Sports Facilities Supervisor

Ball State University•Muncie, IN
•$35,568 - $38,038

About The Position

Ball State University Recreation Services is hiring a Sports Facilities Supervisor to oversee Field Facilities Attendants and student employees. The role ensures cleanliness, attractiveness, and timely set-ups for athletic, recreation, and physical education venues, special events, facilities, courts, and fields. The supervisor assigns, monitors, directs, trains, and evaluates staff work, and assists with the operation and maintenance of Physical Education, Athletic, and Recreation facilities. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. Applicants must submit a resume; a cover letter describing their qualifications is recommended but optional.

Requirements

  • Eighteen months of training or education beyond high school, or equivalent.
  • Three to five years of experience in building services and grounds maintenance, including at least one year of first-line supervisory experience.
  • Must possess and maintain a valid Indiana Driver’s License and be insurable under the university’s auto fleet policy.
  • Must have current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

  • Associate’s degree.
  • More than one year of first-line supervisory experience.
  • Experience working with bargaining unit employees.
  • Experience working in a high school, university, or sports/recreation environment.
  • Personal computer and software proficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, organize, assign, and review daily project work assignments for Field Facilities Attendants and student employees.
  • Supervise, monitor, inspect, and coordinate daily operations, including special-event set-ups and takedowns, ensuring appropriate use of methods, supplies, and equipment.
  • Assist in allocating Field Facilities Attendants to assignments required for emergencies or special events.
  • Coordinate and inspect the marking and set-up of athletic, recreation, and physical education venues, courts, and fields according to established athletic and academic guidelines or standards.
  • Assist with supervision and coordination of operations in Physical Education, Athletic, and Recreation facilities and spaces.
  • Maintain employee, equipment, and supply records, including attendance, overtime equalization charts, vacation schedules, performance records, disciplinary action reports, formal documentation, equipment and supply evaluations, product recommendations, and building maintenance or repair orders.
  • Orient and train staff, and make recommendations related to supervision, compensation, discipline, performance appraisals, training, and career development for Field Facilities Attendants and students.
  • Monitor and report personnel concerns, equipment and supply needs, and physical-facility maintenance and repair needs.
  • Monitor and enforce safety, shop, and university rules and regulations; report problems to the Associate Director of Sports Facilities and Recreation and resolve problems appropriately.
  • Assist with interviewing and hiring employees and students as necessary.
  • Act as a liaison with campus departments on general maintenance and operational issues.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
  • Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Benefits

  • Medical and prescription coverage.
  • Dental and vision insurance.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Paid time off, including 10 to 24 vacation days and 12 sick days per year.
  • 10 paid holidays per year.
  • Paid parental leave of six weeks.
  • University-funded retirement plan and other retirement benefits.
  • Long-term disability and life insurance plans.
  • Tuition coverage: 90 percent of a child’s undergraduate tuition at Ball State, 100 percent of the employee’s undergraduate tuition, and 80 percent of the employee’s graduate tuition.
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