Facilities Manager

Pay Grade: P (Non-Exempt Support Staff Salary Placement). Accountable to the Principal. FLSA Status: Non-Exempt. Calendar: 261 days.

About the role

Under general direction, ensures the school facility is clean, safe, and secure by performing semi-skilled trade functions and grounds work; handling vandalism, damage to school property, and safety hazards; and maintaining security. Assists with the supervision of the custodial staff, provides input to the custodial budget at the school, and participates in the school crisis management team.

Responsibilities

• Receives work orders and facility operation needs. Verifies whether to send work order to the maintenance department or to perform semi-skilled trade functions.
• Performs minor repairs in areas such as carpentry, electrical, plumbing, roofing, HVAC, etc.
• Arranges for repairs with outside vendors.
• Performs grounds-work such as mowing lawns, trimming, and planting trees and shrubs.
• Maintains sprinkler systems, playground equipment, fall zones, and fencing at the site.
• Supervises custodial staff including determining workloads, establishing work schedules, monitoring work performance, performing on-going training functions, approving leave usage, and resolving staff conflicts.
• Assists the Principal by providing input on hiring and evaluation of custodial and crossing guard staff.
• Maintains inventory and condition of equipment, tools, and custodial supplies, and tracks warranties.
• Participates in the school crisis management team and handles vandalism, damage to school property, security issues, and safety hazards; reports issues to the Maintenance Department.
• Maintains notices and keeps logs of school inspections and reports results to the Maintenance Department.
• Assists the custodial staff with moving furniture and equipment and setting up special events.
• Performs crossing guard duties by providing safety of students and community at the crosswalk facility and school property and enforcing crosswalk functions and procedures.
• Completes District Crossing Guard Training Program when required.
• Provides input regarding the budgetary needs of the school such as supplies, equipment, extended warranties, and overtime.
• Submits requisitions for supplies, tracks expenditures and logs receiver information, authorizes payment to vendors, and reconciles invoices to the facility operation budget.
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) prior to being hired.
• Three years of custodial or maintenance experience.
• Must complete District Crossing Guard Training Program within 30 days from hire date and prior to starting crossing guard duties.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in general field.
• Three years of supervisory experience.
• Five years of custodial or maintenance experience.

Skills

• Understanding Material Safety Data Sheets, labels, warnings, and safety precautions.
• Applying commercial grade cleaning chemicals.
• Using commercial grade cleaning equipment such as vacuums, auto-scrubbers, burnishes, extractors, etc.
• Reading instructions and giving directions in the use of commercial grade cleaning supplies.
• Identifying and proficiently using the tools and equipment necessary to maintain the facility operations.
• Comprehending and proficiently using grounds care equipment such as mowers, tillers, trimmers, blowers, etc.
• Understanding and proficiently applying minor repair functions in areas such as carpentry, electrical, plumbing, roofing, HVAC, etc.
• Scheduling and monitoring work performance.
• Setting up and maintaining records.
• Using computer software related programs.
• Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

• Regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions.
• Frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock.
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Pay

$16.74 to $20.09 per hour.

Schedule

Full-time, 261 days per year.