Oversees the Student Housing maintenance and repair program for all student housing facilities on campus.
• Plans daily tasks in the work order system and delegates them to maintenance technicians and other professionals.
• Provides planning, prioritizing, assigning, supervising, reviewing, and participating in all tasks related to facility maintenance.
• Handles emergency situations responsibly during or after-hours calls for repair and maintenance.
• Takes part in developing maintenance policies and standards for the organization.
• Coordinates training sessions in facility maintenance, safety procedures, and methods.
• Routinely inspects various elements of buildings and grounds, such as elevators, fire alarms, security cameras, and sprinkler systems.
• Guides teams in developing comprehensive project scopes that align with clear university initiatives.
• Works with the Director to develop project initiatives. Employs a project management methodology in the execution of all projects.
• Drafts reports and data analysis for review.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must be able to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner and have regular, predictable, in-person attendance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma or GED is required. A one-year certificate from a college or technical school, or an Associate’s degree (A.A.), is preferred. Must have any combination of experience, education, and formal training equivalent to 7 or more years in one or more major areas of responsibility. Must have strong leadership skills to guide multiple teams in accomplishing project initiatives effectively. Experience in construction projects is desired.  A valid IL driver's license is required.

Computer proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and facility maintenance technologies.

High skills: Must have strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of management, including delivering information in verbal and written form. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

High skills:  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Intermediate skills:  Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. The ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and climb or balance.  The employee is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and color vision.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee will regularly work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and outdoor weather conditions. Occasionally, the employee will be working in wet or humid conditions (non-weather), work in high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold (non-weather), extreme heat (non-weather), and occasionally, there is a risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Midwestern University is a private, not-for-profit organization that provides graduate and post-graduate education in the health sciences. The University has two campuses, one in Downers Grove, Illinois, and the other in Glendale, Arizona. More than 6,000 full-time students are enrolled in graduate programs in osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesia, cardiovascular perfusion, podiatry, optometry, clinical psychology, speech-language pathology, biomedical sciences, and veterinary medicine. Over 500 full-time faculty members and 400 staff members are dedicated to the education and development of our students in an environment that encourages learning, respect for all members of the health care team, service, interdisciplinary scholarly activity, and personal growth.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance plans as well as life insurance, short/long-term disability and pet insurance.  We offer flexible spending accounts, including healthcare reimbursement and a child/dependent care account.  We offer a work-life balance with a competitive time off package including paid holidays, sick/flex days, personal days, and vacation days.  We offer a 403(b) retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, a child care subsidy reimbursement program, identity theft protection, and an employee assistance program.  Wellness is important to us, and we offer a wellness facility on-site with a fully equipped fitness facility.