MAINTENANCE WORKER SUPERVISOR

Responsibilities

Supervises and directs the activities of subordinate maintenance workers engaged in performing a variety of work assignments relative to the maintenance and repair of Navy Exchange facilities, areas, and equipment. This includes installing electrical wiring, repairing and replacing various electrical appliances, painting interior walls, furniture, shelves, display cases, etc., performing carpentry work, and locksmith duties.

Establishes work schedule, maintains time cards, approves/disapproves leave, prepares work performance reviews, reviews applications of new applicants, interviews, and makes selection. Determines work priorities, checks work in progress, and when finished, for compliance with sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines.

Answers workers' questions regarding procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directives. Keeps supervisor informed on status and progress of work, causes of delays, overall work operations, and problems which require corrective action.

Supervises and evaluates subordinates, reviews work assignments, determines work priorities, prepares work performance reviews, and approves leave requests. Carries out Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and communicates support of these policies to subordinates.

Assures equality in determining qualifications, recommends selections, assignments, training, promotions, details, awards, and discipline to employees. Ensures that minorities and women are considered for training opportunities.

Prepares drawings and sketches of proposed changes to existing structures, estimates material and labor costs, and prepares daily worksheets. May be responsible for the preparation and processing of purchase orders, obtaining supply items, and conducting periodic inventory of supplies and equipment.

Requirements

• One year of experience that provided knowledge of general maintenance practices involving the upkeep of buildings, grounds, fixtures, equipment, etc.
• OR substitution of education for experience: one year of high school education may be substituted for 3 months of general experience, up to a High School Diploma or GED for one year of general experience.
• Five years of full performance maintenance work involving a variety of trade practices associated with such occupations as carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, painting, air conditioning, and refrigeration, plumbing, masonry work, etc.

Working Conditions

Work is performed inside and outside, with inside work usually in buildings that are adequately heated, lighted, and ventilated. Noises from hammers, saws, and other power tools are frequent. May be exposed to dust, dirt, fumes, and spray when repairing, painting, and operating power tools, etc.

Injuries may occur in lifting heavy pieces of lumber, equipment, cuts, and bruises in using hand tools and equipment, and more serious injuries in falls from ladders and scaffolds.

Physical Requirements

Required to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts, carries, and sets up materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds in the performance of duties.

Schedule

Full-Time (35+ hours)