Job Description Summary

ABOUT THE COLLEGE
Cuesta College is located in the heart of scenic San Luis Obispo County, and is ranked by Edsmart.org as a top five California community college for 2016. Cuesta College has a rich history of educating San Luis Obispo County residents since 1963. Cuesta College serves more than 10,000 students with an increasingly diverse student body of 55% White, 32% Latinx, 5% Mixed Race, 3% Asian/PI, 2% African-American. Courses are offered online and at three physical sites; the main campus in San Luis Obispo, the North County Campus in Paso Robles, and the South County Center in Arroyo Grande. Cuesta College offers 77 degrees and 64 certificates, including 30 Associate Degrees for Transfers to the Cal State University system with several more transfer degrees under development. The college maintains the highest transfer population to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. More than 25% of the universities transfer students come from Cuesta College; that's twice as many as any other community college. The college also boasts robust Allied Health and Career Technical Education programs and consistently sends students to compete at the national level in areas such as welding, automotive, public speaking, and more. The college's music ensembles are often in the spotlight, winning an award recently from Downbeat magazine and regularly performing at state, national, and international festivals. In addition, Cuesta's theatre program consistently wins national and international awards from the Kennedy Center.

Cuesta College is committed to being an inclusive institution that inspires a diverse student population to achieve their educational goals. In 2016, it was designated as a Hispanic Serving Institute (HSI), reflecting the great responsibility that the college has to further the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The Cuesta Promise Scholarship has provided a fee-free first year to every new high school graduate in San Luis Obispo County. Starting with the graduating class of 2018, the Cuesta College Promise Scholarship expanded to include a second year of fee-free education. Over 3,000 students have received the Cuesta Promise with over 35% being Latinx and almost 60% being female. In 2018, Cuesta College was also the only California Community College awarded a $2.5 million Title V "Developing HSI Grant" from the US Department of Education to expand educational and vocational opportunities for Latinx students. Cuesta is committed to the Board of Governors California Community College Vision for Success Goals, including eliminating equity gaps within 10 years. The College's Educational Master Plan, Strategic Plan, and Student Equity/Student Success and Support/Basic Skills Integration Plan collectively seek to ensure all students are successful at fulfilling their educational needs.

Cuesta College has strong student, faculty, and staff campus engagement including affiliations with the statewide Latina Leadership Network, Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success, Alpha Gamma Sigma Honors Society, MEChA, Student Veterans Club, STEM Club, and Dreamers Club.

Cuesta College has 139 full-time faculty, 543 adjunct faculty, 234 classified staff, and 41 managers and administrators. The college encourages all employees to be part of the participatory governance process. The College's annual budget is approximately $53 million. Thanks to a $275 million bond measure approved by the voters of San Luis Obispo County in 2014, Cuesta College is repairing aging facilities, updating classrooms, equipment, and technology, and improving programs. Our growing North County Campus opened a new Campus Center in Spring of 2018 and houses a new Veterans Center, EOPS Center/CalWorks/Foster Youth Center, Disabled Student Program and Services (DSPS) office and Student Cultural Lounge. Cuesta will be opening a Dream Center to support undocumented students on both the San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles campuses in Spring of 2019.

DEFINITION
Under general direction of the Director of Maintenance, Operations and Grounds assist in planning and implementing department operations and projects including serving as project manager, when assigned, for facilities construction, alteration, and maintenance projects including the HVA/C-R system and direct the operations of the department in the absence of the Director of Maintenance, Operations and Grounds; and perform other related duties as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Supervisor, Skilled Maintenance is distinguished from other supervisory positions in that the incumbent has the responsibility for directing department operations in the absence of the Director.

The Supervisor, Skilled Maintenance is required to fill in for service needs in the absence of individual trades as required. This is a working position and requires "hands on" abilities in all trades. The incumbent in this position will promote institutional effectiveness by ensuring District facilities are maintained efficiently.

