Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

The Maintenance Manager provides general management and direction for all maintenance and repairs of District facilities, grounds, and equipment. The incumbent is responsible for personnel management issues commensurate with the assigned duties in association with maintenance and grounds work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of current building codes and associated requirements related to standard maintenance practices regarding public facilities;
• Manages all maintenance/grounds personnel;
• Interviews, hires, coaches, disciplines and terminates maintenance/grounds personnel;
• Represents the department with governing authorities such as city, county and state building departments; fire and health departments and highway districts as appropriate;
• Assembles reports and drafts planning documents regarding needed repairs and the status of ongoing projects;
• Ensures all work is performed in accordance with District policies, procedures, approved safety practices, governing codes and regulations;
• Special assignments and other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Knowledge of:
• Facility maintenance management procedures and best practices;
• Budget preparation, management, tracking systems and reports;
• Service and insurance agreements;
• Short and long-range project planning;
• Leadership, organizational, and analytical skills;
• Building construction and maintenance systems.
• Ability to:
• Prepare and maintain complex records and statistical reports;
• Prepare budget projections that meet the facility needs of the District;
• Provide leadership to staff and project teams;
• Bring uncompromising professionalism and integrity to all dealings;
• Clearly communicate with contractors, architects, engineers, and staff;
• Plan, organize, and administer operational services;
• Read, comprehend, and transmit complicated, detailed instructions orally and in writing;
• Calculate figures, percentages, amounts, fractions, ratios and proportions to practical situations;
• Deliver projects on schedule and within budgetary guidelines;
• Read, understand, and synthesize contract documents;
• Extensively use Excel, Microsoft, Google documents and other relative technology.

Experience required:

• Experience and training in building maintenance and grounds at a supervisory level.
• A broad knowledge of how schools are managed, instruction is delivered, and the utilization of all district facilities to carry out the District's mission to provide high quality education for all students required.

Essential Physical Abilities:

• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to discern verbal instructions and to communicate effectively on the telephone and in person;
• Sufficient visual acuity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to comprehend written work instructions, prepare and review documents and process them in a prescribed order, and organize documents and materials;
• Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to perform repetitive motions and to operate a personal computer and standard office equipment;
• Sufficient personal mobility, flexibility, and balance, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to work in an office environment, occasionally lifting or moving objects that may weigh up to 20-30 lbs.
• Occasionally related job tasks may require, with or without reasonable accommodation, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, and grasping

Background Check & At-Will Employment

Upon hire, applicants are required to clear a criminal justice fingerprint and background check. Employment for this position is "at-will." Employment at-will means that the employee or the District may terminate the employment relationship with or without cause at any time.

Veterans' Preference

Kuna School District provides hiring preference to qualified veterans and eligible spouses in accordance with Idaho Code Title 65, Chapter 5. Applicants claiming Veteran's Preference must submit standard documentation (e.g., Form DD-214) with their application.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kuna School District provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status, in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application or participating in the selection process, please contact the District Human Resources Department.

General Disclaimer

Positions may or may not be filled, depending upon district need.