Supervises and coordinates the general maintenance of buildings, equipment, and/or machinery.
Oversees staff that performs masonry, painting, electrical, carpentry, tool-making, and/or machine shop work. Estimates hours needed to complete tasks, prepares work schedules, assigns work, and inspects completed projects to ensure work meets quality standards.
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Check each General Maintenance Supervisor skill and competencie below to view definitions.
Skill definition-Keeping business equipment in reliable working order and condition to lessen downtime and assure equipment safety.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Explains the goals and importance of equipment maintenance in engineering operations.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Identifies equipment maintenance needs and requests repairs.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Installs and assembles new machines and equipment needed for engineering operations.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Plans preventive maintenance strategies to minimize the impact on revenue.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Promotes equipment maintenance procedures to create high-quality products.
Skill definition-Designing, developing, maintaining, and updating Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning and Cooling system.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Describes the HVAC airflow principles and concepts.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Follows procedures in checking the ductwork and accessing the HVAC filter.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Performs periodic inspections to check all HVAC equipment and keep accurate log sheets.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Oversees routine and preventative maintenance to guarantee the availability of HVAC systems.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Generates design and layout of HVAC systems to accomplish as-built installations.
Skill definition-Establishing and implementing clear safety policies and procedures to effectively manage hazards and risks associated with the business operations.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Explains the importance the safety policies and procedures in reducing occupational risks.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Records performed tasks according to the specified safety policies and procedures.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Summarizes the details of safety procedures including the statement of policy and reduction of hazard practices.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Oversees the implementation of safety initiatives in adherence to established policies and procedures.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Develops safety policies and procedures to control the risks associated with our business activities.
Skill definition-Providing learning programs designed to train employees on precautionary processes and procedures to perform their duties safely and effectively.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Lists the basic functions and features of Learning Management Systems.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Identifies and informs the management of the requirements to facilitate safety training programs.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Uses a learning management system to administer safety training programs in our organization.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Recommends alternative training solutions to improve the safety of employees' performance.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Keeps abreast of training trends, developments, and best practices to improve our safety programs.
Skill definition-A set of written instructions that describes the step-by-step activities to complete tasks in compliance with business standards and industry regulations.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Identifies our internal and external sources for the SOPs we need.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Gathers information on workflows and business controlling points.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Maintains the accuracy of SOPs to provide consistent guidance in our workplace.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Leverages the use of SOPs to solve business and operation problems.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Keeps abreast of industry regulation and its effect on our internal SOPs.
Skill definition-Managing and prioritizing resources and workloads by creating well-organized plans to attain organizational goals and objectives.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Explains the importance of planning and organization in building a good working environment.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Identifies key implications of ineffective planning and organization that affects decision-making.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Leverages key performance indicators to measure progress completion against performance metrics.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Manages the planning and sequencing of activities to create well-planned schedules and achieve goals on time.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Establishes standards for planning and organization processes to align efforts with business goals.
There are 3 hard skills for General Maintenance Supervisor, Equipment Maintenance, HVAC, Plumbing.
10 general skills for General Maintenance Supervisor, Safety Policies and Procedures, Safety Training, Building Maintenance, etc.
11 soft skills for General Maintenance Supervisor, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Planning and Organizing, Coordination, etc.
While the list totals 24 distinct skills, it's important to note that not all are required to be mastered to the same degree. Some skills may only need a basic understanding, whereas others demand a higher level of expertise.
For instance, as a General Maintenance Supervisor, he or she needs to be skilled in Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), be proficient in Planning and Organizing, and be proficient in Coordination.
