The Trades Supervisor oversees building changes and projects as well as a team of trades positions. The team is made up of a carpenter, facility technicians, an electrician, painters, and HVAC mechanics. This team is responsible for the day-to-day operations and maintenance of our buildings and equipment. Duties also include Project management, Customer service, Communication, Technical engineering, Decision making, Problem solving, IT, Leadership, and Professionalism. This position is responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of all equipment and multiple facilities used by the Union.

• 25% Develops, directs, executes, and monitors operational work plans for a designated unit or affiliated projects to ensure compliance with plan regulations and timelines
• 25% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 20% Monitors the work unit or project budget and approves expenditures
• 20% Serves as the unit liaison to internal stakeholder groups providing organizational information to align project objectives with overall strategic plans and initiatives
• 10% Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational plans and quality assurance programs to ensure compliance with general construction and maintenance practices

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Preferred
H.S. Diploma

-Experience supervising trades and maintenance personal.
-Experience with general accounting tasks, such as accounts payable, payroll, and budgeting.
-Experience managing a facility and projects
-Experience with Trades
-Demonstrated advanced mechanical skills and knowledge of plumbing, HVAC and other building systems

Required
Drivers License - Valid and Meets UW Risk Management Standards

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Normal schedule Monday - Friday 7am-3:30pm and may include weekends and special events.
*May be contacted outside the normal schedule time for urgent needs and is expected to be able to react if needed.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $75,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
This is a full-time appointment. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf.

The Wisconsin Union operates two buildings on the UW-Madison campus, Memorial Union and Union South. The Wisconsin Union is a financially self-supporting division of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Financial support for the organization is provided by income earned by twenty-two food service units and a variety of nonfood units such as games, guest rooms, space rentals and campus vending. Substantial support is also provided by student fees. The total annual organizational budget is approximately $45 million dollars.

Leadership & Engagement is a theme area within Student Affairs at UW-Madison and includes: the Wisconsin Union, Center for Leadership & Involvement, the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life and Advancement & Alumni Engagement. All of these Departments are supported by the Wisconsin Union Administration.

Student Affairs is led by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, identity and inclusion, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide identity-based spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing.

To be considered applications must be submitted online.
Upload a cover letter and resume outlining your relevant work experience and include your:
-Prior Supervision of trades and staff
-Prior Budgeting experience
-Experience managing a facility
-Experience with trades

Rod Rotar
rod.rotar@wisc.edu
608-263-5596
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Trades Supervisor(FP038)

A965040-WISCONSIN UNION/FAC MGT/MEM MAINT

Academic Staff-Renewable

274133-AS