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)
Reports HVAC-related problems and malfunctions to senior management.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Tests HVAC components to ensure the equipment works at its highest efficiency and performance level.
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)
Suggests amendments to the existing safety policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance.
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)
Participates in the implementation of new SOPs and enhancement of existing ones.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Modifies SOPs accordingly to reflect changes in our business practices and policies.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Optimizes the current SOP development and implementation processes.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Leads cross-functional efforts to develop and implement SOPs across our organization.
Skill definition-Managing and prioritizing resources and workloads by creating well-organized plans to attain organizational goals and objectives.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Documents best practices in planning and organizing work to address important tasks.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Discusses the positive and negative outcomes of planning and organization in the workplace.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Helps set up new practices to anticipate and address the needs of planning and organization initiatives.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Facilitates the adoption of advanced tools to streamline the process of planning and organization.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Develops best practices in planning and organizing activities to improve organizational efficiency.
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.
