Building Heat and Frost Insulator Foreperson - Facilities & Services
University of Illinois

Building Heat and Frost Insulator Foreperson - Facilities & Services

Facilities & Services

Job Summary
The Building Heat/Frost Insulator Foreperson plans, schedules, coordinates, and supervises the work of insulators. In addition, this position installs, maintains, and repairs insulation as a working foreperson.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Directly supervises, provides leadership, and assigns work to insulators to be completed in accordance with prioritized needs and schedules. Plans and organizes insulator maintenance and alteration work performed by insulators and other assigned personnel. Provides estimates by providing labor and material costs for projects, which may include departmental charge-out, maintenance repairs, and preventative maintenance. Works closely with the work management center, project coordinators, engineering, and building maintenance. Monitors schedule and controls craft-related costs. Performs insulator work as needed or assigned.
• Monitors work performance of assigned personnel and ensures satisfactory work quality and completion requirements are being met. Monitors work to ensure compliance with prevailing codes and university facilities standards as well as correct procedures and techniques. Visits job sites to ensure satisfactory work quality and completion requirements are being met.
• Maintains records of work completed, material purchasing, overtime lists, and training records. Verifies and approves mobile timekeeping and/or timecards.
• Participates in job/project meetings with other job/project stakeholders (e.g., campus customers, project coordinators, etc.). Participates in multi-craft work order review meetings with building maintenance supervision.
• Responsible for tools, equipment, and materials assigned for use in the insulators shop. Inventories tools and equipment.
• Makes recommendations for safety initiatives and programs, hiring and discipline, and addresses performance issues. Responsible for safety and policy enforcement.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Physical Demands

Walking : Frequently

Lifting/Carrying : Occasionally

Pushing/Pulling : Occasionally

Climbing : Occasionally

Balancing : Occasionally

Bending/Stooping : Occasionally

Kneeling : Occasionally

Squatting/Crouching : Occasionally

Working Conditions

Extreme cold : Occasionally

Extreme heat : Occasionally

Noise : Occasionally

Hazards : Occasionally

Fumes/Particles/Allergens : Occasionally

Toxic, Caustic Chemicals : Occasionally

Inclement Weather : Occasionally

Additional Physical Demands
• Must adhere F&S safety and health policies by ensuring shop tools and equipment are functioning properly, monitoring personnel to assure safety and security policies are being followed, promote safe operations, and support departmental safety initiatives and programs. Must be aware of potential danger from moving parts.
• Must be able to work amid hazards of work sites such as exposure to chemicals, radiation, heat, cold, dust, fumes, noise, animals, laboratories, coal fired power plant, molten lead, and welding arcs. Use of personal protective equipment is required when hazards exist.
• May work in extreme weather conditions and temperature extremes ranging from freezing weather to steam tunnels.
• Must be able to walk, climb, bend, and crawl in order to access any work area such as attics, crawl spaces, false floors, ceilings, and scaffolds. Must be able to work at heights on lifts, scaffolds, ladders of all types, and bucket truck for lengths of time.
• Must be able to multi-task on a routine basis due to the number of issues that must be dealt with daily, and the workload associated with the position can be stressful at times.
• Works at the direction of the superintendent of building maintenance. Work is assigned through the work management group, service office, superintendent of building maintenance, or director of building maintenance or his designee in oral or written form. Must be able to work self-managed with limited supervision.
• Must be able to interact with supervision, peers, employees, customers, and the campus community. Creates a work environment which develops accountability for performance and develops teamwork and unity within the shop and throughout campus.
• Must be able to deliver tools, materials, and personnel to job site as needed operating a university vehicle.
• The foreperson is expected to support the Mission, Vision, Values, Guiding Principles and management operational directions and philosophies of Facilities and Services by exemplifying high standards of leadership, loyalty, craftsmanship, and dedication.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Five (5) years of work experience as a Building Heat/Frost Insulation journeyman.

Preferred Qualifications

• Possession of a valid State of Illinois driver's license at the time of hire, which must be maintained throughout the duration of the employment period in the position.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to effectively supervise others (plan, organize, prioritize, assign, and follow up on assignments).
• Thorough knowledge of insulation trade and techniques.
• Ability to give directions both orally and in written form that is concise and understandable.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, sketches, and blueprints.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of all insulator work and university facilities standards.

Appointment Information

This is a 100% full-time Civil Service 3061 - Building Heat and Frost Insulator Foreperson position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after the search close date. Salary is $42.57/hour. Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position.

For more information on Civil Service classifications, please visit the SUCSS web site at https://www.sucss.illinois.gov/pages/classspec/default.aspx .

Application Procedures & Deadline Information

Applications must be received by 6:00 pm (Central Time) on November 12, 2024. Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. In order to be considered as a transfer candidate, you must apply for this position. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. If required by the position, transcripts or other documentation of credentials are to be provided no later than the first day of employment. For further information about this specific position, please contact oliverl@illinois.edu. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify .

Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Accommodations may also be requested on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions, or religion. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal , or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu .

Requisition ID: 1026747
Job Category: Crafts & Trades
Apply at: https://jobs.illinois.edu

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