Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds

The Mantua Township School District is seeking a full-time, 12-month Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds . The anticipated start date is August 18, 2025.

NATURE AND SCOPE OF JOB:

Organizes, administers, and leads a comprehensive program of maintenance and custodial services that provide and maintain in an efficient and economical manner the facilities, grounds, equipment, and furnishings of the district, so that all students, staff, and the community are assured of clean, safe, attractive, and healthy places in which to learn and work.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The Supervisor of Buildings & Grounds shall:

1. Be a NJ Certified Educational Facilities Manager (CEFM) or have the ability and willingness to obtain the credential within two years of employment
2. Experience in a field related to organizing and leading a program of maintaining facilities is preferred.
3. Have experience in construction and/or property management. Experience in a supervisory capacity is preferred.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of construction codes, health and safety regulations, financial and management practices, purchasing, supervision and motivation of personnel, and state and local regulations regarding the maintenance of buildings and equipment.
5. Knowledge of and/or holding a Black Seal license is preferred.
6. Hold and maintain a valid driver’s license for the type of equipment to be driven, with no serious violations.
7. Have excellent leadership and organizational skills and the ability to motivate people.
8. Have excellent integrity and demonstrate good moral character and initiative.
9. Exhibit a personality that demonstrates interpersonal skills to relate well with students, staff, administration, parents and the community.

JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds shall:

1. Administer the departments of Maintenance and Custodian Services.
2. Lead, organize, manage, and supervise all maintenance and custodial operations of the district in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and Board of Education policies.
3. Develop and implement the multi-year Comprehensive Maintenance Plan (N.J.A.C. 6A:26-12.1 et seq.) that is both corrective and preventative for the upkeep of all facilities, grounds, and the major facilities systems (HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and structural) of the district. Provide an efficient work order system for repairs of facilities and equipment that ensures that all maintenance and repairs are completed in a timely fashion, and provide regular work order status reports to the Business Administrator and principals of the buildings. Recommend facility improvement and modernization to improve the systems, equipment, and facilities of the district.

4. Assume responsibility for the comprehensive overall planning and scheduling of maintenance and repair requirements of the district’s schools, office facilities and grounds.

5. Implement security protocols with regards to custodial/maintenance requirements for each school building and installation.

6. Direct the maintenance of all buildings and grounds as to cleanliness and safety.

7. In conjunction with the Superintendent, recruit, screen, recommend for hiring all custodial staff.

8. Assign, supervise and evaluate all custodial staff with consultation of the building principal.

9. With input from the building principals, develop and oversee schedules of work for each individual buildings and ensure that proper supplies are available in each building.

10. Establish and supervise summer cleaning programs and schedules.

11. Keep abreast of new work methods, procedures and equipment.

12. Ensure the standards consistent with all applicable local, state and federal laws are maintained.

13. Plan and implements a program of preventative maintenance.

14. Organize and implement an orientation program for custodial and maintenance personnel.

15. Supervise and inspect the improvement and renovation work performed by outside contractors, and verify that the terms of all such contracts have been fulfilled before authorizing final payments.

16. Ensure proper preparation of playing field, grounds and other necessary facilities for athletics and other school activities.

17. Confer with school principals, landscape architects, and other parties in making plans for landscaping, planning and maintenance of various school grounds.

18. Maintain such records as are required by Board policy or law.

19. Interpret and enforce Board policies regarding school maintenance, safety and security procedures.

20. Confer with architects and engineers as needed.

21. Assure compliance with A.H.E.R.A., P.E.O.S.H.A., Right to Know and Indoor Air Quality environmental regulations.

22. Implement a computerized preventative maintenance program.

23. Evaluate the maintenance and custodial staff.

24. Recommend policies and regulations dealing with facilities.