Facility Maintenance Lead

Salary : $47,769.00 - $49,202.00 Annually
Location : 810 South Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, TX
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 202201158
Department: Sheriff's Office
Opening Date: 12/17/2025


Description
Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, include the responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics listed below. This list of responsibilities is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Summary


Under general supervision, the Lead Facility Maintenance performs and supervises building maintenance to the Hays County Sheriff's Office facilities to provide a clean, safe operational aesthetic environment. This position performs a variety of skilled maintenance duties and involves addressing a variety of problems and situations. This position affects the operation of the Sheriff's Office, which may include the well being of persons that are not employed in the Sheriff's Office. This position must have a strong work ethic. The Lead Facility Maintenance must follow directions, meet deadlines, have good attendance, be punctual, be reliable, have honesty, integrity, be free from moral turpitude, and have a proper attitude. The employee must be available to communicate with others at all times.

Individuals in this position serve at the pleasure of the current elected official.

Responsibilities


Responsibilities

• Maintains all Sheriff's Office buildings to include jail, public safety building, mechanic's shop, satellite buildings and pertinent outbuildings.
• Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs cameras, monitors and lighting for all Sheriff's Office buildings.
• Maintains and repairs electrical control devices within the jail and office areas.
• Maintains and troubleshoots electrical doors and cell locks.
• Maintains kitchen and laundry equipment including dishwasher, mixer, freezer, walk-in cooler, washing machines, dryers, and a variety of related equipment.
• Maintains emergency lighting equipment to include emergency generator.
• Maintains HVAC equipment throughout the jail, public safety building, mechanic's shop, satellite buildings and pertinent outbuildings.
• Maintains and repairs plumbing throughout the jail, public safety building, mechanic's shop, satellite buildings and pertinent outbuildings.
• Works inside and outside the facility providing maintenance in order to provide for the security of the jail facility.
• Performs periodic maintenance inspections of the facilities.
• Provides services in an on-call status for 24-hour periods.
• Creates and implements preventative maintenance schedules for all Sheriff's Office buildings.
• Escorts, assists, and advises private contract personnel.
• Provides routine budgetary and status reports to Jail command staff through the Lead Facility Maintenance
• Ensures weekly maintenance reports are submitted to Jail command staff through the Lead Facility Maintenance
• Works in concert with the Budget Coordinator to create purchase orders for vendors in the absence of the Lead Facility Maintenance
• Reads blueprints, manuals, and schematics to ensure proper repair and/or maintenance of equipment.
• Requires the employee to be able to render credible testimony in any court proceeding to include Justice Courts, County Courts, District Courts, and any U.S. Federal Court
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience


Education and/or Experience

• Any combination of experience or training may be substituted on a year for year basis.
• Requires High School diploma or GED.
• Two years of general trades maintenance experience.

Other Qualifications, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Class C TX Driver's License

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work less than 30 hours per week over the course of a year, receive some benefits on a pro-rated basis.

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