Director of Maintenance and Operations

Director of Maintenance and Operations

The Director of Maintenance and Operations (M&O) serves as the principal official responsible for coordinating district services in the areas of maintenance and operations, capital improvements, housing (procurement of units) and forming and implementing policies and procedures in the department. The Director assures that assigned areas of responsibility are performed within the budget allocations; and assures effective and efficient use of personnel, materials, facilities and time.

The Director uses excellent customer service skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and all members of the general public.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Direct operations and staff of Maintenance including Plant Managers in all village schools
• Assist in the development of the District's six-year capital improvement plan
• Prepare reports for the Superintendent or Board of Education as requested
• Coordinate itinerant tradesmen support of village routine and preventative maintenance needs.
• Collaborate with the NSB CIPM Dept. on district capital projects.
• Prepare and develop the annual budget for the department.
• Coordinate Nutrition/Food Services
• Coordinate procurement of supplies, parts, materials, equipment and FF&E with village sites and the Business Office.
• Coordinate and direct outside contractors for all departmental certifications, inspections, and consulting
• Coordinate the development and implementation of departmental safety and staff training programs for village personnel
• Coordinate and direct departmental supervisors and employees to ensure compliance with AHERA, OSHA NSB Risk Management, and other required Borough, State, and Federal regulations
• Direct and implement the Disaster Plan for all District facilities
• Coordinate implementation of the district-wide computerized maintenance management system in village schools
• Provide oversight of transportation
• Negotiate leases for District Housing Program
• Adhere to all District policies and regulations
• Perform such other tasks and assume other responsibilities as directed

Physical requirements include:

• Sitting; standing; walking; using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reaching with hands and arms
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear
• Climb or balance
• Lift and/or move up to 70 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Environmental conditions include:

• Regularly required to travel within and outside of the North Slope Borough School District
• Must be willing and able to fly in small and large commuter planes
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet

The North Slope Borough School District is located at the "top of the world" in Northern Alaska. Our communities are populated predominantly by the Iñupiat, and today, as in many thousands of years past, we live the Iñupiaq way. Having embraced modern amenities that make life easier, we continue to practice our hunting and sharing traditions and very much value the structure that those activities bring into our lives.

We are a welcoming and friendly people who believe strongly in the value of education. Our highly trained certified and classified staff are dedicated to serving the children of our communities. They work together to meet the unique needs of every student in the district.

Our students are fully immersed in preparing for tomorrow while honoring and perpetuating the priceless traditions and culture they have as a legacy from the past. Our children exude all the warmth and sunshine one could ever hope to find.

We are led by a visionary board. Their mission for our district calls for every child to become proficient in reading, writing and mathematics while gaining an understanding of and appreciation for the values, culture, history and language of the Iñupiat.