Position Purpose/Summary

Essential Functions

• Assists in supervision of building custodial staff, service, and protective activities in the municipal administration building, municipal auditorium, welfare building, and other buildings of the municipal group.
• In the absence of the MGMC, plans, assigns, supervises and reviews the work of subordinates on all shifts. Orients, trains new employees, keeps accident, time and supply records; investigates and adjusts complaints.
• In the absence of the MGMC, requisitions supplies, tools, equipment, and construction and maintenance work.
• Assists with regular inspection of buildings, grounds, and equipment for cleanliness, damage, disrepair and hazards, tests extinguishers, alarms and panic doors.
• Assists with supervision of cleaning tasks, such as, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, and buffing floors. Washing windows, woodwork, walls, and toilet facilities. Polishing furniture and metalwork, dusting woodwork and furniture.
• Assists with supervision of grounds maintenance tasks, such as cleaning, sanding, shoveling walks, trimming shrubs, and tending flower beds.
• Assists with supervision of tasks involved in setting-up areas, furniture, equipment for municipal auditorium concerts, examinations, dances, graduations, clinics, expositions, and similar functions.
• Assists with supervision of tasks involved in making minor and emergency repairs to building furniture and fixtures, replacing light bulbs, arranging furniture, attaching screens and awnings, and distributing washroom supplies.
• Assists with supervision of elevator and building protective services for the municipal group.
• Provides advice and assistance to subordinates or personally participates in difficult or unusual aspects of this work.
• Keeps a variety of related records and prepares reports.
• Performs related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of methods, materials and equipment employed in maintaining the clean and orderly condition of public buildings, grounds and equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of minor repairs to building fixtures and furniture.
• Thorough knowledge of departmental policies, rules and regulations pertaining to the use and care of public buildings.
• Considerable knowledge of methods and procedures involved in elevator service and building protective activities.
• Considerable knowledge of methods and procedures of the arrangement of auditorium areas, furniture and equipment for various functions.
• Ability to plan, assign, supervise and review the work of staff of subordinates.
• Ability to enforce policies and regulations firmly, tactfully and impartially.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, department heads, City officials, municipal employees, and the general public.
• Ability to express oneself clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
• Ability to develop and evaluate new and revised work methods and procedures.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Four years of experience in building custodial work, including thorough progressively responsible experience at the supervisory level.