Superintendent, Carpentry

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role provides oversight and direction for general and preventative maintenance for carpentry projects in all residential buildings. The Superintendent, Maintenance will oversee and coordinate carpentry and millwork operations, including fabrication, assembly, installation, and repair of cabinetry, furniture, and structural wood components across residential and tenant-occupied spaces. The position supervises and ensures quality control of production processes, including CNC machine operations, workflow management, and adherence to design specifications, tolerances, and safety standards. The role directs design and technical planning efforts, including field measurements, blueprint interpretation, and use of computer-aided design software to develop and execute cabinetry and millwork projects. The Superintendent manages maintenance and service delivery functions, including work order processing, preventative and corrective repairs, renovations, and installation of doors, frames, locks, and related components. A key responsibility is to develop and implement a preventative maintenance plan for equipment associated with assigned discipline/trade. The role also performs regular inspections of work performed to ensure regulatory requirement compliance, individual room inspections, system checks and repairs as needed, and ensures compliance with health and safety standards within facilities. Quality assurance is paramount, ensuring appropriate standards for all work performed by internal staff or contracted vendors follows department, UF, and industry standards, guidelines, and policies. The Superintendent prepares and reviews operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency, and is responsible for the proper disposal of surplus or equipment, inventory, and supplies for the assigned area. Use of an issued air purifying respirator and adherence to the UF EH&S Respiratory Protection Program is required. The role also collaborates on various facility initiatives or facility/campus projects, reviews plans and creates recommendations on capital and minor construction projects specific to self-performed work, ensures proper installation management after design and review, participates in architectural and engineering planning and design, including space and installation management, assists Project Management staff with construction walkthroughs and inspections for general trades work, and assists in identifying and documenting deficiencies in work from vendors and contractors. Ensuring construction and renovation projects meet environmental, health, and safety standards, and comply with government regulations is also a responsibility. Furthermore, the role involves administrative leadership and coordination, including supervising full-time staff (recruitment, training, HR compliance, performance evaluation, and professional development), providing leadership in establishing goals, work priorities, daily workflow, and outcomes, overseeing the budget for the area of responsibility and allocating resources, assisting with budget planning, leading the development, implementation, dissemination, and enforcement of departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines, ensuring effective use of information systems, interpreting and ensuring compliance with departmental and University policies, developing and implementing written operating policies and procedures, and maintaining up-to-date knowledge on current code requirements, industry standard methods, procedures, and technology. The role also provides oversight to continuing education related to safety, handling of hazardous materials, material safety data sheets (SDS), regulatory codes, compliance, and product equipment/advancements. Finally, the Superintendent manages and tracks inventory, equipment, and supplies, reviews requirements for equipment and material logistics, implements inventory control systems, orders and maintains supplies, assists in monitoring maintenance service agreements and other contractual services, and assists with short and long-term planning of equipment needs and purchases. The role also develops reports, handles special projects, tasks, and other duties as assigned, serves on Division of Student Life or University of Florida committees as needed, serves as a member of the unit leadership team, and operates state vehicles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Obtained bachelor’s degree in business, construction and design, or similar field or eight (8) years of experience and general working knowledge of carpentry, furniture repair, cabinetry.
Working knowledge of Florida state building codes and other relevant codes and standards (e.g. Florida Fire codes, NEC, NFPA, ADA).
Minimum three years of full-time supervisory experience leading a high performing team.
Proficiency in general knowledge of materials, principles, practices, and use of tools in the carpentry field; such as use of computer numerical control (CNC) machine program for millwork fabrication.
General understanding of OSHA requirements as it relates to Asbestos Containing Materials and chemical waste management.
Experience working with budgets and financial procedures.
Experience implementing preventive maintenance programs.
Experience with reading and interpreting construction specifications, drawings, and related documents with accuracy.
Demonstrated proficiency with computers and software applications such as work order management systems, AutoCad, Revit, Architecture/Mechanical, Electrical Plumbing (MEP) programs and Microsoft Office Suite.
Demonstrated communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to communicate with various levels of staff.
Skill and knowledge of the safe and effective use of hand tools, power tools, and computer-assisted equipment associated for this role.
Demonstrated attention to detail, professionalism, dependability, and timeliness.
Demonstrated customer service and interpersonal skills.
Ability to use the listed software to machine parts for the production of cabinetry and other products.
Ability to remain discreet and respect the privacy of residents, tenants, and/or guests.
Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions.
Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team in a multifaceted environment.

Responsibilities

Provide oversight and direction for general and preventative maintenance for carpentry projects in all residential buildings.
Oversee and coordinate carpentry and millwork operations, including fabrication, assembly, installation, and repair of cabinetry, furniture, and structural wood components across residential and tenant-occupied spaces.
Supervise and ensure quality control of production processes, including CNC machine operations, workflow management, and adherence to design specifications, tolerances, and safety standards.
Direct design and technical planning efforts, including field measurements, blueprint interpretation, and use of computer-aided design software to develop and execute cabinetry and millwork projects.
Manage maintenance and service delivery functions, including work order processing, preventative and corrective repairs, renovations, and installation of doors, frames, locks, and related components.
Develop and implement a preventative maintenance plan for equipment associated with assigned discipline/trade.
Perform regular inspections of work performed to ensure regulatory requirement compliance.
Perform individual room inspections, system checks and repairs as needed.
Ensure compliance with health and safety standards within facilities (e.g. environmental concerns, indoor air quality) providing follow-up to stakeholders, as needed.
Responsible for quality assurance and ensuring appropriate standards for all work performed by internal staff or contracted vendors follows department, UF, and industry standards, guidelines, and policies.
Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Responsible for proper disposal of surplus or equipment, inventory, and supplies for assigned area.
Use issued air purifying respirator; abide by the UF EH&S Respiratory Protection Program.
Review plans and create recommendations on capital and minor construction projects specific to self-performed work; ensure proper installation management after design and review.
Participate in architectural and engineering planning and design, including space and installation management.
Assist Project Management staff with construction walkthroughs and inspections for general trades work.
Assist in identifying and documenting deficiencies in work from vendors and contractors.
Ensure construction and renovation projects meet environmental, health, and safety standards, and comply with government regulations.
Supervise full-time staff including recruitment, training, HR compliance, performance evaluation, and professional development.
Provide leadership in establishing goals, work priorities and daily workflow, and outcomes.
Oversee budget for area of responsibility and allocate resources to support priorities; assist with budget planning (long and short-term).
Lead the development, implementation, dissemination, and enforcement of departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure consistency, and compliance within areas of responsibility.
Ensure effective use of information systems (e.g. work order management system) and corresponding data utilized in area operations and departmental processes.
Responsible for developing, maintaining, disseminating, and enforcing policies, procedures, and guidelines for areas of responsibility.
Interpret and ensure compliance with departmental and University policies, guidelines, and other relevant regulations.
Develop and implement written operating policies and procedures, including but not limited to safety standards, quality work standards, handling of hazardous materials, and work order management.
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge on current code requirements, industry standard methods, procedures, and technology.
Provide oversight to continuing education related to safety, handling of hazardous materials, material safety data sheets (SDS), regulatory codes, compliance, and product equipment/advancements.
Manage inventory of materials, supplies, chemicals, tools and/or equipment throughout area of responsibility; repair equipment as needed.
Review requirements for equipment and material logistics, implement inventory control systems, and order and maintains supplies for equipment and operations.
Assist in monitoring of maintenance service agreements and other contractual services with external vendors.
Assist with short and long term planning of equipment needs and purchases.
Serve on Division of Student Life or University of Florida committees as needed.
Serve as a member of the unit leadership team.
Operates state vehicles.