Maintenance Worker

ReNEW Schools; Gary (IN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

LAKE RIDGE NEW TECH SCHOOLS is seeking a Maintenance/Grounds Worker to care for school facilities and grounds on a 260-day, full-time schedule. The role includes general maintenance, HVAC oversight to provide heat and cooling, and keeping outdoor areas neat, safe, and well‑maintained for students, staff, and visitors.

Schedule: Weekdays, 6:00am–3:00pm. Duties include repairing and servicing machinery, plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems; mowing, landscaping, snow removal, and maintaining tools

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• 2–3 years of experience in facility maintenance and grounds care or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance and repairs of facilities and grounds.
• Keep machinery, plumbing, heating, ventilation and lighting equipment maintained and serviced.
• Report unsafe conditions and participate in safety procedures.
• Service lawns, playgrounds, drains, drives and entrances; snow removal.
• Assist carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting tasks as needed.

Skills

Facility maintenance

Grounds care

HVAC awareness

Safety procedures

Carpentry basics

Electrical basics

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Lawn mowers

Snow blowers

Power tools

Electrical testing tools

Job description

LAKE RIDGE NEW TECH SCHOOLS

JOB DESCRIPTION

MAINTENANCE/GROUNDS WORKER

Position Type: Full-Time / 260 Days / Classified/Hourly Non-Exempt

Reports To: Director of Facilities

Evaluated By: Director of Facilities

Evaluation Frequency: Annually

Schedule: Works weekdays Monday through Friday: Day Shift (6:00am-3:00pm)

Purpose of the Position

Keeps school buildings and grounds in clean, orderly, safe, and operational condition and tends to HVAC Systems to provide heat, cool or fresh air, and hot water for students, faculty, staff, and visitors and keeps external grounds neat, clean and safe and possess the ability to use tools and equipment necessary to carry out this job assignment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance and repairs of facilities and grounds.
• Keep all machinery, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, ventilation, air-handling, and lighting equipment clean, maintained and serviced.
• Report promptly any condition that might be unsafe or decrease the efficiency of such machinery or equipment.
• Service all lawns, playground equipment, drains, walks, driveways, and entrances, including snow removal.
• Assist in working with carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting.
• Follow established and generally recognized safety procedures.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area during and after performing a maintenance task.
• Maintain tools and equipment in clean, safe, and neat order.
• Maintain regular attendance.
• Open and close the building as directed by the principal.
• Be on duty for the regular hours assigned and when called upon for school events outside school hours, unless excused by the school principal.
• Report to the principal any injuries of students or others while on school property; report to the principal any damage to the building, equipment, grounds or other property of the school corporation.
• Sweep, mop, scrub and vacuum hallways, stairs, classrooms, and office space.
• Check boilers daily during heating season and run tests and checks as scheduled.
• Notify the principal concerning need for major repairs or additions to lighting, heating and ventilating equipment.
• Keep an inventory of supplies on hand and requisition needed replacements far enough in advance so that they may be delivered in such time as will not hinder the evening custodians' duties.
• Move furniture or equipment within buildings as required for various activities as directed by the principal.
• Comply with local laws and procedures for the storage and disposal of trash, rubbish, and waste.
• Conduct periodic inspections and tests of all electrical installations in the school to ensure their safe condition.
• Mow lawn, trim shrubbery and cultivate flowers using hand tools and power tools.
• Monitor, clean and maintain lunchroom as directed by the building principal.
• Inspect roofing on monthly basis or more frequently as necessary.
• Maintain a storage space for all stock items received from district storage cache.
• Accurately and thoroughly enters, completes and submits preventive maintenance reports and monitors, responds to, resolves, and updates Help Desk tickets and completes other reports and documents on a timely basis.
• Report to the building principal and Director of Facilities all maintenance, unsafe conditions, and areas of neglected cleanliness that cannot be resolved.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills & Qualifications

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• 2-3 years of experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in facility maintenance and grounds care related fields and skills.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to operate all custodial cleaning equipment, particularly floor care equipment; ability to work on ladders; ability to run and maintain snow blowers, lawn mowers and other lawn care equipment; ability to safely work on scaffolding, and lifts; knowledge in electricity (run and test circuits, etc.) plumbing, carpentry, gas powered motors, pumps, tractors, trucks, snowplowing, roofing, and blueprint reading; ability to relate well to other employees, students, parents and community members.

The building principal, supervisor or designee shall make daily work assignments for maintenance personnel.These assignments shall not be limited to an employee's specific skill.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the school corporation.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. The individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.

Terms of Employment

Work Year: 260 Days

Classification: Non-Exempt

Compensation: $19-30 per hour; based on skill level and experience

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all duties. Additional duties may be assigned. The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout their employment with the Corporation. This employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.