What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head Equipment Manager- Football position at Boston College?
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
Responsible for the daily management of all equipment activity for the football program in the Department of Athletics. These responsibilities include the management of the resource allocation provided by the department’s equipment and apparel provider (New Balance), inventory maintenance and management, developing and implementing equipment room policies and procedures and supervision of one full-time intern (as well as 4-5 student workers). Additionally, this position manages the set-up, break down, and running of practice on a daily basis based upon what the Head Football Coach deems appropriate. This position also manages the logistics surrounding receiving shipments of product and distributing equipment to teams (including visiting teams) and administrative department.
Position Details:
Department: 011001 - Athletics General
Position: 00007207 - Head Football Equipment Manager
Grade: 3RD
Salary commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree is required.
- Minimum of four years of progressively responsible experience in equipment operations.
- 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
- Able to manage people and resources in a collaborative team-based environment.
- AEMA membership and/or AEMA certification preferred
- Must be customer service oriented.
- Flexible work hours; must be able to work nights and weekends as necessary.
- Ability to work effectively with college student athletes, athletic staff, University personnel and Alumni.
- Proficient computer skills including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office Suite and File Maker Pro.
- This position is required to perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with all NCAA, ACC and institutional rules and regulations.
Preferred:
- Prior experience in a Division I football equipment operations setting preferred.
- Masters is preferred.
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
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.
