Assistant Equipment Manager

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

Assistant Equipment Manager

Responsible for the daily management of all equipment activity for several designated sports (non-football) in the Department of Athletics.   This position will work primarily with the Men's Ice Hockey program.   These responsibilities include the management of the resource allocation provided by the department’s equipment and apparel provider (New Balance), inventory maintenance and management. This position also manages the logistics surrounding receiving shipments of product and distributing equipment to teams (including visiting teams) and administrative department.  Additionally, the assistant equipment manager assists in the operations of the department’s van fleet.

This position must be able to sharpen skates and have prior experience working with equipment for, preferably, a professional or college hockey team.

Salary is commensurate with experience

Requirements

-Minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in equipment operations
-Demonstrated experience in effective laundry practices and inventory management

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

Assistant Equipment Manager

Responsible for the daily management of all equipment activity for several designated sports (non-football) in the Department of Athletics.   This position will work primarily with the Men's Ice Hockey program.   These responsibilities include the management of the resource allocation provided by the department’s equipment and apparel provider (New Balance), inventory maintenance and management. This position also manages the logistics surrounding receiving shipments of product and distributing equipment to teams (including visiting teams) and administrative department.  Additionally, the assistant equipment manager assists in the operations of the department’s van fleet.

This position must be able to sharpen skates and have prior experience working with equipment for, preferably, a professional or college hockey team.

Salary is commensurate with experience

Requirements

-Minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in equipment operations
-Demonstrated experience in effective laundry practices and inventory management

-Bachelor’s degree required

-Must be able to sharpen skates and have prior experience working with ice hockey teams

-Prior experience in Professional or Division I equipment operations setting preferred.

-Experience with inventory management
-Knowledge of effective laundry practices

• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
  
• Demonstrated equipment operations background to include inventory maintenance and management
  
• Excellent organizational skills
  
• Ability to work with equipment suppliers, coaches, staff and student-athlete clients regarding apparel and equipment issues

-Frequent night and weekend work and travel required.  Ability to work flexible hours.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.

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