NEW BUFFALO AREA SCHOOLS OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT

 

OUR MISSION STATEMENT:

 

In order to realize our vision of maintaining attractive, clean and orderly facilities, our mission must be to exceed the expectations of our customer who we define as students, parents, guests, teachers, staff, administration and fellow employees. We will accomplish this by committing to our shared values and by achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction with an extraordinary emphasis on the creation of partnerships and teamwork.

 

In this way we will ensure that our facilities are clean and maintained to our customer’s expectations.  District facilities shall provide and maintain a focused environment conducive to teaching and learning. We will provide a workable, friendly place for people to improve and enhance their life skills.

 

ABOUT US:

 

The Operations Department is located in the HS/MS building directly off the main gymnasium.

The Director of Operations is responsible for all facility operations district wide, including custodial, maintenance, and grounds-keeping for all buildings in the district. You may contact me at (269) 469-6017, or (269) 277 2132.

E-mail kcarlson@nbas.org.

 

There are nine full-time custodians, one of which is assigned as groundskeepers.

Two custodians are on the day shift, three on second shift, and three on third shift.

We have one part-time custodian for weekend events and activities.

One maintenance person performs all maintenance responsibilities.

Average years employed by NBAS is 10 years, with the highest seniority being 32 yrs, and the lowest 1 yr.

 

Each day the custodial staff cleans up after 660 students and 100 staff members, sweeps, vacuums, mops or scrubs 207,000 sq. ft. of floor space district wide, and disinfects all hard surfaces such as desks, chairs, tables, counters, door hardware and restroom fixtures.

Using a 1500 sq.ft. home as an example, 138 homes are cleaned EVERY day by NBAS custodians. This is a whopping 17.25 homes cleaned per day per custodian!

 

The Operations Department is not only involved in the daily cleaning of the buildings, but is also a service-oriented organization setting up for various activities and events, ranging from athletic events to plays, concerts, graduations and our wonderful fall craft show.

 

The Operations Department is also responsible for all building and grounds maintenance, football, baseball, soccer, softball and practice field maintenance and all snow removal.

All district maintenance is performed by 1 district maintenance person with assistance from licensed journeyman professionals as needed.

 

NBAS Operations Department is committed to Green Cleaning practices and products.

We are also committed to an aggressive lamp, ballast, and battery recycling program.

Incandescent, quartz and HID lamps are replaced with cooler running, longer-lasting Compact Fluorescent Lamps upon burn-out. 

NBAS Operations Department will continue to use all available Green/ sustainable product technology to lessen our environmental footprint and impact.

 

Please feel free to contact the operations department with any questions or comments.

Keith  Carlson 

Director of Operations

(269) 469-6017 desk

(269) 277-2132 cell