Facilities Manager - Independence Academy

• Qualifications:

  1. High School Diploma, completion of GED or equivalent courses preferred
  2. Previous experience preferred

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  Note: The below is intended to describe the essential content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be constructed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

  • Oversees facilities (including maintenance and custodial and repair work)
  • Maintains accurate records for room use and class loads
  • Meets with corporate office to ensure that facilities information is up to date and repairs are being made as needed
  • Review all contractual agreements and warranties to ensure appropriate operation of all machinery
  • Coordinates building repair and maintenance activities
  • Examines building on a regular basis for needed repairs and maintenance
  • Meet with cleaning company to ensure that all contractual obligations and expectations are being met
  • Ensures copier equipment is in working order and paper supply is sufficient at all times
  • Meets with corporate office to ensure that facilities information is up to date and repairs are being made as needed
  • Schedule required maintenance meetings as necessary
  • Process audio/visual needs and distribute materials as needed
  • Maintain phones and radios
  • Arrange for locker cleanup and maintenance/repair at end of year
  • Arranges for transportation for school trips
  • Schedule required fire drills with fire department
  • Assist in development and administrating practices dealing with campus control and security
  • Maintenance of HVAC system
  • Maintain Key inventory
  • Maintain Alarm System
  • Confirm fire evacuation routes throughout entire facility
  • Review Master Calendar on a regular basis to accommodate facility and custodial needs for scheduled events
  • Coordinate with cleaning crew and/or custodian to ensure facility cleanup after all school events
  • Maintain timeline for summer regarding school opening
  • Responsible for overseeing the daily opening and closing of school facilities
  • Determine obsolescence of equip after conferring with corporate office
  • Determines maintenance priorities and sequence of work
  • Develops a program of preventive maintenance
  • Develops emergency repair systems
  • Devises programs aimed at reducing vandalism, theft and arson
  • Devise system of safeguarding school owned property
  • Maintains system for locking, checking and safe-guarding facility
  • Maintains routine security procedures.
  • Inspects buildings and grounds
  • Provides for annual fire and tornado drills and keeps log of same.
  • Provides for raising and lowering national flag
  • Supervises custodial services
  • Works cooperatively with local police on security matters
  • Assists in coordinating transportation, custodial, cafeteria and other support services

   

  PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  •           Medium work: ability to lift, push and/or pull objects, which may approximate 50 lbs.

  •           Ability to stand for up to six (6) continuous hours.

  •           Ability to stand, stoop, reach and bend; mobility of arms to reach, dexterity of hands to grasp and manipulate large and small objects.

  •           Ability to smell, taste and feel, in order to determine quality of food products. 

  •           Work with caustic and non-caustic chemicals.

  •           Ability to work with frequent interruption and to supervise a variety of tasks.

  WORK ENVIRONMENT:

  •           The employee may be required to work around loud noise.

  •           Ability to work in an inside environment.

  •           Ability to work in a hot environment.

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