Assistant Director of Trades

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Position Title
Assistant Director of Trades


Posting Number
2012001445P


Full Time or Part Time
Full Time


Hours/Day
7 hours/day


Regular/Temporary
Regular


If Temporary: Number of Weeks/Months

Calendar Type
Calendar Year


If Academic Position: Number of Weeks/Months

Position Type
Staff - Exempt


Salary Range
$85,000-$90,000


Preferred Start Date
07/01/2026

Position Summary Information


About Stonehill


Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1948, Stonehill is a private Catholic college located just 22 miles from downtown Boston on a beautiful 384-acre campus in Easton, Massachusetts. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1, the College engages its 2,500+ students in 80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields.

Faithful to the Holy Cross tradition in education, Stonehill College is committed to developing the moral, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social competencies of its students and seeks to build and sustain a campus community that embraces diversity and inclusion in its teaching, learning, living, and working. Stonehill values a diversity of persons, opinions, and cultural and religious perspectives. In fulfillment of its motto, Lux et Spes ("Light and Hope"), the College cultivates in its students the competence to think, act, and lead with courage towards creating a more just and compassionate world.

Position Summary


The Assistant Director is responsible for all supervision and daily operations aspects of repair and maintenance of the College property as it relates to the skilled trades.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day supervision and support for HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, and Maintenance shops.
• Schedule and assign employees to various maintenance, repair, and renovation projects.
• Ensure that the campus has proper staffing coverage from the skilled trades shops and approve time off requests.
• Maintain accurate work records through the current work order program.
• Coordinate maintenance and renovation activities, working with subordinates.
• Coordinate, with other units of the Department, the creation of an efficient delivery of services.
• Coordinate carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and other mechanical, maintenance, or construction work performed by employees or contractors.
• Inspect buildings, equipment, and campus grounds for hazards and violations of safety codes and regulations.
• Maintain and update an inventory of building maintenance and grounds supplies as needed.
• Work as a liaison to the Town of Easton as needed.
• Available for after-hours emergency calls.
• Provide for effective emergency services.
• Maintain necessary records.
• Working with the Director to develop and implement effective preventative maintenance programs.
• Ensure compliance with all building and safety codes.
• Assist other Directors as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervise union Electricians, HVAC Mechanics, Plumbers, Maintenance Technicians, Painters, and Carpenters. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the college's policies, union contract, and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees, and planning, assigning, and directing work. Appraise performance and discipline employees when needed. Address complaints and resolve problems.

Education and/or Experience

Required Education and/or Experience:

• Associate's degree from a two or four-year college or university, or 10 years of related experience.
• Massachusetts Construction Supervisor's License - unrestricted.

Preferred Education and/or Experience:

• At least 3 years of recent professional experience in a higher education work environment.
• Must know about building maintenance skills such as grounds maintenance, minor carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, light construction, and painting.
• Possess an above-average degree of competency and "hands-on" experience in the area of building maintenance, repair, assembly, and troubleshooting.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents, to write routine reports and correspondence, and to speak effectively. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Must be able to make standard computations used in all trades.

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be technically competent and know about all MS Office products, preventative maintenance, and work order software.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• The individual must be able to complete tasks with minimal supervision.
• Must know fire and building codes and potential occupational hazards associated with all trades.
• Must work and adhere to all safety standards and practices.
• Must be willing and able to access all areas of the campus.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Must use personal vehicle for campus-related work transportation.

Other Qualifications:

• A general knowledge of all trades and grounds crew being supervised.

Physical Demands


The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift, carry, and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move more than 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment


The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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