Facilities Specialist - Housing and Residence Life

Facilities Specialist - Housing and Residence Life Allendale, MI Full Time R105068 Position Summary: Responsible for the day-to-day housing facilities related assessment, emergencies, preventative drills, inspections, inventory management, and follow-up. Salary & Benefits: Minimum starting salary of $42,800, commensurate with experience. https://www.gvsu.edu/hro/benefits/executive-administrative-and-professional-staff-benefits-464.htm including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, generous employer retirement contributions, wellness resources and tuition waiver effective on date of hire. Primary Duties: - Support institution/division/department mission, vision, and values. - Assess and maintain inventory and provide repair and replacement recommendations for items such as common area furniture/equipment, room/apartment furniture, and staff furniture. - Establish contacts and relationships with vendors for selection, ordering, installation, replacements, repairs, donations, and other maintenance of FFE in the housing system - Work with the Assignments Team to add and reduce sets of furniture based on occupancy needs. - Coordinate semesterly building walk-throughs and room/apartment inspections with Residence Life staff. Perform regular building inspections and maintain accurate records and reports. - Report policy/procedure violations to appropriate staff and recommend edits to the HRL Community Living Standards to supervisor as appropriate. - Assist with damage and fee spreadsheet, updating and refining the list on a yearly basis - Coordinate and implement Health and Safety checks during Fall and Winter semesters. - Run point with GVPD, Allendale Fire, and Res. Life for fire drills on the Valley campus. - Assist with sustainability initiatives within housing for recycling and energy conservation. - Liaison to Facilities Services for floods, fire damage, mold, pest concerns, preventative maintenance, etc., connecting with residents, staff and contractors as appropriate. - Oversee the Winter Hall fitness center equipment; scheduling repairs, maintaining condition, and ordering replacement parts and machines as needed. - Assist with the opening and closing procedures relative to facility use, to include training on the completion of Housing Condition Summaries and auditing/assessment of building/unit damages. - Assist with IT inventory, tracking and removal. - Assist with Camps and Conference operations as able, utilizing student staff for furniture moves/adjustments, providing bins, hanging shower curtains, etc. - Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate assigned staff, fostering a culture of mentorship and professional growth. - Instruct employees in proper receiving and delivery procedures as well as safety measures. - Performs other duties as required/assigned by manager. Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Bachelor's degree. - Experience training, mentoring, or supervising team members. - Minimum of one year experience of related work experience and/or relevant training. - Demonstrated experience to successfully maintain positive intercultural and interpersonal relationships. - Demonstrated experience to successfully work under pressure and meet deadlines. - Demonstrated experience in creative problem solving. - Demonstrated experience to successfully provide quality customer service. - Demonstrated experience to successfully maintain satisfactory work performance. - Demonstrated experience in organization and attention to detail. - Demonstrated experience with a variety of computer software applications (examples: SQBX, THD, Microsoft and Google programs). - Demonstrated experience to successfully work independently, organize own work and coordinate work activities of o