Maintenance Personnel

Position: Maintenance Supervisor

Date Revised: March 4, 2025

Reports to: Business Manager

Location: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

2255 N. Bonnie Brae St.

Denton, TX 76207

The Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas includes 91 Parishes, and 19 schools. It stretches from Quanah, Texas just northwest of Wichita Falls in the West and extends to Penelope, Texas in the Southeast. Its largest metropolitan areas are Fort Worth, Arlington, Denton, and Wichita Falls. The principal duty of all employees is to assist in the mission of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas.

The principal duty of all employees is to assist in the mission of the Church in the Diocese of

Fort Worth. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing

of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties,

responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

General Position Summary:

The Maintenance Technician will help to provide adequate maintenance and preventive

maintenance on all equipment, buildings, and grounds, to ensure safety to all persons, including

staff and visitors, and to extend the life and appearance of these items.

Principal Accountabilities:

• 
  Installation, and minor repairs of electrical appliances, valves, gas stoves, hot water

heaters, sinks, commodes, hand basins, kitchen appliances, heating and cooling systems,

sewer lines, irrigation sprinklers.

• Help with a variety of installation, repair and renovation to buildings including but not

limited to electrical fixtures and switches, and semi-skilled tasks in construction, repair

and maintenance of wooden structures and articles.

• Makes minor repairs where needed to the plumbing, electrical, HVAC, furniture, fixtures

and equipment.

• Will assist in scheduling and performing preventative maintenance
• Assists as backup for HVAC scheduling and monitoring
• Removing snow and ice from roadways, parking lots ramps and walkways.
• Monitors vendors to ensure their quality of service remains professional and meets the

requirements as stated in their contracts.

• Responsible for coordinating in maintenance and upkeep of grounds
• Lays pipe, digs ditches, trenches, and post holes.
• Does rough painting and rough concrete laying and patch plastering. Removes and

replaces defective motors and valves.

• Moving and transporting furniture, books, misc. items from buildings as needed
• Maintains daily maintenance logs and work reports indicating time and materials

used. (need to create)

• Be responsible for all equipment, tools and other equipment.
• Assist other areas related to overall maintenance of the system when assigned.
• The above does not exhaust duties. Other duties may be requested from time to time from

the Business Manager and Facilities Manager.

Supervision Given and/or Received:

• Received: moderate supervision given to this position from Parish Pastor, Business

Manager and/or Deacon

• Given: this position provides feedback and guidance to the Parish Administrative staff,

volunteers, and/or vendors upon advice and consent of the Parish Pastor

Internal Contacts:

• Diocese Pastors, Priests, Business Managers, and employees.

External Contacts:

• Parishioners, diocese vendors, local, state, and federal agency representatives, and

auditors.

Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:

• This position works in a typical office environment but is subject to stress due to the

evolving and quickly expanding business needs, tight deadlines and heavy workloads.

• Some general ability to navigate computer software
• Lifting: Safely lifting 35 lbs. on a regular basis, 50 lbs. on an occasional basis.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or

crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.

• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or

moving from one work site to another.

• Use of Fingers: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers

rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm and being able to

turn a key and doorknob and operate work tools.

• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.

Conveying detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, clearly,

and quickly.

• Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or

fingers.

• Visual Acuity: Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing

data and figures; transcribing; viewing a security alarm or computer monitor; expansive

reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of

machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at

distances close to the eyes. Visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness,

thoroughness of work assigned (i.e., custodial, general labor, etc.). or to make general

observations of facilities or structures (i.e., inspection, etc.)

• Climbing: Ability to ascend and descend ladders (including 6', 8', 12', 25' and roof hatch

ladders), stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands

and arms. Body agility is emphasized.

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust

forward, downward or outward.

• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a

sustained motion.

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by

touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels or with correction.

Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make fine

discriminations in sound.

• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force

frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance and up to 60 pounds with assistance.

Travel Requirements:

• Infrequent travel, by car, may be required to Diocese Parishes and/or schools.

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Must have a high school diploma or G.E.D.
• Must have valid State driver’s license. Must maintain a valid Driver’s License and auto

insurance meeting diocesan minimum requirements.

• Experience with building, ground, and/or industrial maintenance.

Knowledge and Skills Preferred:

• Active member of a Roman Catholic parish faith community
• Knowledge of various electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, life safety, and building

systems

• Ability to diagnose and perform minor mechanical repairs
• Good mechanical aptitude and familiar with construction
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), building energy

management systems and event scheduling systems, office practices, record keeping

techniques, file practices

• Knowledge of cleaning/janitorial equipment and supplies and their safe use and storage
• Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly express or exchange ideas by means

of the spoken word. Must be personable and able to converse intelligently and work

effectively with contractors, parishioners, and staff.

• Ability to effectively lead and coordinate the activities of staff, contractors, and

volunteers

• Ability to honor and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to self-motivate, manage responsibilities, and work independently
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and utilize effective time-management techniques.
• Positive attitude, personable, ability to work effectively with all types of people
• Skill in critical thinking and planning
• Ability to work flexible hours and address emergency calls, including weekends and

evenings on an as-needed basis. Ability to work in various climate conditions.

FLSA Designation: Non Exempt, Fulltime, 40 hours M-T 7:30-5 and W- Th 9-5 F 7:30-12:30.