"Facility Operations Assistant 1"

Facility Operations Assistant 1

Company: State University of New York at Cortland

Category: Custodial and Housekeeping

Type: Full-Time

Salary Range: $36,232

Salary Determination
Starting salary rates are based on multiples factors which may include the position's major responsibilities, the applicant's background including education, work experience, and key competencies, the university's strategic priorities, internal peer equity and external market analyses, applicable federal, state, and local laws and negotiated labor contracts.

Is this a temporary position? No

Position Summary
Facility operations assistant performs the duties of cleaners to include a variety of routine manual tasks that require light to heavy physical effort. Responsibilities include cleaning and maintaining assigned areas within residence halls, academic buildings, and the surrounding campus grounds and sidewalks. By contributing to this essential work, you will play an important role in creating a safe, clean, and vibrant environment where our campus community can thrive. Joining SUNY Cortland means becoming part of a supportive and dedicated team that values hard work, collaboration, and pride in making our campus a welcoming place for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

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What makes SUNY Cortland a great place to work?

• Our positions provide predictable salary progressions, and many offer permanency.
• Generous benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, various retirement program options, paid family leave and/or parental leaves, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, long term disability and tuition reimbursement.
• SUNY Cortland prioritizes work-life balance and well-being in all forms. The university's state-of-the-art Student Life Center is free for employees to use, with membership options for families. SUNY Cortland's Child Care Center welcomes the children of employees and community members, as space allows. Alternate work schedules are available with a supervisor's approval.
• Professional development opportunities exist through training, continuing education programs, tuition reimbursement and conference travel, based on funding.
• Cortland County and surrounding areas offer easy access to arts, entertainment, outdoor recreation and much more. Experience Cortland dives deep into the region's offerings

Major Responsibilities

General Cleaning and Maintenance

• Perform a variety of routine manual work under supervision.
• Use mops, brushes, detergents, buffers, floor scrubbers, and other cleaning implements to wash floors, corridors, stairs and stairwells, walls, partitions, windows from the inside of buildings, etc.
• Use manual and/or mechanical equipment to strip, vacuum, and wax floors, and shampoo carpets.
• Use hand-dusting equipment to dust assigned areas.
• Use designated equipment to polish wood and metal fixtures and equipment.
• Use hand-operated equipment and detergents to scrub and clean all areas of lavatories, such as sinks, urinals, toilets, etc.

Safety and Hazard Removal

• Pick up and remove any hazardous items from floors, furniture, and equipment, and place them in designated receptacles or appropriate locations.

Furniture and Equipment

• Move furniture and equipment in connection with cleaning and care functions.
• Move furniture within building for office moves

Lighting and High Areas

• Use appropriate equipment such as ladders and scaffolds to clean light fixtures and replace light bulbs in high places.

Event and Facility Support

• Set up furniture and equipment in assigned areas, such as athletic fields, gymnasiums, and conference or meeting rooms, as needed.

Outdoor and Seasonal Tasks

• Use manual and/or mechanical equipment to occasionally remove snow and to clean sidewalks, yards, and driveways.

Facility Operations

• Assist grounds in snow removal in winter months and weeding garden beds in summer months
• Assist maintenance in basic summer/winter maintenance to including but not limited to painting within dormitories, repair furniture, and hang items
• On occasion work under direct supervision of an Electrician, plumber, carpenter, or mason to assist and gain experience in different trades
• Fill in for absent employees within your assigned zone

Required Qualifications
There are no education or experience requirements. Applicants must be able to routinely perform moderate to heavy physical labor and lift up to 40 lbs., read and interpret product labels and simple instruction, routinely climb stairs and possess the ability to kneel, bend, stoop, reach, climb ladders, and work from heights.

Preferred Qualifications
Previous cleaning and/or labor type work experience preferred.

About the University
A top public university of approximately 6,600 students located in the geographic center of New York State, SUNY Cortland provides accessible, affordable education to students from across the U.S. body. One of 13 comprehensive universities in the State University of New York system, SUNY Cortland prides itself on its rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences, education, and professional studies. For more than 150 years, SUNY Cortland has provided unmistakable value for students seeking a well-rounded academic, athletic, and social experience. The University ranks among the top campuses in the nation on Money magazine's "Best Colleges for Your Money List," fields a powerhouse Division III athletics program and boasts an impressive network of alumni making a difference in education, business, government, fitness, medicine and many other fields.

EEO Statement
The State University of New York at Cortland is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act (AA/EEO/ADA) employer. The university actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the university.

Job Close Date: 01/14/2026

Posting Number: S25063