Description
Directs, plans, organizes and implements the functions required to efficiently manage the Athletics Department equipment operations. Formulates and implements equipment policies and procedures, including the issuing of equipment, inventory controls, storeroom access and usage, locker issues, laundry services and equipment travel and security. Meets with coaches to determine equipment and apparel needs, researches new innovations and upgrades, and negotiates the purchase of new equipment and apparel. Oversees the equipment fitting program to ensure athlete safety. May interpret and administer contracts with name-brand product providers, ensuring trademark provisions are adhered to and sideline apparel meets contract specifications, and serves as liaison between the institution and the provider. Handles safety concerns and insures that practice and competition facilities are hazard-free. Manages department budget and supervises equipment staff and student help. Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree is required, Master's degree preferred, and 5 - 7 years related experience. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.