Plant Manager - Job Description

Sep 13, 2026

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Job description for the Plant Manager position at a school campus, defining supervision, planning, coordination, and hands-on participation in interior and exterior custodial cleaning. The role includes ensuring a safe, secure, and well-functioning environment through cleaning standards, scheduling regular and special work, and managing recycling and facilities readiness. Responsibilities extend to operating and supervising low-pressure HVAC systems, maintaining and servicing power and grounds equipment, inspecting plant and equipment, coordinating repairs and vendors, overseeing security and emergency reporting, maintaining inventories, training custodial staff, and supporting facilities requests.

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Objective

Duties and Responsibilities

Custodial and cleaning operations

Equipment, HVAC, and minor maintenance

Inspections, records, and security

Supplies, inventory, and training

Facilities requests, repairs, and vendors

Qualifications

Knowledge

Ability

Special Physical Requirements

Education

Experience

WATTS LEARNING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL Plant Manager Job Description FLSA Status: Non-exempt Reporting: This position reports to the Manager of Operations. Objective: The plant manager supervises, plans, coordinates, and participates in the interior and exterior cleaning of the school campus. Also responsible for ensuring a safe, secure and well-functioning school environment Duties and Responsibilities: • Supervises and participates in custodial work in cleaning rooms, toilets, halls, walks, stairways, shops, gymnasiums, libraries, walls, fixtures, and equipment, including sweeping, polishing, mopping, dusting, dressing floors, vacuuming, and disinfecting • Selects materials and equipment for cleaning a wide variety of floors, walls, and other surfaces. • Analyzes custodial needs and recommends priorities for the custodial program • Prepares, adjusts, and assigns work schedules for regular and special cleaning, and the recycling program including school-vacation cleanups, and assures that facilities are unlocked and secured as necessary • Assigns special custodial duties for various educational, social, and civic activities, and to meet emergencies, and arranges for proper equipment, heating, ventilating, and lighting. • Operates and supervises the operation of low-pressure heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems and related equipment • Operates, services, adjusts, and makes minor repairs to power equipment, including yard sweepers, yard vacuums, scrubbing machines, carpet shampooers, vacuum cleaners, lawnmowers, edgers, weed eaters, and related gardening equipment, and supervises the use of such equipment and other operations equipment. • Inspects the plant and equipment in order to maintain custodial standards and nonhazardous conditions, evaluates employee performance and initiates corrective action, assures safe and efficient operation of equipment, determines the need for maintenance work, and coordinates maintenance services with custodial and school schedules. • Maintains inspection records, reports needs for repairs to the site administrator or to the appropriate maintenance office, and may make minor repairs • Maintains records and submits reports on plant security, vandalism, thefts, emergencies, supplies, operation costs, use of facilities, and related matters • Trains and instructs assigned custodial personnel in cleaning methods, use of materials, operation of custodial and gardening recycling procedures, equipment, and related tasks, and may assist Area branch personnel in training new custodians. • Confers with school personnel, administrators, the public, and students in regard to the utilization of facilities and equipment, site security, special programs and activities, and regulation. • Orders, receives, checks and disburses custodial and school supplies and equipment; stores and distributes school supplies and equipment; maintains an inventory and maintains related records as required. • Supervises and participates in watering lawns, shrubs, and trees, involving the operation of manual or automatic irrigation systems • Supervises the removal of weeds and debris from paved and unplanted areas • Issues keys, keeps records, and maintains a supply of spare keys • Supervises and participates in moving audio-visual and other equipment within the school or office site • Supervises the maintenance of shutoff valves and utility cutoffs, including fire sprinkler systems; checks and operates fire extinguishers; and may operate or supervise the operation of a swimming pool filtering system and related equipment. • Receives to and responds all facilities requests • Coordinates all facilities-related repairs. • Oversees all facilities vendors (i.e. plumber, electrician, handyman, etc.) • Supports with the development and the oversight of the school’s facilities maintenance plan. • Reviews and submits custodial time reports. • Performs related dut

FAQs

What is the primary objective of the Plant Manager role?

To supervise, plan, coordinate, and participate in campus cleaning while ensuring a safe, secure, and well-functioning school environment.

Which custodial and cleaning tasks are included?

Supervision and participation in cleaning rooms, toilets, halls, walks, stairways, gymnasiums, libraries, and other surfaces, including sweeping, polishing, mopping, dusting, vacuuming, disinfecting, and floor care.

What qualifications and abilities are required?

Knowledge of custodial methods, surface care, safe HVAC operation, building electrical systems, fire and safety regulations, and record procedures, along with the ability to supervise, train, schedule work, recognize maintenance needs, maintain records, and perform minor repairs.

Sep 13, 2026

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