Building Service Technician

Building Service Technician 4, 5, 6

Sioux City Community School District West High School - Sioux City, Iowa. Open in Google Maps.

Job : 5822873
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Jul 08, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jul 21, 2026

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in cleaning and maintaining school premises. Performs duties of workers supervised. Maintains heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. Responds to emergency calls as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Assigns tasks to workers, and inspects completed work for conformance to standards. Issues supplies and equipment. Resolves workers' problems or refers matters to the supervisor.

Regulates heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to provide a comfortable environment for building occupants. Operates HVAC equipment as economically as possible.

Opens and closes buildings and checks that all exit doors and panic hardware is working properly. Secures facilities and turns off lights upon departing. Raises and lowers flags. Ensures that proper security lighting is operating as required.

Maintains floors in a clean and attractive condition by sweeping, scrubbing, stripping, waxing, and polishing floors. Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and window treatments. Dusts furniture and equipment. Polishes metalwork.

Cleans and polishes lighting fixtures, wall and floor surfaces, and trim. Cleans rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas. Cleans and disinfects restrooms, sanitary fixtures, and drinking fountains daily. Washes walls, ceiling, and woodwork. Washes windows, door panels, and sills.

Empties wastebaskets and transports trash and waste to the disposal area. Replenishes bathroom supplies. Replaces light bulbs and ceiling tiles as needed.

Cuts and trims grass, and shovels snow and sands or salts sidewalks and steps.

Moves and/or stacks furniture and equipment within and between buildings. Sets up tables and chairs in auditoriums, gymnasiums, dining facilities, classrooms, and other facilities.

Reports damage and vandalism immediately to supervisor or building principal.

Reads, understands, and complies with appropriate MSDS, confined space, and lockout/tag-out information.

Provides guidance to other employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Hydronics license is necessary for assigned facilities. A certified pool operator may be required. Previous experience preferred in using a variety of cleaning equipment such as floor buffers, vacuums, and water extractors, etc. Ability to operate grounds maintenance equipment such as lawnmowers and snow blowers.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers (principals, teachers, students, and parents) or other employees of the organization.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

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