Head Custodian; Anticipated Job Hazleton area,Pennsylvania USA,Maintenance/Cleaning

Position: Head Custodian (Anticipated)

Head Custodian

This position provides leadership for the building custodial staff and performs a variety of tasks involving general care of the building and grounds. The work involves cleaning, repairing and maintenance. Primary responsibility is to ensure that students and staff have a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean and efficient place in which to learn, work, play and develop.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Provides leadership, supervises and assigns work to building custodians. Manages overall work schedules for custodial staff and coordinates additional tasks with building administrators.

Performs all duties and ensures custodial staff maintains high standards of safety, cleanliness and efficiency; dusts and cleans classrooms and offices, washes walls and woodwork, washes windows, sweeps, mops, scrubs and waxes floors, shampoos and vacuums carpets and washes and sanitizes bathroom fixtures and replenishes supplies.

Oversees maintenance of exterior grounds and building systems (HVAC, public address, fire, sprinklers, time clock, etc.)

Maintains and manages supplies and materials to ensure custodial support to building. Ability and willingness to use computerized inventory control software.

Trains new employees in proper cleaning and maintenance.

Routinely inspects buildings, grounds and mechanical equipment to ensure proper maintenance and safety.

Maintains security and safety of building. Maintains MSDS and Right-To-Know information.

Maintains swimming pools to applicable Department of Agriculture standards. Pursue proper licensing for pool and drinking water wells if so required.

Routinely inspects, services and troubleshoots in areas of control as it relates to air handling units and/or air conditioning, as well as all other equipment.

Keeps records on regular maintenance of motors, pumps, fans, etc. using computerized PM software as required.

Assists building administrators in working with special groups who use the building in the off hours and schedules custodian for events.

Maintains all custodial and grounds equipment such as mowers, edgers, etc. as well as, the custodial power equipment.

Operates the sound and oversees the operation of the lighting systems in the theatre, where applicable.

Provides work direction and guidance to assigned personnel.

Provides direction and guidance to second shift personnel. Base hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oversees second shift duties (this includes working second shift as required or as directed by Administrative personnel).

Develops and ensures completion of daily, summer, seasonal and project cleaning. Ensures adequate custodial coverage for all shifts.

Maintains accurate records of custodial staff supply usage.

Coordinates and assists with set-up, break-down and clean-up of school and community use activities. Coordinates community use by reviewing contracts, checking for scheduling conflicts, assigning custodial coverage and responding to special requests.

Ability to perform other assignments as directed by administration.

Abilities

Lead a small crew in performing routine custodial activities at an assigned school site.

Train and provide work direction and guidance to assigned personnel.

Maintain buildings and adjacent grounds areas in a clean, orderly and secure condition.

Perform minor general maintenance and repair duties.

Use cleaning materials and equipment in a safe and efficient manner.

Operate a variety of custodial and general maintenance equipment.

Estimate and order required custodial supplies and equipment.

Maintain tools and equipment in clean working order.

Move and arrange furniture and equipment.

Observe and report safety hazards and need for maintenance and repair.

Understand and follow oral and written directions.

Observe health and safety regulations.

Meet schedules and time lines.

Plan and organize work.

Maintain routine records.

Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Carry out oral and written directions; write and speak at a level sufficient to fulfill the duties to be performed for the position described.

Verify timesheets and facilitate the improved performance of the custodial staff.

Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.

Working Conditions

Indoor and outdoor work environment

Potential exposure to fumes, dust and odors

Physical Demands

Employee in this position must have/be able to:

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of custodial equipment

Walk over uneven ground and/or stand for extended periods of time

Lift and/or carry up to 40 lbs. overhead for short distances

Occasionally lift and/or carry up to 75 lbs. overhead for short distances

Lift and/or carry up to 75 lbs. at waist height for short distances

Push/pull up to 100 lbs. over campus

Bend at the waist, kneel, crouch and stoop

Reach overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally

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