Function

• Facilities maintenance supervisors hire, train, supervise, review and discipline employees in the maintenance department. Supervisors also ensure that all work ordered is completed on time and according to quality standards and that spending on supplies used to complete maintenance remains within budgetary constraints.
  
  

Features

• Facilities maintenance supervisors must have at least basic knowledge in a number of areas, including plumbing, heating, refrigeration, cooling, air conditioning, electrical work and carpentry in order to direct the work of others. In some instances, the supervisor also performs some necessary maintenance.
  
  

Types

• Facilities maintenance supervisors usually work for companies that have many buildings in a complex, one large building or multiple locations, such as financial institutions, school districts, medical centers, government buildings, skyscrapers, office parks and universities. Very large companies may have multiple facilities maintenance supervisors located in different regions.
  
  

Education

• The minimum education requirement for facilities maintenance supervisors positions is typically a high school diploma or GED. Some employers require a certain amount of years working in facilities maintenance, while others prefer applicants to have earned journeyman status in a labor field like plumbing.
  
  

Compensation

• In October 2009, the average annual salary for facilities maintenance supervisors was $50,000, according to indeed.com.