Electrician Supervisor

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About this opportunity:

Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the United States without employer sponsorship.

What you'll do and what you'll bring:

Position Function

Supervise, schedule, and coordinate the activities of electrician personnel involved in related construction, renovation, maintenance, and repair projects to university buildings, equipment, and facilities to ensure compliance with established programs, standards, and procedures; assignments include responsibility for the electrician shop area.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervise, schedule, and coordinate the activities of electrician skilled trades personnel in construction, renovation, maintenance, and repair projects to university buildings, equipment, and facilities to ensure compliance with established programs, standards, and procedures.
• Prepare cost estimates and material requisitions for projects and renovations; inspect work in process and completed work to ensure efficiency of operations and adherence to cost estimate.
• Assign and review work, orient and train staff, and make recommendations in all areas related to supervision, including, but not limited to, interviewing and selection, discipline, performance appraisal, and training and career development of personnel.
• Monitor and enforce all safety, shop, and university rules and regulations and report problems to the Assistant Manager of Building Operations and resolve problems appropriately.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to determine project requirements; maintain liaison with all parties involved to discuss any modifications and facilitate the resolution of project problems; review and recommend changes and modifications to blueprints and/or job specifications as appropriate.
• Monitor work order to completion of project/work to ensure that labor, supplies, and materials are charged to the appropriate work order; add change orders to original work order when additional work is requested and approved.
• Update, maintain, and train workers on various job-related chemicals, environmental and safety concerns, and SDS/OSHA regulations; maintain a working knowledge and awareness of all Environmental Health and Safety programs.
• Plan, develop, write, and implement various preventative maintenance programs when appropriate; set up programs using a work order system and monitor for conformance; monitor reports generated from system regarding backlog of work, repeat work, etc.; propose changes in assignment and staffing as necessary.
• Prepare reports, setting forth analyses, progress, adverse trends, and appropriate recommendations and/or conclusions regarding maintenance and construction projects; use personal computer to generate reports and analysis with spreadsheet, word processing, and work order software.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

All of the above essential functions require varying degrees of independence, judgment, and discretion. Requires the ability to efficiently operate a computer keyboard and programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent
• Over five years of experience in the electrician trade and at least three years of supervisory experience
• Must hold a valid Indiana Driver's License and be insurable under the university's auto fleet policy; personal computer and software proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Completion of an apprenticeship program
• Over three years supervisory experience.

How to apply:

For inquiries, please contact:

Kevin Ward, Manager of Building Operations, 765-285-5090, ksward@bsu.edu

Important:  Do not use the Autofill feature when uploading your resume.

• Resume - Required
• Cover Letter detailing your qualifications for the position - Optional

What we offer:

At Ball State University, we understand the importance of balancing professional responsibilities with personal well-being. That's why we offer paid 10 to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 10 holidays a year. Plus, our paid parental leave (6 weeks) is there for life's most significant moments. We offer affordable health and dental insurance, robust long-term disability and life insurance plans, as well a range of retirement benefits to provide financial security to you and your family. These benefits ensure that you can focus on your work and personal growth without worrying about the unexpected.

When you work for us, you are family. And to show our support of your family, we will cover 90 percent of your child's (or children's) undergraduate college tuition at Ball State. We do the same for you.  In fact, we'll cover 100 percent of the tuition costs for you to earn your undergraduate degree and 80 percent of your graduate tuition.  This offer is good from the very first day you start. It's just one way we do our part to uplift you.

Let's fly together toward a secure and prosperous tomorrow.

Curious about our excellent benefits package?

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