TITLE: Director for Maintenance 

REPORTS TO: Superintendent

SUPERVISES: Maintenance, Grounds, and Custodial Staff.

JOB FUNCTION: Identifies requirements and ensures appropriate action is taken to meet the maintenance needs, including capital projects, of the various buildings and facilities of the school district through a prioritized plan of work, which allows for quick response to critical needs. 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Identifies current and future maintenance requirements at schools and support buildings by coordinating with administrators, local/state/federal staff, tradesmen, technicians, vendors, and other persons in a position to understand maintenance requirements. 
2. Identifies requirements for annual maintenance projects, preparing recommendations for capital and renovation improvements, coordinating projects and bids with the purchasing office, analyzing variance, initiating corrective action, and anticipating long-term issues. 
3. Ensures proper environment and continuous improvement for the educational process by determining work priorities, by scheduling repairs, maintenance and installation of machines, tools, equipment, and systems. Priority of work is based on facility need, the age of facilities and components, and the order in which work requests are received. 
4. Supports educational environmental development and improvements by reviewing new products, equipment, systems, and by discussing equipment and systems needs and modifications with engineers and vendors, coordinating activities of technicians, workers and contractors fabricating or modifying structures, equipment or systems. 
5. Provides water, heat, electric distribution, gas, sewage removal and conditioned air directing installation or modifications to and maintenance on utility systems building components. 
6. Designs, implements and modifies preventive maintenance programs by reviewing maintenance reports and statistics, by reviewing quality control reports, and inspecting operating machines, equipment and systems for conformance with operational standards  (Includes fire, HVAC, structural, electrical, mechanical, security, and other systems).
7. Directs maintenance operations by identifying requirements, forecasting resources, providing oversight for minor construction projects, capital improvement projects, and daily repair tasks. Assure timely completion of all tasks by providing direction to supervisors, technicians, engineers, and vendors. 
8. Protects district staff and visitors by maintaining a safe, and equitable educational environment. 
9. Prepares and approves specifications for contracted purchase of replacement parts and new equipment and systems for all areas of the school district. 
10. Maintains maintenance staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees and by planning, monitoring and appraising job results. Assures the training, annual evaluation, and discipline of sixty-six maintenance employees. 
11. Complies with federal, state and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, by enforcing adherence to requirements, and by advising administration on needed actions. 
12. Oversees capital improvement and renovation projects; reviews project specifications; analyzes design, district requirements and performance standards; ensures district goals are met by performing preliminary and final “punch lists” for construction projects. 
13. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and establishing personal networks. 
14. Recruits and hires the maintenance, grounds, and custodial staff.
15. Maintains regular attendance. 
16. Performs other duties as assigned. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking 
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching 
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull 50 lbs or more
• Requires basic computer skills 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Postsecondary degree or certification preferred, not required
• At least five (5) years experience in the field of maintenance 
• Management experience preferred
• Valid Kansas driver's license is required