Campus Facility & Grounds maintenance technician

Job Summary

Campus Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Technician

Location: Morristown, NJ
Position Type: Full-Time
Starting Pay: $21.00 per hour
Reports To: Director of Buildings & Grounds

Position Overview

We are seeking a dependable, hardworking, and hands-on Campus Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Technician to help maintain the buildings, grounds, and overall appearance of a private school campus in Morristown, New Jersey.

This is a varied, active position for someone who enjoys working with their hands and takes pride in keeping a property safe, functional, clean, and well maintained.

The position combines general building maintenance and minor repairs with landscaping, groundskeeping, seasonal work, and day-to-day campus support.

No two days are exactly the same. One day may involve repairing a door or fixture, setting up a classroom, moving furniture, or assisting with a building maintenance issue. Another may include mowing, trimming, seasonal cleanup, snow removal, or preparing the campus for an event.

The ideal candidate is reliable, proactive, mechanically inclined, safety-conscious, and willing to pitch in wherever needed.

Key ResponsibilitiesBuilding Maintenance & Repairs

• Perform routine building maintenance and minor repairs
• Address basic plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and mechanical issues within experience and training
• Repair doors, locks, fixtures, furniture, and other building components
• Respond to maintenance requests and assigned work orders
• Assist with HVAC and other building-system monitoring
• Identify and report larger maintenance or repair needs
• Assist with scheduled preventative maintenance
• Support building inspections and corrective maintenance
• Maintain classrooms, offices, common areas, storage spaces, and other campus facilities

Grounds & Exterior Maintenance

• Maintain lawns, landscaped areas, walkways, entrances, parking areas, and outdoor common spaces
• Perform mowing, trimming, edging, blowing, and other routine grounds maintenance
• Maintain shrubs, garden beds, and landscaped areas
• Assist with seasonal planting and campus beautification projects
• Remove leaves, debris, trash, and potential hazards
• Help maintain campus signage, pathways, and exterior areas
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and professional campus appearance

Seasonal & Weather Operations

• Participate in snow and ice removal from walkways, entrances, parking areas, and other campus spaces
• Perform leaf removal and seasonal cleanup
• Assist with storm preparation and post-storm cleanup
• Respond to weather-related campus needs as required

Campus & Event Support

• Set up and break down classrooms, meeting spaces, and event areas
• Move furniture, equipment, tables, chairs, and supplies
• Assist with school events and special programs
• Support custodial and facilities staff when needed
• Assist with deliveries, storage, and general campus operational needs
• Help prepare campus spaces for daily

Pay: $20.00 - $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person