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Job Description
Facilities Manager
POSITION SUMMARY
The Bethel Facilities Manager is responsible for ensuring that Bethel Lutheran Church's campuses and grounds are maintained for use to support Bethel's ministries, preschool, guests, and staff. The facility manager's role is a hybrid position in which the person must supervise staff-ensure they are performing their tasks adequately- in addition to coordinating. Often the role requires the performance of maintenance duties throughout the day as well.
SUPERVISED BY
Bethel Business Administrator
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinate, assign, and/or assist with ensuring event setups, needs of the pastors, and Preschool Program Director are met in a timely manner. Assign and/or assist with ensuring bathrooms, classrooms, and office spaces are cleaned as necessary. Assign and/or assist with ensuring windows and floors are cleaned as necessary. Monitor, assign, and maintain facilities security cameras, electronic door access control, telephone services, internet services, garbage services, and preventative maintenance services including but not limited to fire suppression, HVAC, and security systems in compliance with state and local regulations. Determine interior maintenance needs and schedule or complete repairs in an economical way including but not limited to basic maintenance on toilets, kitchen equipmentincluding dish sanitizers, water softeners, coffee machines, and ice makers water filters, HVAC filter replacements, ceiling tile replacements, light bulbs and ballasts, furniture repairs and replacements, and locks. Coordinate, assign, and/or assist with the grounds including but not limited to the lawn fertilization and weed control, irrigation, landscaping needs, tree maintenance, bushes, flowers, borders, and mulching. Ensuring bushes are trimmed as needed. Periodic checks of the exterior of the facilities including the cleaning of roof drains. Coordinate with snow removal service, assign, and/or assist with removal of snow and ice from parking lots, sidewalks, roofs, playground, and Memorial Garden in a timely manner. Coordinate with St. Croix County in icy/snowy situations to ensure Frontage Road is properly sanded and salted. Coordinate, assign, and/or assist with Memorial Garden, wall, and columbarium by opening & closings for inurnments, ensure the engraving of niche faceplates, and the Memorial Wall faceplates are applied following Memorial Garden Committee policies and procedure. Ensure that the facilities are kept decluttered and storage areas well organized with the movement of seasonal items to/from outside storage or around the facilities. Being familiar with systems throughout both campuses such as the programmable lighting, shades, and audio/visual systems to ensure they are configured for optimal economic performance. Coordinate and/or perform required well water testing to maintain compliance with WI DNR requirements. Work with Business Administrator to create biweekly work schedule for facilities employees.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILL/ABILITY
The facility manager must have the ability to maintain good working relationships with a wide range of people. The position requires strong organization and prioritization skills, good spoken and written communication, proficiency with computers, email, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word, and the ability to manage conflict effectively. Time management is of the utmost importance in balancing when to coordinate, assign or assist with any task. The facilities manager manages a varied and complex workload and must possess technical knowledge of building services, situational awareness and problem-solving are essential skills. Be a cheery and welcoming face of Bethel. Be helpful to members and volunteers as they bring items in and out of our facilities. About Bethel Lutheran Church also dba Bethel Highlands Preschool
