Facilities Custodian

About the Company

Ace Electric, Inc. has been building its reputation in Valdosta, Georgia since 1975, delivering electrical installation work across commercial, mission critical, education, healthcare, institutional, industrial, correctional, hospitality, military, retail, and other sectors. Over time, the company expanded into multiple locations including Macon, Atlanta, Jackson, Statesboro, Sanford, and Plain City, and it continues to grow through fabrication services, hard bid, design-build, negotiated contracts, and fee-based projects. The organization emphasizes safety, quality, and a commitment to attracting, developing, and keeping strong talent.

Role Overview

The Facilities Custodian is accountable for the upkeep, operational readiness, appearance, and day-to-day condition of assigned corporate and affiliated sites, with the Home Office as the primary focus. The role also supports weekly janitorial and routine maintenance needs for the Valdosta Division, Ace University and Engineering, and Fabrication. The goal is to keep buildings clean, safe, secure, and presentation-ready for executive spaces, training areas, and business operations.

This position involves practical maintenance work, vendor follow-up, custodial oversight, and grounds care. It requires sound judgment, initiative, and consistent ownership of facility conditions and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Keep the interior and exterior of assigned buildings clean, orderly, and professional every day, excluding landscaping tasks that are handled by outside vendors.
• Complete minor repairs such as patching drywall, touching up paint, adjusting fixtures, doing light carpentry, and handling general maintenance needs.
• Watch building conditions closely and flag repair or maintenance issues before they become larger problems.
• Maintain parking lots, walkways, entrances, signs, and exterior surfaces.
• Use blowers to clear parking areas, sidewalks, and other hardscape surfaces when needed.
• Check that all indoor and outdoor lighting is working properly across offices, conference rooms, training rooms, parking lots, pathways, exit lights, and building exteriors.
• Replace bulbs and resolve minor lighting problems.
• Arrange for qualified electricians to handle electrical repairs when work is beyond routine scope.
• Keep lighting systems safe, reliable, and consistent in performance.
• Clean offices, restrooms, kitchens, conference rooms, training spaces, and shared common areas.
• After meetings, trainings, and events, restore kitchens and break spaces by cleaning, resetting, restocking, and returning them to a polished standard.
• Prepare conference rooms and training rooms before and after use so they remain ready for the next activity.
• Track custodial supplies and bring in deeper cleaning help when necessary.
• Handle routine cleaning of interior windows and glass surfaces.
• Observe the condition of exterior windows and building façades.
• Coordinate specialized exterior window and façade cleaning for elevated or multi-story areas that require rappelling or other special access methods.
• Act as the local contact for exterior cleaning vendors.
• Oversee landscaped areas and grounds by checking vendor performance and addressing any shortcomings.
• Carry out light landscaping duties where appropriate.
• Schedule and coordinate maintenance or service work with HVAC, plumbing, electrical, pest control, landscaping, window cleaning, copier, and other facility vendors.
• Review vendor work for quality, completion, and compliance with company expectations.
• Escalate facility concerns, trends, or issues to leadership as needed.
• Help move furniture, set up offices, and reconfigure workspaces.
• Support meetings, trainings, and events with room setup and post-event reset.
• Handle seasonal tasks such as putting up and taking down holiday decorations.
• Keep tools, equipment, and maintenance inventory organized and safely stored.
• Provide facilities support to other local properties when assigned.
• Travel between sites as required to maintain consistent facility standards.
• Work with the Safety Department to ensure safety systems remain inspected, tested, maintained, and functional, including fire alarm and detection systems, emergency and exit lighting, AEDs, and emergency generators or backup power systems.
• Support schedules, testing, documentation, and corrective actions tied to facility safety systems.
• Promptly report safety-system deficiencies or compliance concerns to leadership and the Safety Department.
• Verify that security systems are working properly, including cameras, access control, door hardware, locks, and secured entrances.
• Coordinate testing, maintenance, and repairs for security equipment with the proper vendors.
• Monitor entry points and raise any security concerns.
• Identify facility-related hazards and help correct unsafe conditions.
• Follow company safety policies in all facility-related work.
• Make sure any specialized or regulated work is completed only by appropriately qualified vendors.

Requirements

• A valid state driver’s license is required.
• No formal certification is needed for this position.
• A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in facilities management, property management, or building maintenance is required.
• You should be comfortable carrying out general repairs and routine maintenance tasks.
• Prior experience working with vendors and contractors is important.
• The role calls for the ability to work independently and juggle multiple priorities.
• Reliable transportation is required.
• Hiring is subject to references, a background check, and drug screening.
• Applicants must hold a valid driver’s license.
• The job may involve working in heat, cold, rain, or snow depending on location and season.
• You may need to carry tools, boxes, and equipment.
• You must be able to work from ladders of various types and move or transport them without assistance.
• Use of required personal protective equipment is mandatory.
• Regular work hours are 30 to 40 per week, with overtime possible when needed.
• Evening event support or weekend preparation may be required, especially for events taking place on Monday mornings.
• You must be able to safely operate the required power tools.
• You need to understand and follow safe work procedures from the company safety handbook.
• Good hearing and vision are required, with or without correction.
• You must be able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull, and reach overhead.
• You should be able to lift up to 40 pounds, with frequent lifting and carrying of items up to 10 pounds.
• The job requires standing, walking, climbing ladders, and performing manual labor.
• You must be able to work both indoors and outdoors in changing conditions.

Additional Information

The employer is an equal opportunity organization and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

Mission

The company’s stated purpose is to identify, hire, train, and retain the very best people, and it encourages candidates to grow their careers through Ace University and the broader team environment.

Work Conditions

This role is based on-site in Valdosta, Georgia and may require travel between nearby properties to support operations across several facilities.

Physical Demands

The position involves frequent bending, lifting, carrying, climbing, and working at heights, as well as both indoor and outdoor labor in varying weather conditions.