Mason City Schools - Building and Grounds Supervisor

Mason City Schools - Building and Grounds Supervisor JobID: 45350

Position Type:

Administration/Facilities Director

Date Posted:

5/26/2026

Location:

Mason City Schools

District:

  Mason City School District  Additional Information: Show/Hide

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Building and Grounds Supervisor will work directly with the Chief Operations Officer to maintain an effective and efficient department and support in maintaining a safe and secure physical environment for students and staff. The Supervisor oversees landscaping activities, supervises and trains building and grounds custodial and maintenance staff, and monitors the operation of all utility systems such as heating, ventilating and air conditioning.

REPORTING

Reports TO Chief Operations Officer FLSA Status: Exempt

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assumes responsibility for the comprehensive overall planning and scheduling of maintenance and repair requirements of the district.
• Establishes appropriate maintenance, grounds keeping, security, and custodial requirements for each school building and installation.
• Directs the maintenance of all buildings and grounds as to cleanliness and safety.
• Ensures that standards consistent with all applicable laws are maintained.
• Determines and establishes detailed specifications pertaining to supplies, materials, equipment, and local contract work.
• Recommends for purchase necessary equipment and supplies.
• Receives, stores, and issues all maintenance and grounds materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Inspects all school buildings, grounds and installations on a regular basis to determine that high standards of workmanship, cleanliness, safety, and security are maintained.
• Conducts periodic inspection of all school facilities to ensure fire safety.
• Organizes and implements a program of preventive maintenance.
• Keeps informed of the latest trends, developments, and products in the areas of maintenance, repair, and upkeep, and encourages, innovation and experimentation as appropriate.
• Reviews on a regular basis all security precautions and procedures, and recommends additions, changes, or reductions in service as appropriate.
• Collaborates with the COO to develop the budget for maintenance, grounds, security, and custodial supplies and equipment.
• Maintains such personnel, inventory, and other records as are necessary.
• Coordinates purchase of equipment of machinery as requested by the COO.
• Supervises and inspects the improvement and renovation work performed by outside contractors, and verifies that the terms of all such contracts have been fulfilled before authorizing final payments.
• Supervises and approves payment of all outside contractors performing work for the district.
• Assists the COO to determine the rent-or-buy decisions and optimal timing of replacements for vehicles and equipment assigned to the district.
• Maintains a coordinated inventory control program for the district.
• Assists in the recruitment, employment, assignment, transfer, promotion, demotion, or dismissal of property services personnel, including maintenance and custodial personnel.
• Organizes and implements an orientation program on proper operation and maintenance of school facilities for maintenance and custodial personnel.
• Conducts a continuing program of staff training and personnel development.
• Schedules work routines for maintenance and custodial personnel.
• Coordinates vacation schedules for maintenance and custodial personnel.
• Supervises the firing of pressure boilers, and implements the firing operation in order to provide the necessary heat and hot water according to season, temperature, and demand.
• Oversees the repair, lubrication, and cleaning of boiler equipment.
• Monitors fuel oil deliveries.
• Oversees the operation of the air conditioning plant and emergency generator.
• Works cooperatively with the COO in establishing requirements and schedules for plowing operations.
• Works cooperatively with the COO in ensuring that all district vehicles used for plowing parking lots are in operating condition.
• Directs the preparation of playing fields, grounds, and other necessary facilities for athletics and other school activities.
• Assists the COO to conduct a continuing analysis of systems and procedures.
• Assists the COO with a comprehensive and detailed cost analysis program of department contracts and advises the Superintendent accordingly.
• Assists the COO with contracts with vendors relative to supply and equipment availability, invoices, purchase orders, and contracts.
• Collaborates with the COO to obtain comparative prices and quotations.
• Monitors purchase requisitions to determine correctness of information, price extensions, coding information, and so on.
• Develops and maintains appropriate records, such as vendors' register, commodity register and bidders' list.
• Prepares periodic reports relating to the purchasing function.
• Assumes responsibility for the operation of perpetual inventory systems and central warehousing operations.
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the team process.
• Supports district policies and procedures
• Performs other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of a high school diploma is required
• At least five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in building maintenance and construction which involved facility planning, construction, maintenance and operations. Experience in a school district environment of comparable size is preferred.
• Project planning and implementation experience preferred.
• Experience hiring, developing and supervising staff
• Proven leadership skills
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of known variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.
• Valid Ohio driver's license
• Passion for ensuring that all students have access to high quality educational opportunities.
• Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: providing leadership and direction; communicating with persons of varied educational and cultural backgrounds; working independently under time constraints to meet deadlines and schedules; organizing and communicating information and concepts; setting priorities; analyzing situations and making accurate decisions; working with multiple projects; dealing with frequent interruptions and changing work priorities; working with detailed information/data and maintaining accurate records; and maintaining confidentiality.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; and some stooping. Kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant finger dexterity. The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and is generally a hazard free environment. The employee may be required to be "on call" for emergency situations regarding all areas of supervision that may develop in the district. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock, work near moving mechanical parts, work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is can be loud.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

As defined by the Board.

EVALUATION

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

NOTE: The job description statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person(s) assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills and physical demands required of personnel so classified.

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