Custodial Services Supervisor

Custodial Maintenance Supervisor

Coordinates and supervises the work of all employees assigned to the custodial maintenance of County buildings and facilities.

Supervises subordinate staff. Supervisory duties include instructing; assigning, reviewing and planning work of others; maintaining standards; coordinating activities; assisting with the selection of new employees; acting on employee problems; allocating personnel; recommending employee discipline.

Reviews the work of subordinates for completeness and accuracy; evaluates and makes recommendations as appropriate; offers advice and assistance as needed.

Provides staff training in skill development and the proper and safe use of all equipment.

Assists with budget development for the division; monitors expenditures and prepares related reports.

Establishes and maintains facility maintenance standards and schedules.

Inspects facilities to identify deficiencies; schedules cleaning and/or reconditioning of problem areas; ensures the availability of and efficient use of personnel, equipment, materials and time.

Prepares and assigns work orders; ensures quality and efficient task completion.

Inspects work in progress and completed to ensure compliance with County and department policies, procedures and standards of quality and safety.

Assists subordinates with custodial work as required.

Requisitions and manages custodial materials and equipment for multiple facilities; repairs or coordinates the repair of assigned equipment as needed.

Coordinates assigned activities with those of other County divisions, departments and outside agencies as appropriate.

Receives and responds to inquiries, concerns, complaints and requests for assistance regarding areas of responsibility.

Responds to all after-hours requests for service.

Assists with other trades as required.

Performs general administrative work as required, including conducting and attending meetings, preparing reports, entering and retrieving computer data, copying and filing documents, answering the telephone, etc.

Attends meetings, training, seminars, etc., as necessary to maintain and enhance job knowledge and skills.

Direct and support subordinate custodians by assigning, reviewing, and planning work through both in-person supervision and the department's Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

Involvement With Data, People, and Things

Requires planning or directing others in the sequence of major activities and reporting on operations and activities which are very broad in scope.

Requires supervising or leading others by determining work procedures, assigning duties, maintaining harmonious relations and promoting efficiency.

Requires leading, operating or repairing complex machinery or equipment that requires extended training and experience, such as custodial equipment, etc.; may involve installation and testing. Involves operations of limited scope.

Cognitive Requirements

Requires performing supervisory work involving policy and guidelines, solving both people- and work-related problems.

Requires using basic algebra involving variables and formulas and/or basic geometry involving plane and solid figures, circumferences, areas and volumes, and/or computing discounts and interest rates.

Requires reading technical instructions, procedures, manuals and charts to solve practical problems; composing routine reports and specialized reports, forms and business letters with proper format; speaking compound sentences using normal grammar and word form.

Requires doing clerical, manual or technical tasks requiring a wide range of procedures and requiring intensive understanding of a restricted field or complete familiarity with the functions of a unit or small division of an operating agency; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure.

Vocational/Educational And Experience Preparation

Requires high school diploma, GED or specialized vocational training.

Must possess a valid state driver's license.

CPR / First Aid certification is desirable.

Requires 4 to 8 years of custodial or maintenance experience, including a minimum of 2 years in a supervisory role.

Americans With Disabilities Act Requirements

Requires medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, stretching or lifting some of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.

The job may risk exposure to bright/dim light, dusts and pollen, vibration, fumes and/or noxious odors, moving machinery, electrical shock, heights, disease/pathogens, toxic/caustic chemicals.

The job requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing and speaking abilities, depth perception, color perception.

Judgments And Decisions

Responsible for actions of others, requiring almost constant decisions affecting co-workers, customers, clients or others in the general public; works in a moderately fluid environment with guidelines and rules, but frequent variations from the routine.

ADA Compliance

Richland County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.