Maintenance Custodial Supervisor (2025-2026) SY

  • Roswell Independent Schools
  • Roswell, New Mexico
  • Full Time

Roswell Independent School District

Job Description

Job Title: MAINTENANCE CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR

Reports To: COORDINATOR FOR MAINTENANCE

General Job Description:

To supervise custodial and/or maintenance staff and maintain facilities and schedules in order to provide a healthy, safe, and attractive physical plant for the students, staff and general public. Assist the Coordinator for Maintenance with maintenance and custodial staff. Coordinator will assign supervision duties for custodial and/or maintenance staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Direct custodial and/or maintenance staff for the purpose of ensuring all work is completed in a safe, efficient and timely manner in accordance with department plans, requirements and/or instructions. Supervise and monitor work of custodial and/or maintenance staff on various shifts. Maintain a flexible schedule to assure that work requirements are met.
  2. Plan workload (e.g. work orders) for the purpose of doing as much as possible within the scope of available manpower and budget restrictions.
  3. Receive requests from building occupants (e.g. work orders, emails, phone calls, etc.) for the purpose of approving or rejecting requests for repairs, remodeling, or new work.
  4. Coordinate with building principals and site supervisors in the supervision of maintenance and custodial activities and operations, including work schedules, filling manpower requirements for permanent and temporary personnel, performance evaluations, discipline and other related duties.
  5. Assist Coordinator of Maintenance with annual District Budget.
  6. Assist with the development and updates of the Maintenance and Custodial Handbooks and Maintenance Plan.
  7. Assist Coordinator of Maintenance with employee issues and concerns and provide support to administrators and site supervisors, etc.
  8. Assist Coordinator of Maintenance to identify maintenance and new construction needs and update requirements and specifications as needed.
  9. Attend meetings and act as point of contact on behalf of Coordinator of Maintenance during absence or as assigned.
  10. Direct custodial and/or maintenance personnel for the purpose of ensuring all work is completed in a safe, efficient and timely manner in accordance with department plans, requirements and/or instructions. Supervised and monitors work of custodial and/or maintenance personnel on various shifts and will be required to maintain a flexible schedule to assure that work requirements are met.
  11. Knowledge and use of computer systems, including data bases, and word processing programs.
  12. Personal and professional task management through the use of technology and centralized computerized work order system.
  13. Basic math computations.
  14. Understand written procedures and write routine documents.
  15. Interpersonal communications skills, speak clearly and understand multi-step written and oral instructions.
  16. Basic working knowledge and application of construction, maintenance and custodial trades, processes, procedures, methods, tools, equipment, supplies, diagrams, blueprints, and related documents.
  17. Basic working knowledge and application of related industry safety practices and procedures.
  18. Communicate in oral and written forms. Demonstrate good organizational skills.
  19. Be flexible, able to prioritize routine tasks, and handle emergency situations.
  20. Treat people with respect and dignity.
  21. Maintain confidentiality in sensitive matters.
  22. Maintain accurate and detailed records.
  23. Work independently with minimal supervision.
  24. Make audio/visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, problem solving, communicating with others, reading and writing.
  25. Operate and use basic job equipment, tools, and work documents.
  26. Review applications in Human Resources, interview and select custodial staff for employment.

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Roswell Independent School District

MAINTENANCE CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR (CONT’D)

  1. Assign duties and schedules in collaboration with principals or site supervisors for custodians and/or maintenance personnel, substitutes, custodian helpers.
  2. Train and provide training and safety seminars for custodial and/or maintenance staff.
  3. Perform other related duties/functions as assigned by your supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Assist with supervision of all custodial and/or maintenance personnel.

Qualifications:

  1. High School diploma or GED.
  2. Post-secondary educational experience preferred
  3. Certificate, license or education in a related construction trade (i.e. plumbing, electrical, construction, etc.) or a minimum 3 years’ experience in a custodial and/or maintenance related field.
  4. Possess a Valid Driver’s license appropriate for operating vehicles for the size required for this position.
  5. Familiarity with building and life safety codes and enforcement.

Physical Requirements:

  1. Physical ability to do manual work for a minimum of 7 hours a day and as needed.
  2. Standing, driving, sitting, bending, stooping, kneeling, lifting, climbing ladders. Lifting from floor to mid-high maximum (50 pounds) occasionally. Lifting from mid-thigh to shoulder maximum (50 pounds) occasionally. Lifting from shoulder to overhead (40 pounds) occasionally, carrying (50 pounds) maximum occasionally.
  3. Work overhead, in tight areas, on ladders, and at floor level (on knees).
  4. Hand/eye coordination, normal range of sight.
  5. Ability to move and operate vacuums, buffers, and other custodial related equipment. Backhoe, frontend loaders, graders, mowers, lift, and any other maintenance related equipment.
  6. Work safely from ladders.
  7. Any lifting that would require more than 50 pounds of dead weight should be done by at least two people.
  8. Ability to move furniture.
  9. Obtain a physical examination resulting in a positive determination to physically wear a respirator.
  10. Have the physical capacity to handle warehouse supplies.
  11. Heavy lifting.

Safety and Health:

  1. Read, understand, and observe all precautions and proper methods of use on all chemicals, equipment, tools and materials as needed.
  2. Complete required training.
  3. Knowledge of universal hygiene precautions (blood borne pathogens, body fluids, etc.)
  4. Knowledge of all hazardous materials and steps for correction of minor mishaps.
  5. Maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS) file for all products with authority to refuse delivery on products not listed in SDS.

Work Environment:

The work environment varies greatly in the place of work from solitary office work to working in school facilities with large numbers of people. Conditions range from working in building and office settings, to working outside in very cold/hot temperatures. The warehouse is generally hot in the summer and cold in mid-winter. Working in tight cramped areas of equipment and machinery are common. Work schedule will be assigned to best meet the needs of the students and may be altered at any time to accommodate the students. After hours call outs will be assigned on an as needed basis to take care of emergency situations and inclement weather. Flexibility and patience are required. Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignments without direct supervision. May work under stressful conditions on occasion.

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Roswell Independent School District

MT CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR (CONT’D)

Terms of Employment:

Salary and work year to be established by the Board.

Job ID: 490973951
Originally Posted on: 8/27/2025

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