CENTRAL SUPPLY

Holyoke Public Schools; Holyoke (MA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Holyoke Public Schools in Holyoke, MA, is seeking a central supply/maintenance technician to keep school facilities operating at peak condition. The role requires coordinating repairs, ordering supplies, and supervising outside contractors as needed, with a focus on safety and reliability.

You will work with the Facilities Manager, perform routine and emergency maintenance, maintain records, and participate in snow removal and grounds tasks.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to work with others as part of a team.
• Good physical condition and stamina for maintenance work.
• Must have a valid Massachusetts drivers license.
• Experience with dump trucks and hydraulic equipment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Determines which repair jobs may be performed by staff and which require outside contractors, advising administration accordingly.
• Recommends supplies and equipment for purchase and maintains inventory of tools and materials.
• Consults with administration regularly for needed repairs and maintenance.
• Estimates costs of repair projects in terms of labor, materials, and overhead.
• Performs routine maintenance and repairs to electrical, plumbing, and hardware components.
• Repairs fences, asphalt, concrete, walls, ceilings, and related structures.
• Develops emergency repair processes to handle problems efficiently.
• Performs grounds maintenance including tree work and snow removal with custodial staff.
• Orders materials as needed and suggests supplies for purchase; maintains records.

Skills

Teamwork

Physical fitness

Valid MA drivers license

Dump truck experience

Job description

CENTRAL SUPPLY Job Details

Job ID:5898657 Application Deadline:Sep 16, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time) Re-Posted:Aug 26, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC) Starting Date:Immediately

Job Description DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 4,800 students, of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina, in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1,300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery, support, and belonging. Holyoke Public Schools? strategic plan, ?Moving Forward Together,? builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach, how we work together, and how we support students? well-being. Many successes contributed to Holyoke?s return to local governance after 10 years in state receivership. These include: The highest graduation rate on record of 77.1 percent, an increase of more than 15-points over 10 years Meaningful, applied learning opportunities for high school students, including theme-based academies, career vocational technical education programming, work-based learning, and advanced coursework A comprehensive approach to early literacy that includes strong core instruction and one‑one tutoring, contributing to more students reading at grade level A thriving dual language English/Spanish program, where nearly 900 students are on their path to becoming bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural More than one-third of Holyoke teachers identify as people of color, a 19-point increase over 10 years. Many partnership programs support staff to earn licensure or additional certification. Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us, our recent accomplishments, and our commitment to equity.

JOB GOALS:

To maintain the school plant in a condition of operating excellence so that full educational use of it may be made at all times.

DUTIES:

• Determines which repair jobs may be performed by craftsmen, custodians, and maintenance workers on the staff and which must be performed by outside contractors, and advises administration accordingly.
• Recommends supplies and equipment for purchase, and maintains the inventory of district‑owned hand tools, equipment, hardware, materials and supplies.
• Consults with administration on a regular basis for needed repairs and maintenance.
• Establishes and recommends priorities on repair projects Estimates cost of repair projects in terms of labor, materials, and overhead.
• Performs routine maintenance or other electrically related repairs or replacement work as replacing worn or defective wiring, switches, faucets, plumbing fictures, locks, door hardware and the like.
• Repairs fencing, asphalt, concrete, walls, ceilings, and the like.
• Develops a system for dealing with emergency repair problems with efficiency.
• Performs larger grounds and tree work and works with custodians to maintain grounds.
• Orders materials as needed, and makes recommendations of supplies and equipment for purchase Must perform snow removal and sanding work during storms and off hours.
• Performs minor repairs and maintenance to small engine grounds equipment and vehicles.
• Maintains such personnel and other records as are required.
• Other duties as assigned by Facilities Manager or designee.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Massachusetts Driver?s License
• Good physical condition
• Demonstrated ability to work with others as part of a team
• Some experience working with dump trucks and equipment powered by a hydraulic systems

REPORTS TO:

Facilities Manager

Position Type:

Full-Time

Salary:

\$24.50 to \$29.90 FT12

Job Categories:

Support Staff > Maintenance

Equal Opportunity Employer

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