Systems Supervisor

Position Summary

The Systems Supervisor provides operational leadership, technical expertise, and strategic oversight for the college’s core mechanical, electrical, plumbing, energy-management, and life-safety infrastructure. This working supervisor role requires hands-on troubleshooting, contractor coordination, project management, and collaborative leadership aligned with the college’s community-centered mission.

This is a full-time position eligible for full benefits. Hourly wages are approximately $30.54.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership and Management

• Lead, mentor, schedule, and evaluate the Systems Department staff.

• Assign daily work orders, preventive maintenance tasks, and emergency-response rotations.

• Build a culture of safety, continuous learning, accountability, and high-quality customer service.

• Provide technical direction and supervision for all Systems Department work.

• Technical Oversight and Maintenance

• Oversee operation, maintenance, and repair of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, boiler, and related mechanical systems.

• Manage the Building Automation System / Energy Management System to improve energy efficiency, comfort, and indoor air quality.

• Supervise high- and low-voltage electrical distribution, lighting, motors, controls, plumbing, and backflow prevention systems.

• Ensure fire alarms, suppression systems, emergency lighting, backup generators, and egress systems remain compliant and operational.

• Develop seasonal preparedness plans, including winterization, freeze prevention, boiler redundancy checks, and severe-weather response.

• Operations, Compliance, and Project Support

• Manage relationships with mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls, and life-safety contractors.

• Maintain accurate inspection records, permits, maintenance logs, and compliance documentation.

• Ensure campus systems meet applicable code and safety requirements.

• Support capital renewal planning, equipment replacement, and deferred-maintenance tracking.

• Assist the AVP for Facilities Management with the annual operating and capital budget planning.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Energy) or related field; equivalent technical certifications and experience considered.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive commercial or institutional facilities-maintenance experience.
• At least 2-3 years in a supervisory or lead technician role.
• Strong working knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, energy-management, and fire/life-safety systems.
• Technical skills in at least one of the following trades: HVAC, Electrical, or Plumbing.
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to faculty, staff, students, administrators, and contractors.
• Experience with automated building-management systems such as Siemens, KMC, Honeywell, or similar platforms.
• Ability to respond to after-hours campus emergencies and winter-weather events within a reasonable driving distance.
• Strong analytical skills for evaluating energy trends and diagnosing system inefficiencies.
• Ability to manage complex projects, meet deadlines, stay on budget, and work collaboratively across departments.

Preferred:

• Experience in higher education or a multiple-building, campus-like environment.
• Knowledge of energy conservation, green building practices, and long-term infrastructure planning.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Supervise the Energy Systems Manager and full-time Systems Technicians
• Oversee and direct the work of 1 regular independent Systems contractor
• 1-2 student workers

Skills & Competencies:

Required:

• Proficient with computer systems and basic programming.
• An understanding of computer networking.
• Ability to write reports and generate business correspondence and communicate clear and specific directions.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from internal and external audiences.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Demonstrate ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse constituencies and accomplished written and oral communication skills are required.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of BAS/EMS systems such as Siemens and KMC
• Understanding of HVAC systems and how they operate.

Physical Demands:

• Bending, lifting up to 50 pounds, reaching, pulling, climbing steps and ladders.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle objects, tools or controls and talk or hear.

Work Environment/Environmental Condition:

• Inside and outside work, sometimes at heights or in confined spaces.

• All of the essential job functions are subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform other job-related instructions as requested by the supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and may change at the option of the AVP for Facilities Management. Any major change will result in the position being reviewed for reclassification.

Benefits

• All benefits are effective as of hire date with the exception of LTD (1 year) and Goshen College contribution to retirement (90 days).

• Healthcare/Prescription insurance (Goshen College pays employee premium)

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Flexible Spending Account

• Life/AD&D (Goshen College pays employee premium)

• Long Term Disability (after 1 year of employment – college pays employee premium)

• Retirement (403(b))

• College contribution to retirement (after 90 days)

• Free membership to GC Recreation-Fitness Center

• Paid holidays, vacation, sick leave

• Paid Parental Leave

• Tuition discounts

• About Goshen College

• Goshen College is a nationally-ranked college and Hispanic-Serving Institution in Indiana renowned for its distinctive hands-on, real-world educational opportunities, and its commitment to creating positive change in the community and the world. The college offers over 65 undergraduate areas of study; as well as best-in-class graduate programs in nursing, business administration, social work and environmental education. This caring, safe and diverse campus prides itself on providing excellent academic programs that connect arts with sciences, and theory with practice — exposing students to multiple perspectives and encouraging them to think deeply, live creatively and lead purposefully. The college is located in the City of Goshen in the heart of Elkhart County, within several hours of Chicago, Indianapolis and Detroit