Building Operations Supervisor

Job Summary

Inspire and prepare each and every scholar with the confidence, courage and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning by overseeing and supervising all custodial and maintenance activities within an assigned facility.

• Post, screen and interview custodial applicants for new employment and promotion or transfer to vacant positions.
• Assign and direct cleaning and maintenance schedules for custodial staff.
• Evaluate the performance of all building level custodians on an ongoing and periodic basis including written reviews and provide timely feedback/coaching.
• Initiate corrective discipline such as verbal and written reprimands and recommend suspension or discharge as necessary to correct unsatisfactory conduct or performance.
• Approve and monitor vacation and sick leave requests.
• Keep accurate records of absenteeism, performance and progress of employees.
• Receive and respond to building occupant requests as appropriate.
• Communicate effectively with principal, business manager, building staff and other department supervisors.
• Coordinate building events, setups and other activities including scheduling of HVAC equipment and lighting.
• Ensure custodial equipment is maintained and operated according to manufacturers’ recommendations.
• Initiate and recommend operations and capital improvement budgetary needs.
• Order building custodial supplies to maintain appropriate levels of inventory.
• Solicit vendor quotes to ensure competitive pricing and quality products and/or services.
• Ensure all mechanical heating and cooling systems are monitored within legal limits of state and local laws.
• Ensure completion of all periodic safety inspections, documentation and maintain records.
• Establish and maintain sustainable cleaning standards, cleaning zone maps, and cleaning assignments for each staff member with stakeholder input.
• Set goals and assess performance of all custodians.
• Inspect the quality of the custodial work to insure that the services provided meet the established standards.
• Conduct research and work collaboratively with the facilities operations team and industry experts to establish efficient housekeeping means and methods.
• Oversee contractor performance for projects completed inside the facility.
• Assess facility improvement needs and provide recommendations to the Coordinator of Facilities Operations.
• Assign all yard work tasks to maintain district standards including watering, mowing, trimming, pruning shrubs, trees, weeding, removing paper and debris from school yard and along fence lines.
• Assume responsibility for snow removal and keep sidewalks free of ice.
• Perform other comparable duties as assigned.

Minimum of a high school diploma or GED.

• Plan, design and deliver training.
• Communicate both written and oral.
• Supervise, analyze and assess.
• Collaborative problem solving.
• Operate and maintain all building mechanical and cleaning equipment.
• Proper operation of building automation systems.
• Boiler water treatment program and chemicals required.
• Knowledge of hand, power, diagnostic tools and equipment required in the performance of the job.
• Knowledge of applicable laws, rules, codes, and guidelines pertaining to right-to-know and custodial/facility operations.
• Knowledge of all safety precautions applicable to trade.
• Knowledge of fundamentals and procedures of HVAC operation, repair and proactive/reactive maintenance.
• Knowledge of the application, use and proper storage of all chemicals used in performance of the job.
• Knowledge of hazardous waste disposal.
• General knowledge of principles of general repair and maintenance in mechanical, electrical, steam, air system, carpentry, masonry, or plumbing.
• Knowledge of cleaning techniques and materials.
• Knowledge of building structures and maintenance functions required to operate efficiently at minimal cost.

Five years of experience as a building engineer preferred, with at least eight years in the field of housekeeping and/or facilities maintenance.

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