Supv Maintenance & Operations

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JOB INFORMATION

Effective Date:

8/12/2026

Entity:

Wisconsin

Job Code:

412005

Job Title:

Supv Maintenance & Operations

FLSA Exemption Status:

Exempt

Management Level:

Supervisor/Program Manager

JOB SUMMARY

The nature of the services provided by this position may affect UW Health Patients, Visitors, Employees and departments.  A wide variety of both internal and external relationships are involved in carrying out the duties of this position.

Under the direction of the assigned Maintenance & Engineering Business and Operations Manager, the Maintenance and Operations Supervisor provides direct supervision to Maintenance and limited Trades staff to accomplish the UW Health and Department objectives, which is to coordinate or assign response to routine and emergency repair requests, completion of scheduled preventive maintenance and coordinate special projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

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Provide general supervision of employees involved in around the clock facility operations, of assigned areas.

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Schedule assigned employees to insure appropriate staffing level for shift coverage. At times this may include multiple shifts.

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Supervision may include multiple trades.

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May participate in Manager On-Call rotation for after-hours, weekend and holidays emergency call in of appropriate staff.

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Coordinate personnel to cover employee absences.

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Insure appropriate and rapid response to emergencies or urgent repair request.

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Keep department management apprised of building operational status through various reports and address recurring problems that may require additional corrective action.

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Prioritize and distribute work assignments to allocated staff and insure proper documentation is entered into the correct Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and completed.

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Resolve equipment and process problems as well as customer issues and complaints.

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Manage the procurement of repair parts for daily operations and utilities.

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Requisition of materials, supplies and equipment (ensure crafts are supplied with needed tools, supplies, etc.)

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Review and recommend maintenance contracts from outside sources.

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Insure employee’s work in a safe environment, including proper equipment, procedures, and training.

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Responsible for reconciling employee time and attendance records.

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Processes leave requests.

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Recommend hiring, promotion, and discharge when appropriate.

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Keep department management apprised of building operational status and recurring problems that may require additional corrective action.

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Initiate and monitor training of assigned staff.

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Perform additional duties as assigned.

As needed, additional responsibilities reasonably within the scope of duties and physical requirements may be assigned.  ALL DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS MUST BE PERFORMED CONSISTENT WITH THE UW HEALTH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND RESPECT FOR PEOPLE COMMITTMENTS.

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Non-Clinical

JOB REQUIREMENTS

No minimum education required.

High School Diploma

or equivalent

Preferred

Associate's Degree

Preferred

3 years

in leadership of maintenance service of a technical nature

Required

Certified Hospital Constructor (CHC)

Preferred

Building Operators Certification (BOC)

Preferred

Must possess a current, valid driver’s license issued by the individual’s state of residence. Must be at least 21 years old or have a minimum of three (3) years of driving experience to operate a Personal Vehicle, Patient/Visitor Vehicle, or standard UW Health Fleet Vehicle. ​

Required

LICENSE, CERTIFICATIONS, AND REGISTRATIONS MUST BE MAINTAINED PER UW HEALTH POLICY. 

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Understanding of various Computerized Building Automation systems principles, i.e., Johnson Controls or equivalent.

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Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications.

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Knowledge and ability to understand and repair various building systems.

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Basic understanding of Electric and HVAC principles.

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Familiar with NFPA and OSHA regulatory codes.

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Ability to motivate and supervise a team.

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Critical thinking and complex problem solving skills. Ability to ensure compliance requirements are followed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

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Sedentary: Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

Up to 10#

Negligible

Negligible

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Light: Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be very little, a job is in this category when it requires a good deal of walking or standing, or when it involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls. To be considered capable of performing a full or wide range of light work, you must have the ability to do substantially all of these activities. If someone can do light work, we determine that they can also do sedentary work, unless there are additional limiting factors such as loss of fine dexterity or inability to sit for long periods of time.

up to 20#

Up to 10# or requires significant walking or standing or requires pushing/pulling of arm/leg controls.

Negligible or constant push/pull of items of negligible weight

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Medium: Medium work involves lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds. If someone can do medium work, we determine that they can also do sedentary and light work.

20-50#

10-25#

Negligible-10#

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Heavy: Heavy work involves lifting no more than 100 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. If someone can do heavy work, we determine that they can also do medium, light, and sedentary work.

50-100#

25-50#

10-20#

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Very Heavy: Very heavy work involves lifting objects weighing more than 100 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more. If someone can do very heavy work, we determine that they can also do heavy, medium, light, and sedentary work.

Over 100#

Over 50#

Over 20#

Other - list any other physical requirements or bona fide occupational qualifications not indicated above:

Over 50 lbs.

UW Health does not require, nor does it expect that its employees lift more than 50 lbs unassisted. Objects in excess of 50 lbs should be lifted or moved with mechanical means or through a team lift. Employees in patient care areas are expected to utilize mechanical lifts and adhere to the "Use of Mechanical Lifts (Liko)" policy in the Patient Services Policy and Procedure Manual.

Note: The purpose of this document is to describe the general nature and level of work performed by personnel so classified; it is not intended to serve as an inclusive list of all responsibilities associated with this position.

THE EMPLOYEE MUST BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB WITH OR WITHOUT AN APPROVED ACCOMODATION. Note: The purpose of this document is to describe the general nature and level of work performed by personnel so classified; it is not intended to serve as an inclusive list of all responsibilities associated with this position.