Maintenance Supervisor

Position: Maintenance Supervisor


Position #: 540-6100


Job ID #: 3033569


Division: Office of the Adjutant General - North Dakota Veteran's Cemetery


Location: Mandan, ND


OTAG Starting Salary: $4,593 - $5,600 / month

Status: Regular, Full-Time

Application Accepted Through: 11:59 p.m. on August 25, 2026

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SUMMARY OF WORK:

As the Maintenance Supervisor, you will oversee the maintenance and grounds at the North Dakota Veteran's Cemetery. Duties include providing consistent maintenance services while adhering to safety practices and procedures. This is a "working" supervisor position that reports to the Veteran's Cemetery Director.


The Maintenance Supervisor will perform ground maintenance activities such as mowing, trimming, weed management, and landscaping; equipment operation and maintenance on backhoes, dump trucks, bobcats, mowers; cemetery caretaker activities including digging and squaring graves; setting up and remove burial equipment; and coordinating the preparation of grave sites; building maintenance including carpentry, pluming, flooring, painting, HVAC, pump, and electrical repairs; operating various equipment; maintaining irrigation systems; and managing staff and contractors as necessary.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. OTAG will not provide sponsorship.

To be considered for this position, you must currently be employed by Job Service North Dakota and have the following experience/education combination: a high school diploma or GED and five (5) years of semiskilled or skilled building, mechanical, groundskeeping, maintenance, and/or construction work involving the operation of maintenance equipment with experience in a supervisory or lead-worker capacity.


Successful completion of the interview process, reference checks and background investigation are required.


Ability to lift up to 250 lb. in a team lift, possess a valid driver's license and may be required to work some weekends or additional hours, if needed.


The incumbent requires a high degree of written and/or verbal communication skills in dealing with contractors, and client. While interacting with the general public, must be empathetic.


Individuals will be required to have a pesticide applicators license or ability to obtain by a date determined by the Veteran Cemetery Director.


APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

All application material must be received on or before 11:59 p.m. on the closing date.


Applicants must complete the online application for employment and upload a resume, cover letter, and college transcripts (official or unofficial).


Applicants claiming ND veteran's preference must submit documentation proving their eligibility under North Dakota Century Code 37-19.1.


For more information about the position, contact Pamela Helbling-Schafer, Director at View phone number on click.appcast.io. For assistance in the application or interview process or to request a full job description, contact Jason Sutheimer, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CWP, Human Resource Director, at View phone number on click.appcast.io.


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