Maintenance Supervisor

For 40 years, Redeemer University has stood out across Canada for its commitment to a Christian undergraduate liberal arts and sciences education that develops the whole person. Rooted in a Reformed Biblical worldview, and including a diverse community representing over 50 Christian denominations, Redeemer seeks to answer the fundamental questions about where we fit into God’s story while it prepares students to engage in society’s biggest challenges. A rigorous academic program with an interdisciplinary core is supported by a vibrant community characterized by caring discipleship. The result is an enriching and transformational educational experience integrating faith, learning and service.

Redeemer offers 34 majors and streams that lead to either a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Kinesiology or Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Redeemer currently serves nearly 1,100 students and its faculty are engaged in teaching, service to the community, and research, some of which is supported in part by the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and other funding agencies and donors.

A privately funded and publicly chartered institution, Redeemer offers excellent Christ-centred undergraduate teaching, strong investments in research, rich student-faculty interaction, and unique opportunities for experiential and holistic learning. As a member of Universities Canada, Redeemer produces graduates who are accepted into graduate programs across the continent and beyond. In recent national surveys, Redeemer students have ranked the school as one of the top universities in Canada for overall student satisfaction, especially for providing a nurturing and challenging academic environment along with its warm on-campus community.

Located on a beautiful 86-acre campus in Hamilton, Ontario, Redeemer operates under a charter from the Government of Ontario and is a member of Universities Canada (UC), the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), and the Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC).

**The Position**

Reporting to the Director, Physical Plant and Security, the Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the effective daily operation of the Redeemer University buildings including the academic building and student residences, and the grounds to ensure a safe and healthy environment for employees, students and visitors. The Maintenance Supervisor supervises minor repair and renovation work, and projects tendered out to contractors and assigns work to and supervises the maintenance technicians, and casual and student maintenance employees.

**Responsibilities**

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible as follows for:
**a) Repair and Maintenance of all buildings including academic buildings and student residences**
- proactively monitors the condition of campus facilities and takes corrective actions to ensure department standards and community expectations are met. This includes plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, flooring, ceramics, tiling, drywall repairs, roofing, windows, doors, siding, painting, and any other tasks that arise.
- develops preventative maintenance schedules and oversees their completion.
- hires, trains, and manages the performance of employees working in the Physical Plant.
- prioritizes, plans and schedules maintenance repairs and projects.
- responds to after-hours emergencies, determines corrective measures needed and calls in the appropriate staff or contractor to resolve the problem.
- ensures that heavy machinery and lifting devices are in good working order and maintains an adequate inventory of supplies and tools.
- recommends improvements to buildings and grounds to the Director, Physical Plant and Security.
- assists the Director, Physical Plant and Security in energy savings initiatives.
- supervises the completion of repair and renovation projects tendered out to contractors.

**b) Health & Safety/Risk Management**
- conducts daily inspections of the academic building and tests and maintains the life-saving equipment on campus including record-keeping to ensure a safe and healthy environment for employees, students and visitors.
- responsible for training the fire wardens and conducting fire drills.
- conducts a health and safety inspection of the student residences each semester to ensure a safe and healthy environment for students living on campus.
- ensures that the necessary repairs are conducted in a timely manner and provides a report to the Director, Physical Plant & Security for the Joint Health & Safety Committee as necessary.
- understands and ensures that the work performed is in compliance with occupational health and safety act and regulations.
- maintains Material Safety Data Sheets pertinent to the maintenance department.
- ensures that employees supervised receive all required occupational safety trai