Facilities Team Leader

Maintenance And Custodial Worker

The purpose of this classification is to perform maintenance and custodial duties and serve as the lead worker for a team of maintenance workers and custodians within the Facilities Management Department. This position assists with coordinating daily work assignments, training new employees, and ensuring that maintenance and cleaning standards and safety protocols are followed.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Performs general maintenance work involving grounds maintenance, custodial maintenance and general building maintenance which may include and not limited to minor carpentry, plumbing, roofing, concrete, painting work, changing filters and lights, life safety inspections, hanging pictures, and moving furniture.

Performs all and oversees all maintenance and custodial tasks of buildings inclusive of cleaning restrooms, offices, and public areas; sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, and disinfecting surfaces; emptying trash and recycling, restocking paper products and general supplies, painting of interior/exterior walls of buildings or other surfaces, repairs light fixtures and replaces light bulbs, collection of trash and recycling.

Monitors inventory levels of department materials and ensures adequate materials for staff to complete work activities; initiates requests for new or replacement materials and picks up supplies as needed.

Lead and perform general landscape tasks as necessary; weeding, edging, trimming of trees and shrubs, use of blowers to clean areas, and all other necessary landscape tasks.

Assists the Facilities Supervisor in coordinating daily custodial assignments, rotation of maintenance worker assignments, Work Order task management, and monitoring task completion.

Serves as a point of contact for maintenance worker janitorial staff during shifts to answer questions and provide guidance.

Trains new maintenance worker and janitorial employees on procedures, safety protocols, and equipment use.

Conducts informal quality checks to ensure standards are met and reports issues to the supervisor.

Assists with event setup and breakdown, including moving furniture and equipment.

Ensures that all equipment is used safely and maintained in good working condition.

Reports maintenance issues, safety hazards, or personnel concerns to the Facilities Supervisor.

Transports, lifts, loads, and unloads various equipment, furniture, and materials used in projects and office areas.

Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, logs, maintenance records, inspection forms, or other documents.

Communicates with Facilities Supervisor, employees, other departments, community service workers, inmate workers, vendors, the public, outside agencies, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.

Provides general support to County departments/staff as needed; transports, collects and distributes mail; stores and distributes supplies and paper goods; assists with pickup/delivery of paper/aluminum recyclable materials; sets up tables/chairs for meetings/activities; assembles furniture/equipment.

Assists in maintaining security of County buildings/facilities; locks/unlocks buildings/offices as appropriate; conducts safety checks during shifts; turns off lights, copiers, and other office equipment not in use; reports problems such as water leaks, power failures, malfunctioning equipment, property damage, or other potential problems involving building operations.

Receives products/supplies delivered for all County facilities; unloads materials and shifts to appropriate storage areas; transports/delivers furniture, equipment, and supplies to County departments.

Performs special projects; responds to after-hours calls or emergency situations as needed.

This classification is designated as a safety sensitive position which is subject to random drug and alcohol testing and any other drug testing methods as stated in policies adopted by Forsyth County concerning drug and alcohol.

May assist with scheduling coverage during absences or special events.

Provides assistance to other employees or departments as needed.

Performs other related duties as required.

High school diploma or GED. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physically demanding tasks. Must be able pass a background check and drug screening. If assigned to Facilities Management, must be able to successfully complete a criminal justice background check through the Sheriff's Office.

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data according to a prescribed schema or plan. Includes judging whether readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics are similar to or divergent from prescribed standards, procedures and routines.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well established policies, procedures and standards.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and rapid adjustments.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Involves routine work according to clearly prescribed standard practices, with some latitude for independent judgment.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment in situations characterized by repetitive or short cycle operations covered by well established procedures or sequences.

Physical Ability: Tasks require the regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds).

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, bright/dim light, toxic agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

Forsyth County, Georgia, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Forsyth County Government is an equal opportunity employer.