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Building Services Supervisor - Facilities Services - UTK

Position Number: 6432552
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Facilities Management

Building Services Supervisor - Facilities Services - UTK
Knoxville, TN, United States

Job Identification: 455
Job Category: Facilities Services
Posting Date: 01/09/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 2040 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville, TN, 37996, US

Job Description
This position is fully trained in all aspects of general cleaning. This position is fully able to do carpet shampooing, hard floor maintenance, recycling, lavatory cleaning, office cleaning, and all routine cleaning procedures. The position is skilled in training new employees, inspecting buildings, and is computer literate. This employee oversees a 24/7 building operation and directs the staff in all Building Service operations of the building. This employee assigns work to foremen and employees, schedules project work, and schedules routine work. This position is the key contact for the building manager and assists in preparing the building for functions, events, and special events.

Responsibilities

Inspect, assign, and reinspect building conditions, set ups, and quality of work provided
Assign work to Building Services Foreman and overseeing progress
Train new employees ensuring that world class service and conditions are provided to customers
Ensure that equipment is clean and in working order
Making sure stock levels are adequate for use
Interacting with customers regarding building needs.
Maintain communication with the food vendor, ARAmark, as to service needs and service being provided.
Supervisor duties including: Maintaining daily reports, building inspections, safety inspections, employee evaluations, training, equipment demonstrations, supply ordering, and emergency needs.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

Education:
- High school diploma or GED
- Certified Cleaning program Graduate
Experience:
- Three years of custodial experience
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Skills in Microsoft Office.
- Skills in hard floor care and carpet care.

Other Conditions

Employee is "Essential" for emergency situations
Valid Driver's license.
Applicant must be willing to participate in the FS Facilitating Successful Leaders program; a 6-month probationary period that provides the employee with clearly defined expectations and supervisory feedback that is designed to develop and support successful leaders within Facilities Services.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:
- Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Work Location

University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN Campus
This is an onsite position

Compensation and Benefits

UT market range: MR08
Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
Find more information on UT Benefits here

About the Department

UT Facilities Services is responsible for the care and keeping of more than 300 facilities and utilities systems in and around Knoxville. As the University of Tennessee Knoxville's largest non-academic department, team members are responsible for facilities maintenance and repair, custodial needs, landscaping and lawncare, utility work, in-house and capital construction projects, facilities planning and design, environmental initiatives, pest control, campus event services, and facilities administration functions for both the flagship campus and the agricultural institute. The Facilities Services staff provides around-the-clock coverage to ensure students, staff, faculty, and fans have a consistent and positive experience every time they step foot on Rocky Top.

About Us
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees-the Volunteers-who uphold the university's tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee's flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy's largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices that attract and retain a diverse community and that support a culture where everyone matters and belongs.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as "Best Employer for New Graduates," "One of America's Best Large Employers," and "Best Workplace for Women," and has been designated as "Best Place for Working Parents" by Forbes Magazine.

Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!

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