Essential Functions & Qualifications

• Assign, supervise, and evaluate the work of skilled maintenance, motor pool, and aquatics facility personnel;
• Coordinate, organize, and plan work from assigned work orders/requests;
• Inspect, repair, maintain, service, and trouble-shoot refrigeration, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment, electrical and pneumatic control systems;
• Repair and/or replace electrical control wiring circuits;
• Install, repair, and replace filters, belts, bearings, motors, fans, thermostats, and all related parts of HVA/C and refrigeration equipment;
• Test and repair refrigeration systems;
• Repair and replace motors, including three phase;
• Perform tests of HVA/C and refrigeration units;
• Direct maintenance and grounds operations as assigned and in absence of the Director;
• Assist the Director in project planning, coordination, and completion; including building, grounds, landscaping, and athletic field projects;
• Develop and/or review contract documents and recommend modifications;
• Coordinate construction bid process including job walks, contractor qualification review, bid receipt and opening, bid evaluation, and recommendation for award;
• Serve as District construction manager when assigned, including communicating with and coordinating the work of project architects, inspectors, testing labs, project superintendents; evaluating change orders, submittals, substitutions, pay requests; calling and facilitating periodic project meetings;
• Plan, estimate, coordinate, and schedule the repair and replacement of campus roadway infrastructure, including walkways and parking lots;
• Provide instruction on Cal-OSHA standards, insurance carrier inspections, and safe working conditions and practices; including body mechanics to be used in lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling heavy objects;
• Operate light to moderately heavy construction/maintenance equipment such as fork lifts, trucks, and tractors;
• Estimate the scope, cost, tools, equipment, and materials required for particular jobs; including repairs and replacement of surface areas;
• Assist in developing and administering division budget, unit plan, and five-year plan;
• Plan for and/or draw and work from plans, blueprints, sketches for construction and/or maintenance projects;
• Plan and oversee a water management program including the monitoring of landscape irrigation, and potable water usage;
• Supervise maintenance personnel in the use of mechanical equipment, chlorine feed and solar heating systems for the swimming pool;
• Manage campus-wide recycling program;
• Assist with obtaining permits, licensing of hazardous waste pools, underground storage, and satisfying other waste management requirements;
• Compile written reports and give oral reports;
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the performance of duties;
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing;
• Demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of staff and students and of staff and students with physical and learning disabilities.

Duties may require the physical ability to:

• See for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies, and other printed matter;
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels;
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions;
• Speak so that others will be able to understand a normal in-person and telephone conversation;
• Work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations;
• Stand for extended periods of time;
• Bend and twist, push and pull, stoop, kneel, crawl;
• Lift and/or carry 100 pounds;
• Reach in all directions;
• Work at heights;
• Ascend and descend ladder.

Essential functions of particular positions within classifications may vary because job duties may vary by work location.

QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Required

• Equivalent to graduation from high school;

Preferred

• Associate degree including management courses and training in the area of energy management or related fields;
• Appropriate experience may be substituted for education.

Experience:
Required

• Three years journeyman level in HVA/C-R, Construction, Electrical, or Plumbing
  trades;
• Two years supervisory.

Preferred

• Four years of increasingly responsible experience in building maintenance and operations and/or grounds, preferably including aquatic facilities and energy management.

Knowledge of:

• Effective supervisory methods and techniques;
• Tools, materials, methods, and terminology used in building and grounds;
• Methods and practices used in the maintenance of tools, machinery and equipment;
• Cal-OSHA standards and safe work practices;
• District policies and procedures related to maintenance and operations;
• Budgetary processes;
• Building codes, National Electrical codes, Uniform Mechanical codes, Uniform Plumbing codes, regulations and guidelines pertaining to the building trades;
• Material Safety Data Sheets;
• Hazardous Communications Regulations - "Right to Know";
• Fire Prevention, codes and extinguishers;
• Correct responses to emergency situations;
• CPR and First Aid.

Licenses and Certificates:
Required

• Possess a valid California Driver's License appropriate for the vehicles driven in the course of work.

Must be able to obtain in first year as condition of probation:

• Certificate to operate a fork lift;
• Class B California Driver's License;
• HVA/C-R Certification;
• Certified Pool Operations certificate.

Additional Information

Required Documents: Candidates will be required to submit a resume, reference list, and a diversity statement when applying for this position. When uploading documents, PDF uploads are preferred.

Diversity Statement Instructions: Cuesta College is committed to building and maintaining a workforce that reflects and honors the diversity of our students. It is important to us that our faculty, staff, and administrators demonstrate an understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds as well as sexual orientation and abilities of all constituents in the Cuesta College community.

In 500 words or less, with consideration to our Mission Statement and our values expressed above, please explain how you will demonstrate your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in this position.

Reference List Instructions: Your reference list must include three professional references, their contact information, and their relationship to you.

Completed online applications and all supporting documents must be submitted by the closing date for this position. LATE, INCOMPLETE, FAXED, MAILED OR EMAILED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Cuesta College will not sponsor any visa applications.

San Luis Obispo County Community College District ("Cuesta College") is an equal opportunity employer committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), age, disability (physical and mental), genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal and state law in admission and access to, or treatment in employment, educational programs or activities at any of its campuses. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose. Cuesta College also prohibits harassment on any of these bases, including sexual harassment, as well as sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

In compliance with California law, all prospective staff and students are entitled to read the Annual Security Report, published each October by the Cuesta College Department of Public Safety. This report contains information about our emergency and crime reporting procedures, as well as crime statistics for the past 3 years. You may request a copy of this report at one of our two Public Safety Offices: on SLO campus at Building 6600A or on North County Campus at building N1021, during campus business hours. You may also access the complete text of this report at the following website address:
https://www.cuesta.edu/about/depts/publicsafety/clery_act

Interview Process Information

Selected applicants will be invited to attend an interview and skills test on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.

Second interviews will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2019.