Building Services Assistant Supervisor

We are in search of Assistant Supervisors to join our Building Services Supervisor team in University Housing Facilities!

This is a supervisory role that leads and oversees the work of Facilities Technicians and Custodial staff ensuring facilities are properly maintained for residence hall, dining, and other housing locations. This role provides coverage for the supervisor as needed, responding to emergencies, modifying and executing adjusted work plans for the day, inspecting the cleanliness of resident, public, and staff-facing spaces, conducting performance reviews and follow up with full-time employees and addressing any concerns residents/customers have each day. This position ensures our ability to meet life/safety requirements, maintain appropriate customer service levels and has partial cleaning responsibilities that helps cover all the daily responsibilities of the unit workload.

Qualified candidates possess previous custodial or maintenance experience. Previous leadership or supervisory experience is a plus!

Work Schedule:

• The primary schedule for these positions are below.
  
  
  • 1st Shift: 7:30am - 4pm Monday - Friday (some weekends)
  • 3rd Shift: 8:30pm - 7:00am, working four 10 hour shifts with rotating weekends and holidays.
  
  
  
  
• Work schedule will be set with selected finalist(s) at time of offer. Schedule alterations as operations and position expectations demand.

• Assists with planning and implementation of facility emergency and hazardous response policies and procedures

• Monitors and secures facility interior and exterior entrances, reports issues to appropriate entities

• Assists in the development, scheduling, inspection, and supervision of operational work plans and/or staff for an assigned unit

• Maintains clean and clear walkways to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice

• Utilizes basic equipment and supplies to clean assigned facility areas and remove waste and recyclables

• Documents and reports repairs, violations, and pest control needs

• Maintains organization of supply areas and equipment, documents inventory, and requests additional supplies as needed

Division of University Housing, University Housing Facilities

Housing Facilities is part of the Division of University Housing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Our team is responsible for the full spectrum of two distinct facilities operations, which include housekeeping, mechanical maintenance, infrastructure repairs and renewal, and longterm capital planning, for both undergraduate students and graduate students and their families living with us. As a student service organization, Housing Facilities advances the university's mission by delivering safe, well-maintained living and learning environments.

The Residence Halls, consisting of 30 buildings and 2 million square feet, houses approximately 8,000 undergraduate students during the academic year and welcomes more than 18,000 conference and program guests each summer. In addition to living spaces, our operations support a wide range of programs and functions, including classrooms, office spaces, dining and culinary operations, marketplace venues, meeting rooms, and event spaces.

University Apartments provides housing to an average of 2,500 residents in 1,240 apartments, serving a diverse community of graduate students, staff, and their families. The University Apartments community is located on over 80 acres of greenspace and also includes a large community center with a Housing-operated licensed early childhood education program.

While most of our front-line staff and supervisors are hired with a primary unit location to serve residents and guests, specific to their role, our facilities team is committed to remaining flexible enough to support each other and our operations as needed throughout the year.

The starting hourly wage is $23.00 or higher based on qualifications with a competitive retirement and benefits package, including vacation, holidays, and paid time off. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/)

University Staff also earn additional money when working at night (6:00pm to 6:00am) and on weekends (Saturday and Sunday). Additional $2.50/hour for nighttime work on weekdays, up to $2.50/hour for daytime weekend work, and up to $3.30/hour for nighttime weekend work.

• Six months of previous experience in a custodial or maintenance field
• Drivers License - Valid and Meets UW Rist Management Standards (Preferred for 1st Shift, Required for 3rd Shift)

• One year of previous continuous employment
• Six months of previous leadership or supervisory experience
  

High School Diploma Preferred Minimum

Please submit a resume within the online application system. We are only able to consider completed application materials submitted by the deadline date.

Multiple positions and shifts may be available. Candidates and the hiring manager will discuss current openings during the interview stage.

Candidates who apply for this position may be considered for other or future vacancies within this title, including those which may have a different work schedule and/or requirements from this vacancy.

Additional Information:

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial criminal background check to be eligible for employment and then every four years thereafter.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

University Housing may communicate with you about your application status using a text messaging service. To opt-out please reply "STOP" to text messages received or contact University Housing HR at hr@housing.wisc.edu or 608-262-2766. Message and data rates may apply.

University Housing Human Resources, hr@housing.wisc.edu, 608-262-2766

Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website.

To request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodation for any step in the hiring process (e.g., application, interview, pre-employment testing, etc.), please contact the Divisional Disability Representative (DDR) in the division you are applying to. Please make your request as soon as possible to help the university respond most effectively to you.

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct, including sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.