Lead Maintenance

Overview

Reports to:

Executive Director of Business and Finance

Bargaining Unit: CGM

Work Hours:

6:30 am – 3:00 pm

Start Date:

When Filled

Days Per Year: 260

Hours Per Day: 8

Wage Range (Salaries are stated as an estimate only. Actual salary is confirmed only upon hire/job offer.): $ 34.85 – 38.28 per hour / DOE

Note:

Employees are paid the last working day of each month.

About Chimacum Schools

Surrounded by farms and forests at the base of the Olympic Mountains and the edge of the Salish Sea, Chimacum Schools are the heart center of a proud and vibrant community in East Jefferson County. We offer a deeply rewarding work environment with dedicated colleagues, enriching professional development, community partnerships, and regionally competitive compensation. Chimacum provides PreK-12 students engaging place-based and hands-on learning, locally produced school lunches, and an invitation to educational innovation and support, among other amazing opportunities!

OUR PURPOSE

To be a caring community for courageous learners

OUR PROMISE

The Chimacum Promise to our community is Every student is known by name, strength, and need, and aspires to learn, dream, and become. We are deeply dedicated to authentic collaborative practices and not fads to meet our students’ needs in the classroom setting, regardless of their academic, social, or behavioral differences.

JOB OBJECTIVE

The Lead Maintenance position provides advanced technical expertise and hands-on skilled labor in the inspection, servicing, maintenance, and repair of district buildings, grounds, equipment, and furnishings. In addition to performing maintenance and grounds work, this position leads the daily work activities of maintenance and grounds staff by prioritizing, planning, coordinating, and directing work assignments to ensure safe, efficient, and timely completion of tasks.

This is a working lead position. The Lead Maintenance position does not have formal supervisory authority or direct reports but is responsible for directing work, coordinating schedules, and serving as the lead point of contact for daily operations.

SUPERVISION AND CONTROLS OVER THE WORK

The Lead Maintenance employee works with a high level of independence and professional discretion under the general supervision of a designated administrator. Work is governed, controlled, and evaluated by acceptable professional practice, district policies and procedures, provisions of Washington Administrative Code and Revised Code of Washington, collective bargaining agreements, and performance standards established by the District.

This position works closely with maintenance, grounds, custodial staff, administrators, and outside groups, and provides day-to-day work direction and coordination for maintenance and grounds operations.

Essential Functions

Lead & Coordination Responsibilities

• Prioritizes, plans, coordinates, and directs the daily work activities of maintenance and grounds staff.
• Assigns tasks, sequences work, and adjusts priorities based on district needs, annual calendar, weather conditions, emergencies, and operational demands.
• Prioritizes and sequences work orders and scheduled maintenance activities to support safety, efficiency, and continuity of school operations.
• Develops, implements, and maintains an annual grounds and maintenance calendar outlining routine, seasonal and preventative tasks and coordinates work activities to ensure district facilities, operational systems, grounds, athletic fields, and outdoor spaces are maintained in a safe, functional, and visually appropriate condition year-round.
• Coordinates and schedules outside contractors for routine and planned maintenance and servicing of major building and operational systems (e.g., HVAC, fire/life safety, security, roofing, and utility systems), ensuring work is performed in accordance with district schedules, safety requirements, and operational needs.
• Serves as the on-site point of coordination for scheduled contractor work, including HVAC, fire/life safety systems, security systems, utilities, and other critical infrastructure.
• Works with internal staff and external service providers to coordinate maintenance activities,…