Building Engineer

Position Type :

Custodial / Maintenance / Building Engineer

Date Posted : 11 / 5 / 2025

Location :

Palmer Lake Elementary

Closing Date : 11 / 12 / 2025

District :

Osseo Area Schools - ISD 279

Job summary : To inspire and prepare each and every scholar with the confidence, courage and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning by caring for and maintaining the school building, site and equipment

Responsibilities and tasks include :

• Communicating work allocation directives issued by the Coordinator and Assistant Coordinators of Facility Operations and building principal to the building custodial personnel.
• Scheduling work assignments and assume responsibility for assignments being carried out as assigned;
• Reviewing timecards and absentee reporting for accuracy;
• Adjusting work assignments to ensure coverage during vacation time, absences and scheduled activities;
• Training new personnel in the performance of their required duties;
• Maintaining and operating custodial equipment to manufacturers' recommendations;
• Performing periodic safety inspections of site facilities, grounds and equipment;
• Providing input regarding evaluations of all building level custodians;
• Unloading and putting away groceries and stock supplies in freezers, coolers, and dry storage rooms.
• Maintaining, and taking ownership for all yard work including, but not limited to, watering, mowing, trimming, pruning shrubs, trees, weeding, removing paper and debris from school yard and along fence lines.
• Performing snow removal and keeping sidewalks free of ice.
• Taking charge of all aspects of the physical operation of the building for which they are responsible;
• Responsible for the operation of the boiler, boiler room and all mechanical equipment in their building;
• Reporting to the Assistant Coordinator of Maintenance Services (or their designee) any mechanical equipment that is not functioning as intended;
• Maintaining and submitting all appropriate reports and logs in a timely manner;
• Conducting daily building checks as required by supervisor;
• Performing minor carpentry repairs, cleaning equipment repair, ceiling and floor tile repair, carpet repair;
• Performing general housekeeping tasks to include, but not limited to, dust mopping and wet mopping classrooms, restrooms, and hallway floors, cleaning restrooms, stripping and sealing resilient and hard surface floors, washing windows, walls, lockers. Vacuuming all carpeted areas of the building. Housekeeping tasks to be performed according to established District systems and cleaning standards.
• Performing other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as assigned.

Minimum qualifications include :

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include :

Preferred qualifications include :

Salary : View salary grids on Pages 13 - 17, Section 1. of the Custodial Contract Agreement

Work schedule : 8 hours / day : 5 days / week

Job type or FTE : Full-time; year round

Bargaining unit : Custodial

Osseo Area Schools offers :

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement :

Osseo Area School District ISD 279 is an Equal Opportunity, and veteran-friendly employer.

Osseo Area School District ISD 279 ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Osseo Area School District is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the district and strongly encourages persons to apply who can strengthen our diversity. For more information, view the District's Equal Opportunity and Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Policy.

Veteran's Preference : If you are an eligible veteran, please submit a legible copy of your DD214 with your application.

Accommodation : If you have a disability that requires an accommodation during the selection process, please email Human Resources at HR@district279.org or call 763-391-7007.

Background Check and Drug Screen Process Upon Conditional Offer :

Background checks and / or drug screens are conducted upon receiving a conditional offer.