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Job Specification

CREW SUPERVISOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS

DEFINITION

Under direction of a Business Manager, an Operating Engineer or other 
supervisory official in a state department, institution or agency, has charge 
of building maintenance programs and activities, including painting, masonry, 
carpentry, plumbing, plastering, steam fitting and in some instances, building 
construction, grounds keeping and automotive maintenance work.   
Supervises staff and work activities. Prepares and signs official performance 
evaluations for subordinate staff; does related work as required.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

Inspects buildings to note hazardous conditions, malfunctioning and broken 
fixtures, appliances, equipment and structures and other significant conditions.

Ascertains the nature and probable cost of needed repair work and prepares 
estimates of the staff, equipment, materials, supplies and time required to 
complete such work; obtains the personnel required and sees that needed 
repairs are made.

Develops realistic work programs for the Plumbers, Painters, Masons and 
Plasterers, Carpenters and other employees assigned to the building 
maintenance program, assists and instructs them and supervises the 
performance of their work.

Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has 
responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, 
demoting and/or disciplining of employees.

Makes and carries out plans for the effective utilization of available funds, 
personnel, equipment, materials and supplies.

As required, provides instruction and supervision to an assigned group 
of inmates.

Supervises the painting of wood, metal, brick, cement walls, floors and 
ceilings of the interior and exterior of buildings; supervises the staining, 
varnishing and refinishing of cabinets, desks, chairs and other equipment 
and furnishings and the painting and repainting of pipes, radiators, tin roofs 
and other types of iron work.

Supervises the repair and maintenance of walls, ceilings, interior and 
exterior brickwork, tile floors, drains, cement and concrete floors, 
sidewalks, steps, foundations and other types of masonry, plastering 
and stone work.

Supervises the repair and maintenance of buildings and of office furniture, 
screens, frames, windows, ceilings, partitions, floors and other carpentry 
work.

As required, supervises grounds keeping work.

As required, supervises building construction work.

As required, supervises automotive maintenance functions.

Obtains, stores, safeguards, records, distributes and supervises the 
proper use of equipment, materials and supplies.

Supervises the repair and maintenance of water, drainage, waste and 
gas line defective closet bowls, wash basins and urinals, malfunctioning 
radiators, refrigerators, laundry machines and other types of plumbing 
and steam fitting fixtures, fittings, appliances and machinery.

Prepares factual reports.

Establishes and maintains essential building maintenance records and 
files pertaining to personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, repairs 
made, work done, costs and time spent.

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

REQUIREMENTS:

EXPERIENCE:

Three (3) years of experience in work involving the inspection, repair and 
maintenance of household, office and buildings, including their equipment, 
appliances, machinery and furnishings.

LICENSE:

Appointee 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 the essential duties of the position.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of the problems, procedures and methods used in inspecting 
buildings to determine the presence of actual and/or potential hazards, 
malfunctioning and broken fixtures, appliances, furnishings and structures; 
in determining the nature and extent of work to be done and in estimating 
the funds, staff, equipment, materials, supplies and time required.

Knowledge of the problems which arise in planning and laying out work 
for Repairers, Painters, Plumbers, and Steamfitters, Masons and Plasterers, 
Carpenters, Electricians and other employees assigned to various types of 
building maintenance work.

Knowledge of the problems, procedures, equipment, materials, supplies 
and tools used in the painting of wood, metal, brick, cement walls and 
floors, ceilings and the interior and exterior of buildings; in the staining, 
varnishing, and refinishing of cabinets, desks, chairs and other types of 
equipment and furnishings and in the painting of pipes, radiators, tin roofs 
and other types of iron work.

Knowledge of the problems, procedures, equipment, materials, supplies, 
tools, and techniques used in the repair and maintenance of walls, ceilings, 
interior and exterior brickwork, tile floors, drains, cement and concrete floors, 
sidewalks, steps, foundations and other types of masonry, plastering and 
stone work.

Knowledge of the problems, equipment, materials, supplies and tools and 
techniques used in the repair and maintenance of broken water, drainage, 
gas and waste lines, defective closet bowls, wash basins and urinals, 
malfunctioning radiators, refrigerators, laundry machines and other types 
of plumbing and steam fitting fixtures, fittings, appliances and machinery.

Knowledge of problems, equipment, materials, supplies and tools and 
techniques used in the repair, and maintenance of buildings and of office
furniture, screens, frames, windows, ceilings, partitions and other types of 
carpentry work.

Knowledge of the general and special problems which arise in the day to 
day maintenance and repair of the physical plant of a department, institution 
or agency.

Ability to supervise assigned staff and plan, organize and implement projects 
within the unit.

Ability to organize assigned building maintenance and repair work, analyze 
problems involving painting, masonry, carpentry, plastering, plumbing steam 
fitting and other maintenance work, and develop effective work methods.

Ability to assign and instruct employees assigned to building maintenance 
work and supervise the performance of their work.

Ability to inspect buildings and to determine the presence of actual or potential 
hazards, malfunctioning and/or broken fixtures, appliances, and structures and 
other significant conditions, ascertain the nature and extent of needed repairs 
and to see that such repair work is satisfactorily completed.

Ability to make and execute plans for the effective utilization of available funds, 
staff, equipment, materials and supplies.

Ability to prepare estimates of personnel and materials needed for specific 
projects and costs.

Ability to work effectively with associates and with groups and individuals 
engaged in or concerned with building maintenance work.

Ability to requisition, safeguard, store, issue, record and supervise the proper 
use of available equipment, materials, tools and supplies.

Ability to prepare factual reports.

Ability to establish and maintain essential records and files of personnel, 
equipment, materials, supplies, repairs made, work done and time spent.

Ability to learn 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 or communicate in English sufficiently 
to perform the 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(s) which
are different work week or work month and/or variants of the job class title:
Job
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Local or
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Note
42405SC4018N/AR19-
59947SC3518N/AR17-

This job specification is for state government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

2/20/2016