Manager, Grounds and Custodial

Job Posting Title

Manager, Grounds and Custodial

Employee Type

Regular

Recruiting Start Date

01-21-2025

Job Exempt?

Yes

Recruiting End Date

Open Until Filled

Aloha mai!  Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools.  If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana!

Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus is looking for a Manager, Grounds and Custodial to join their operations team! This position will oversee a department of roughly 39 regular and temporary Custodian and Groundskeepers.

The ideal candidate will have experience managing a team, excellent verbal and written communication, scheduling, and an understanding of operations.

Job Summary

Leads the day to day operations of the Grounds and Custodial department including supervision of staff, servicing of clients, and securing and issuing appropriate work products to meet overall  daily operation needs. Keeps abreast of industry trends and developments.

Essential Responsibilities

Staff Supervision

• Provides supervision of all Grounds and Custodial staff including making hire and termination recommendations; setting performance standards,  sustainable cleaning practices, and providing written performance evaluations and feedback.
• Manages the culture of the work team by strengthening communication and nurturing a collaborative work environment.
• Provides appropriate professional development opportunities to maximize the growth of staff to align with the future-focused direction of the department.
• Plans, schedules, and resolves workflow challenges to ensure campus needs are met.
• Develops new work methods when appropriate.
• Assigns work to maximize group strengths.
• Consults with Director and implements disciplinary actions as warranted, coaches, develops and provides training and motivation to make full use of individual capabilities to meet changing operating demands.
• Monitors all staff time and attendance records, completes staff payroll and is responsible for approval/denial recommendations for vacation and leave requests.  Supervises multiple work shifts, which requires availability to respond to non-routine occurrences requiring quick decisions and follow up actions.  Develops and communicates detailed job expectations for the department line staff.  Prepares and performs staff evaluations. Tracks all scoring to ensure consistent supportable rating available at year end.

Program Management

• Establishes standards of service for Grounds and Custodial staff to ensure facilities are cleaned and groomed regularly and are well maintained.
• Reviews, prioritizes and assigns work orders as they relate to facility set ups for events, changes to building configurations and miscellaneous faculty requests.
• Conducts routine inspections to ensure work quality maintained.
• Ensures the safe handling of hazardous chemicals and materials by establishing procedures aligned to industry best practices.
• Provides hands-on training to regular and part-time staff to safely handle specific work in assigned areas to include specialty grounds and custodial responsibilities; and trains staff to adhere to standard and Hazardous Material safety procedures.
• Maintains the Hazardous Material Safety Data Sheet Folder on a consistent and regular basis.
• Ensures work group adherence to safety procedures and precautions.
• Ensures compliance with all governmental regulations for activities performed by the grounds service.
• Serves as an SME by providing input and recommendations for procedural and process changes as well as decisions around building maintenance.

Inventory and Equipment

• In concert with line staff, ensures all tools and equipment are properly maintained and in proper working order.
• Ensures the work groups are supplied with the necessary equipment (including safety) and supplies needed to complete their work.
• Maintains adequate inventory of supplies.
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