Maintenance Worker/Custodial Lead

$56,784 - $79,643/Yr

Rice County, MN - Faribault, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Faribault, MN

About the position

The Maintenance & Custodial Lead Worker serves in a lead role over the Facilities Maintenance and Custodial staff, ensuring a clean, disinfected, and safe environment for county employees and the public. This position involves training, assigning, and reviewing the work of Maintenance and Custodial workers, as well as addressing quality and safety issues. The role includes performing skilled and semi-skilled repairs in various trades and maintaining the County's buildings and campground.

Responsibilities

• Provides work direction to Facilities Maintenance and Custodial staff.
• Reviews custodial work for quality and completeness, providing corrective feedback as needed.
• Provides training on work assignments, procedures, equipment, quality, and safety standards.
• Orientates new hires regarding work assignments, building locations, and custodial equipment use and safety.
• Performs various duties related to the upkeep and maintenance of County facilities.
• Maintains County grounds and operates boilers, performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance as needed.
• Operates and performs preventative maintenance and repair on equipment.
• Maintains foreclosed properties, including removable and questionable materials.
• Checks and adjusts mechanical dams; logs water levels and performs inspections on outlying non-mechanical lake dams.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience with custodial and facilities maintenance, or equivalent.
• Valid MN Class D driver's license required at hire.
• Computer competency with MS Outlook and MS Office programs is required.
• Ability to work at heights such as building roofs and from ladders is required.
• Must possess or obtain a MN Special Boilers license within 90 days of employment.
• A MN 2nd Class C Boilers license must be obtained within 18 months of hire.

Nice-to-haves

• One (1) to three (3) years' experience in a lead or supervisory capacity.
• Experience working with computerized facilities management systems is desirable.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Loan forgiveness