Building Maintenance Supervisor

Job
Agency:
Department of Corrections - Yankton Community Work Center

Location:

Yankton
Salary: $21.00 - $27.00 depending on experience
Pay Grade: GG
Closing Date:
Open until filled

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The Yankton Minimum Center is in need of a Building Maintenance Supervisor for supervising offenders working on construction, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, snow removal, and preventative maintenance. Must have some experience with areas of construction, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, snow removal, exterior yard work, and/or preventative maintenance. Inspect and identify areas in need of repair and estimate costs. Assign and direct the work of offenders for the continued safe and efficient operation of the facility and associated equipment.

Maintain air conditioning equipment by adding coolant, cleaning coils, replacing filters and adjusting as required. Inventories and accounting of equipment, supplies, and distribution of supplies.

• Provide cost estimates of the proposed projects.
• Inspecting facility and identifying maintenance projects that needs to be complete.
• Will assign and direct the tasks of and train other maintenance workers, students, inmates, or temporary and seasonal employees for the duration of a project.
• Perform skilled building maintenance tasks in the areas of electrical, plumbing, finish carpentry, refrigeration, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, painting, locksmith, and preventive maintenance to provide for the continued, safe, and efficient operation of the facility and associated areas.
• Performs preventive maintenance on HVAC systems to ensure the continued operation of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment.
• Repairs steam radiators and air handling units by replacing valves, air lines, controls, thermostats, and circulation pumps.
• Maintains air conditioning units by adding coolant, cleaning coils, replacing filters, and adjusting controls.
• Repairs or replaces plumbing lines and fixtures in buildings or facilities to ensure continued, safe, and sanitary operations.
• Measures, cuts, and installs appropriate pipes, fittings, and valves.
• Builds or remodels the interior and exterior of buildings to meet the required maintenance needs of the facility and complete work orders.
• Completes required reports and records to provide or verify costs associated with the completion of tasks and to account for activities.
• Accounts for equipment, tools, and supplies and verifies their distribution.
• Completes general maintenance duties to ensure the safe and continued operation of the facility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Decisions made include specifying the material needed to do the jobs; how to do a job to ensure that design and code criteria are followed; assigning and scheduling building maintenance workers to do jobs; the design of remodeling or construction projects; conducting performance appraisals of staff; approving annual or sick leave requests; expending budget dollars for materials and supplies; and ordering supplies and materials.
• Decisions referred include the major purchase of equipment; major remodeling projects; when to bring in contractors to complete the project; recommendations regarding staff changes and disciplinary actions; budget adjustments; and changes in policies or procedures.

Duties are typically performed within a particular building but may be required to be outside to inspect projects on the exteriors of buildings. The incumbent may be exposed to hazards associated with mechanical rooms, tunnels, in crawl spaces and to asbestos lined areas.

• Safety measures and occupational hazard training. Experience in any of the trades.

• the principles and practices of the trades supervised; (construction, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, snow removal/yard work), best safety practices).
• safety measures and occupation…