General Maintenance Worker
Job Description
This position, under general supervision, performs a variety of indoor and outdoor cleaning and maintenance activities in order to provide a safe, clean environment for faculty, staff and students.
Principle Responsibilities
- Maintain and repair the college's building and grounds to provide a clean, comfortable, healthy and safe environment.
- Ensure floors and carpets are cleaned by machine and/or manual processes of sweeping, scrubbing, moping, waxing, and stripping wax, vacuuming, and dusting.
- Clean and maintain windows, skylights, ceilings, and walls by determining appropriate cleaning agents, mixing chemicals, and applying them.
- Clean and maintain rooms and furniture to provide usable office, classroom and meeting spaces by dusting, cleaning, moving furniture and equipment, removing trash, and making minor repairs.
- Clean restrooms provide a sanitary environment by scrubbing floors and sinks, emptying wastebaskets, and trash containers, and maintaining an adequate supply of soap and paper products.
- Perform grounds work to enhance the appearance of landscape and to maintain the health of flowers, plants, lawns, and trees by planting, cutting, and mowing, raking, seeding, trimming, and watering.
- Clean assigned sidewalks and parking lots so that a safe, orderly appearance and accessibility are ensured by removing snow, ice, debris, and rubbish.
- Assist with security and building checks to ensure the physical safety of the premises.
- Secure work area by locking doors, checking emergency exits, setting alarms, and checking all lighting.
- Identify safety hazards such as faulty electric cords, loose carpet, floor tiles; fix if possible or create a work order.
- Encourage unauthorized persons to leave the building or contact the appropriate safety administrator for assistance.
- Turn in lost articles found to the appropriate place and/or person.
- Assist with the set up and delivery of equipment and supplies for on-campus events.
- Assemble classrooms and other areas for special classes, meetings, conferences, community events and commencements.
- Assemble and/or relocate office furniture to new locations as required.
- Assist with the receiving and delivery of equipment and supplies.
- Perform other duties as assigned to ensure the smooth functioning of the department and maintain the reputation of the organization as a viable business partner.
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