ASSISTANT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

DEFINITION

Assists the Maintenance Supervisor in coordinating activities of workers 
engaged in maintaining and repairing the physical structure of buildings 
and utility systems and in maintaining buildings and grounds in a clean/orderly 
condition; does other related duties.

NOTE:  The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. 
A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job 
specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
 
EXAMPLES OF WORK:

Oversees workers engaged in painting and performing structural repairs
 to masonry, woodwork, and furnishings of buildings and similar structures.

Oversees workers engaged in maintaining and repairing building utility 
systems such as electrical wiring and controls, heating, cooling, ventilating, 
and steam generating systems.

Oversees workers engaged in maintaining and repairing plumbing systems.

Oversees workers engaged in mowing lawns, trimming, raking, and burning 
leaves and refuse, and cleaning building interiors.

May supervise workers engaged in installing, servicing, and repairing 
mechanical equipment.

Participates in the planning and supervision of maintenance and repair 
programs.

Assigns workers to specific tasks.

Reviews work progress.

Reviews completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications, 
and standards.

Oversees the maintenance, repair, and servicing of the central heating 
plant, mechanical equipment, gas, electric, plumbing, and/or sewage 
lines, pipes, and fixtures, kitchen ranges, refrigerators, and other 
equipment or accessories.

Recommends improvements, alterations, and repairs and prepares plans, 
detailed drawings, and work estimates.

Maintains records on materials, supplies, equipment, time, nature and 
type of work performed.

Provides recommendations for improvements, additions, and reassignments
 for employment and dismissal of employees and for other actions pertaining 
to efficient/economical operation, care, maintenance, and repair of buildings, 
equipment, and/or grounds.

Requisitions, receives, accounts for, stores, and issues tools, equipment, 
materials, and supplies.

Prepares and checks specifications for bids, supplies, and equipment.

Provides assignments and instruction to maintenance workers, laborers, 
and other employees in the general operation, maintenance, cleaning, and 
repair of buildings.

Performs the more difficult general tasks.

Prepares reports.

Establishes and maintains records and files.

Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or 
manual recording and information systems used by the agency, 
office, or related units.

REQUIREMENTS:

EXPERIENCE:

Four (4) years of experience in work involving the construction or 
repair and maintenance of buildings and grounds, two (2) years
of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

LICENSE:

NOTE:  Applicants may be required to possess a valid license as an 
Operating Engineer of the appropriate grade, issued by the New Jersey 
Department of Community Affairs.

NOTE:  Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in 
New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, 
is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of the tools, materials and methods used in the repair and 
maintenance of buildings, grounds and related structures.

Knowledge of the methods used to evaluate completed maintenance 
and repair work.

Knowledge of methods used to obtain, store, safeguard, distribute, 
equipment, materials, and supplies.

Ability to requisition, store, issue and safeguard equipment, materials 
and supplies.

Ability to identify and analyze maintenance and repair problems.

Ability to oversee the maintenance, repair and servicing of buildings 
and equipment.

Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff and supervise
 their work.

Ability to evaluate completed maintenance and repair assignments.

Ability to maintain records.

Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording 
and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English 
sufficiently to perform duties of this position.  American Sign Language 
or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.

Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as  long as they 
can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable 
accommodation.  If the accommodation cannot be made because it 
would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be 
eligible.

This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
00604
L
C
  
N/A
10
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This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 11/25/2015