Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance Construction

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation•Buena Park, CA

About The Position

Supervises and coordinates department activities to maintain and repair park infrastructure and attractions so they operate safely and efficiently. Leads maintenance tradesmen, develops maintenance schedules, and works with other departments to address facility issues promptly. The position has specific responsibility for the Paint, Sign, and Carpenter Shops and provides team leadership when other team leaders are unavailable. It emphasizes team leadership and the ability to work as part of a team. The supervisor is also responsible for budgeting, resource allocation, and implementing best practices to improve operational performance and Guest satisfaction. The role oversees scheduled and preventive maintenance, assigns work based on business needs, coordinates multi-craft and multi-divisional projects, and monitors timely completion, project delivery, reliability, downtime, and safety and environmental requirements. It provides technical and organizational leadership, supports employees, manages disciplinary issues, oversees outside service contractors, and ensures materials and supplies are available within approved budgets. The supervisor applies and oversees carpentry, painting, and sign-shop methods and procedures, including interpreting blueprints, drawings, manuals, and specifications.

Requirements

Associate degree or vocational or technical school education focused on construction or building maintenance.
At least 10 years of prior work experience in construction or maintenance.
Thorough background in reading, modifying, or correcting blueprints, sketches, and drawings.
Ability to interpret manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions, tolerances, work sequences, and setup requirements.
Ability to supervise and verify employee work techniques and perform the work.
Extensive knowledge of methods and standard practices in the paint, carpentry, and sign/pictorial trades.
Knowledge of surface-coating preparation and application procedures.
Knowledge of computer sign-graphics design, color correction, printing, and graphics-mounting methods, including billboards and large-format banners.
Knowledge of carpentry trade mathematics, material layout techniques, and large graphic layout patterns for field signs.
Detail-oriented ability to guide and instruct employees in troubleshooting paint, sign, wallpaper, and carpentry failures and selecting corrective actions.
Good understanding of modern business practices and procedures, business letter writing, English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, punctuation, and mathematics.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to maintain effective working relationships with others.
Extensive knowledge of applicable laws, codes, standards, and industry practices relating to painting, carpentry, sign, and pictorial trade work.

Nice To Haves

Certification in construction, maintenance, or building trades.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

Supervise and coordinate maintenance activities for the Paint, Sign, and Carpenter Shops, and provide team leadership when other team leaders are unavailable.
Create work schedules and oversee adherence to schedules and timely completion of work.
Schedule associates and assign tasks according to business needs.
Coordinate multi-craft, multi-divisional, and special-event projects involving sign, paint, carpentry, plumbing, machine, mechanical, and décor shops.
Plan and develop preventive maintenance job plans.
Improve operational effectiveness, project delivery, mean time between failures, and downtime through improvement plans and performance management.
Ensure project schedules, deadlines, health and safety requirements, and environmental requirements are met.
Assess and manage stocks of critical materials, spare parts, and consumables, including personal protective equipment.
Complete and maintain accurate and timely documentation and records, including VOC logs.
Keep department operating expenses within approved budgets and ensure resources are used effectively.
Provide technical and organizational leadership, motivate and coordinate department employees, and handle disciplinary issues.
Supervise outside-services contractors, including scaffolding, painting, plumbing, plastering, masonry, equipment maintenance, roofing, and safety services.
Order parts, materials, and supplies according to company budgets and guidelines.
Apply and oversee carpenter, paint, and sign-shop theories and procedures, shop mathematics, material machinability, and layout techniques.
Interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions, tolerances, work sequences, and setup requirements.
Operate in compliance with applicable laws, codes, standards, company policies and procedures, SCAQMD, OSHA, and other health and safety requirements.