Facilities Logistics Manager

Posting Details

Posting Details

Posting Number S12544P

Working Title Facilities Logistics Manager

Department VPR-Animal Resources

About the University of Georgia

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia's oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,000 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 40,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

About the College/Unit/Department

The Office of Research encourages and supports innovative interdisciplinary research, scholarship and creative activities that contribute to the physical, emotional and economic well-being of the people of Georgia, the nation and the world. Through partnerships and collaborations, we seek to share knowledge, increase innovation, and deliver the products of our research to the marketplace.

College/Unit/Department website https://research.uga.edu/

Posting Type External

Retirement Plan TRS or ORP

Employment Type Employee

Benefits Eligibility Benefits Eligible

Full/Part time Full Time

Work Schedule

Additional Schedule Information

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. with occasional after-hours and weekend work as needed to complete projects

Advertised Salary 58,000 - 65,000

Posting Date 08/20/2024

Open until filled No

Closing Date 08/27/2024

Proposed Starting Date 09/16/2024

Special Instructions to Applicants

Location of Vacancy Athens Area

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Position Information

Classification Title Facilities Management Professional

FLSA Exempt

FTE 1.00

Minimum Qualifications

Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications

At least 5 years animal research experience with a focus on housing, equipment, and transportation of USDA covered species. Supervisory experience.

Position Summary

The Facilities Logistics Manager is responsible for managing and directing the facilities and equipment maintenance program and logistical support of multiple animal facilities and ancillary buildings across campus. This individual provides overall facilities management to help fulfill the missions of University Research Animal Resources in the Office of the Vice President for Research. This is a responsible position focusing on ensuring equipment, systems, and animal facilities are operating efficiently and effectively following regulatory, safety and institutional standards. This employee will take on a Relief Supervisory role, which involves being responsible for supervising the animal care technicians that provide the daily care and management of animals including feeding, watering, sanitation, animal health surveillance, enrichment and environmental monitoring following established schedules, procedures, and guidelines.

Work and perform emergency on-call duties as assigned, during weekdays, overnight, rotating weekends, holidays and on-call duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

• Ability to independently perform animal facility management duties in a research vivarium utilizing multiple laboratory animal species including NHPs, strictly adhering to applicable regulatory statues and institutional policies.
• Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly utilizing good verbal and written skills.
• Good leadership skills are essential and previous supervisory experience, as well as the ability to plan, establish, and supervise employees in the applicable standard operating procedures relating to animal care and biosafety & general safety practices.
• Ability to define work priorities, allocate labor and equipment resources and evaluate employee work progress.
• Organizational skills establishing, adjusting, and fulfilling all job responsibilities to ensure timely and accurate completion of work while efficiently using resources.
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to formulate and implement effective and efficient solutions.
• Skilled in computer programs such as Word & Excel and possess an aptitude for learning new facility management software programs.
• Knowledge of animal housing equipment, and large animal sanitation equipment including the equipment's workflow and its integration into a working animal facility.
• Knowledge of buildings, facilities and building operations & support.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Skilled in troubleshooting equipment and facilities malfunctions and implementing cost effective and efficient resolutions.
• Ability to work independently using sound judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively in all forms.

Physical Demands

• Sustained periods of physical activity such as standing, bending, stooping, reaching above shoulder level, and lifting 50 pounds.
• Work sometimes under demanding conditions (high humidity, unpleasant odors, animal excreta and noise).
• Work environment involves exposure to biohazards and/or physical risks, which involve following established safety procedures.
• May take multiple showers each day and wear PPE (PAPRs, protective clothing, battery packs, respirators, gloves, etc.) and stand on hard surfaces for prolonged periods of time.
• Restrain, handle, and treat multiple species of animals in relatively confined spaces.
• Work may be physically demanding involving the transport, relocation and positioning of animal care and auxiliary equipment.
• Participation in the research occupational health and safety program which may include specific vaccinations before entering restricted facilities.
• Driving as needed to perform job duties.

Is driving a responsibility of this position? Yes

Is this a Position of Trust? Yes

Does this position have operation, access, or control of financial resources? Yes

Does this position require a P-Card? No

Is having a P-Card an essential function of this position? No

Does this position have direct interaction or care of children under the age of 18 or direct patient care? No

Does this position have Security Access (e.g., public safety, IT security, personnel records, patient records, or access to chemicals and medications) Yes

Credit and P-Card policy

Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.

Background Investigation Policy

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including, a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia; confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials (including reference checks) as they relate to the job-based requirements of the position applied for; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. You may also be subject to a pre-employment drug test for positions with high-risk responsibilities, if applicable. Please visit the UGA Background Check website.



Duties/Responsibilities

Duties/Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, and implements preventative maintenance, general maintenance and service programs relating to animal facilities, operational systems, caging systems and all ancillary equipment and buildings.
• Coordinates all activities related to animal facilities major repair and renovation projects such as planning, design, and budget/cost development with departmental operations management, facilities management division, outside contractors, vendors, etc.
• Plans and establishes preventative maintenance for ancillary equipment, systems, and animal facilities.
• Assures appropriate completion based on contract specifications and schedules.

Percentage of time 30 Duties/Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management and disposition of property control inventories following institutional procedures and guidelines.
• Manages transportation of equipment, cages, and materials on and off campus.
• Gathers samples, takes measurements and records/maintains data relating to illumination, water quality, air exchanges, pressure differentials, environmental conditions, etc.
• Maintains all tools and technical equipment and ensures appropriate maintenance and calibration.
• Supervises subordinate employees as directed.
• Performs on-call duties relating to facilities, buildings and equipment malfunctions or problems.
• Maintains record and logs and order materials and supplies.

Percentage of time 30 Duties/Responsibilities

• Coordinates all URAR inter-facility physical transportations of animals and the oversight of procedures for getting the vehicles to appropriate temperature before transportation, cleaning of the vehicles afterwards, and maintaining the SOPs for these procedures.
• Develops procedures for transportation of old world and new world NHPs to the diagnostic and imaging equipment on campus and is an official back-up driver for those procedures.
• Transports animals inter-institutionally, including to and from the Atlanta airport as needed.

Percentage of time 20 Duties/Responsibilities

Relief Supervisor

• Performs and supervises subordinate employees in the daily care and management of research animals including feeding, watering, animal handling/transport, animal health surveillance, enrichment, and environmental monitoring.
• Assures animals are appropriately maintained in accordance with applicable regulatory statutes and institutional policies.
• Maintains, operates, and supervises subordinate employees in the proper sanitization and sterilization practices in the research animal vivarium.
• Conducts, monitors, and supervises employees in the daily observation of animals for signs of diseases, sickness, or abnormal behavior.
• Initiates and maintains all facility records such as animal room logs, sanitation logs, census activity sheets, etc.

Percentage of time 15 Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensures all fleet vehicles and transport equipment receives preventative maintenance on established schedules and is operating safely and efficiently.
• Coordinates all special design and fabrication projects including cost estimates for materials and labor budgets.
• Designs, fabricates, and retrofits primary enclosures, devices and delivery systems involving Heliarc, MIG, thermoplastics welding and other technical fabrication techniques utilizing metals, composites and other materials.

Percentage of time 5

Contact Information

Recruitment Contact

Contact Details

For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, please refer to the Recruitment Contact listed below.

Recruitment Contact Name Lisa Wilson

Recruitment Contact Email lisakay@uga.edu

Recruitment Contact Phone



Posting Specific Questions

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Applicant Documents Required Documents

1. Resume/CV

Optional Documents

1. Cover Letter