Building Maintenance Supervisor Jobs in Springfield, MO

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Custodian
Date Posted:
7/28/2026
Location:
Ash Grove Intermediate
Job Title: Custodian
Department: Facilities Support Staff
Reports to: Superintendent and/or Building Principal(s)
Classification: Non-Exempt
Terms of Employment: 8 Hours/260 Days from TBD. Hourly rate reviewed annually and benefits according to Board policies.
Summary
To maintain the physical plant and grounds in a condition of operating excellence so that full educational use of them may be made at all times. To make the facility safe and secure for all who enter.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
An individual who holds this position is responsible for:
• Perform various maintenance tasks such as minor electrical, plumbing and facility repairs
• Perform general labor inside and outside the physical plant including handling materials and supplies, moving equipment and operating power-driven equipment.
• Maintain and cares for facilities in accordance with state and local safety and code requirements and Board of Education policies and administrative procedures. Assembles and installs equipment and fixtures.
• Works with and finishes cement, mortar, and asphalt materials in the process of constructing and maintaining walk-ways, drive-ways, and parking areas.
• Moves items for the district such as tools, equipment, appliances, machinery, furniture, fixtures, and a variety of educational and instructional materials.
• Be responsible for timely completion of work orders.
• Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Required to clock in and out each day they are scheduled to work. Clocking must reflect true time worked.
• Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the district.
• Demonstrate the proper use & care of hand tools (such as hammers, saws, chisels, planes) and equipment (power saws, drills, rivet guns, etc.)
• Work overtime as directed.
• Attend meetings as directed.
• Supervisory responsibility over night-time building maintenance personnel and their projects.
• Process repair and maintenance requests, determine which jobs may be performed by maintenance staff and which must be performed by outside contractors and advise the Superintendent accordingly.
• Assume primary responsibility for the safe condition of flooring, door frames, doors, window glass & frames, toilet partitions, staircases, stair treads, wall surfaces, ceilings, hardware, and similar structural elements in the facilities owned and operated by the district.
• Maintain maintenance/custodial supplies and equipment and make recommendations for purchases needed.
• Assign duties to night-time building maintenance/custodial staff.
• Conduct routine and periodic inspections of facilities and grounds, with Director of Operations/Transportation, to help maintain the physical school plant in a condition of operating excellence so that full educational use of it may be made at all times.
• Assists with training to maintenance/custodial personnel.
• Help develop priority lists for maintenance of building and prepare cost estimates.
• Ability to do basic mathematic calculations and apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or scheduled form.
• Ability to use computers, PDA's, and phones including the use of spreadsheets, databases and inventory management software.
• Run electrical (wiring, conduit, breakers) and other electrical projects & repairs
• Plumbing
• HVAC repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Schedule inspections (boiler, sprinklers, fire, etc.).
• Minor roof repairs.
• Be responsible for timely completion of work orders.
• Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate judgment in behavior, speech, dress, and appropriate professional manner for the work setting.
• Adheres to good safety practices.
• Adheres to all district rules, regulations, and policies.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned
Qualifications
• Any combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to the completion of a high school diploma.
• Ability to read sufficiently well to understand labels, instructions, and directions as they pertain to work performance, safety, and record keeping aspects of the job.
• Possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and physical attributes necessary to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Ability to direct and coordinate
• Excellent communication skills
• Supervisory experience desired
• Team oriented
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate or acceptable.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Physical Demands
Regularly walking, hearing and speaking, being able to communicate in noisy environments such as construction sites, have close moderate and distance vision ability, must be able to travel between district facilities. To lift, turn, bend, twist, and carry a minimum of 60 lbs. repeatedly. Must be able to work overhead, as well as on a ladder. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp and use tools and climb ladders or other equipment. The employee will occasionally lift or move up to 90 pounds.
Hearing
Must be able to hear a conversation in a noisy environment
Attendance
Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position
The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Conditions and Environment
Employee will be required to regularly work inside and outside, which may involve inclement weather including rain, snow and temperatures below freezing or in excess of 100 degrees. The employee will work near or with moving mechanical equipment. The employee may work with toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level could be occasionally loud.