Supervisor, Building Finishes

Title: Supervisor, Building Finishes

Location: Upper East Side; Lower East Side; Midtown

Org Unit: Carpentry & Finishes

Work Days: Weekdays and some weekends

Weekly Hours: 40.00

Exemption Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $93,400.00 - $106,300.00

*As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int 1208-2018 - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices

Position Summary

Provides leadership in overseeing the service response, repair, and maintenance of the institution's architectural finish systems, including painting, carpentry, and hardware services. This role may also be required to oversee other trade services.

Job Responsibilities

• Directly responsible for supervising all campus painters and carpenters. Responsible for work order assignments and tracking progress.

• Performs routine inspections of architectural finish systems to ensure work performed by staff is completed timely and properly. Systems include painted surfaces, specialty finishes, ceilings, masonry, flooring, doors/windows, and hardware.

• Responsible for the service, repair, operation, and regulatory compliance of the campus window washing rigs and equipment.

• Develops scope of work for projects. Identifies materials and labor necessary for major/critical maintenance and repair projects. Obtains materials pricing from vendors. Arranges for outside contracted services as needed.

• Directs, monitors, and approves the actions, performance and/or products of contractors and vendors.

• Cross-covers supervisory positions in other trade areas within the department as needed. Provides direction to and training of staff on functional specific tasks, applications, concepts, policies and/or procedures.

• Provides stakeholders with the status updates, issues, key activities, and any changes to the scope of the overall project.

Education

• Completion of technical school training program in one of the maintenance trades preferred.

• College degree a plus.

Experience

Minimum of 10 years of experience in building finishes construction, maintenance and operations within a large institution or commercial facility.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Previous supervisory experience.

• Ability to work on off-shifts as required to accommodate on-going operations and/or emergencies.

• Ability to be available for 24-hour emergency call-ins.

• Demonstrated knowledge of other maintenance trades (plumbing, mechanical, electrical, etc.) is highly desired.

• Demonstrated knowledge of commercial keying systems is highly desired. Completion of technical school training program in one of the maintenance trades is desired.

Licenses and Certifications

• If needed, maintains individual New York City certifications necessary for the operation of various utility systems

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

Position requires working in a non-office environment where there are some physical discomforts such as noise, dust, heat, fumes and other elements which are continuously present; Periodic work in animal research areas, work in machine rooms, crawl spaces, areas where there are odors from maintenance products; leaks, dust, dark areas, dampness, areas with restricted access, and noise; Frequent use of ladders to perform work; Work is performed both indoors and outdoors; Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry or otherwise move objects weighing a minimum of 50 pounds and push/pull objects up to 100 pounds; Position requires the utilization of hand tools, power tools, large wrenches; operation of small to large valves; visually and audibly required to observe operating equipment; ability to walk, stand, climb ladders/scaffolds, bend, reach, lift and carry

Weill Cornell Medicine is a comprehensive academic medical center that is committed to excellence in patient care, scientific discovery, and the education of future physicians and scientists in New York City and around the world. Our doctors and scientists - faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and the Weill Cornell Physician Organization - are engaged in world-class clinical care and cutting-edge research that connect patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention strategies. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side's scientific corridor, Weill Cornell Medicine's powerful network of collaborators extends to its parent university Cornell University; to Qatar, where an international campus offers a U.S. medical degree; and to programs in Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Our medical practices serve communities throughout New York City, and our faculty provide comprehensive care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Behavioral Health Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. At Weill Cornell Medicine, we work together to treat each individual, not just their conditions or illnesses, as we strive to deliver the finest possible care for our patients - the center of everything we do. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Weill Cornell Medicine provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to protected status, including race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.