"Maintainer II"

Job Details

Title: Maintainer II

Employee Classification: Classified/Hourly Staff (Unit)

Area: 43 - Facilities

Department: 153 - Custodial Service

Location: Salem State University

Salary: $44,046.86 annually/$1,694.11 weekly

Overview: Maintainers perform routine maintenance and provide custodial services to buildings and grounds, including the repair or beautification of campus grounds or roads, such as cutting grass, weeds or brush; cleaning culverts, gutters, catch-basins, drains or ditches; loading and unloading vehicles; moving and setting up furniture; spreading sand, gravel, loam or asphalt; digging ditches or post-holes; setting or pulling posts; repairing guardrails or fences; patching concrete or asphalt surfaces; maintaining, erecting or repairing signs; cleaning or marking roadways for parking lots; erecting or dismantling snow fences; painting fences, posts, guardrails or building exteriors; and performs other related work as necessary.

Salem State University offers more than just a job—it’s a gateway to professional success and personal fulfillment. We welcome employees from all backgrounds, providing a nurturing environment where your unique skills and perspectives are valued. Our emphasis on civic engagement and social justice drives everything we do, ensuring that your work here will have a lasting impact. As an emerging Hispanic and minority-serving institution, we are proud to celebrate diversity and enrich both the university and the greater community. At Salem State, your career will thrive, and so will you.

Shift, Days Off and Meal Break: TBD. This position may require weekend hours.

Please Note: There are three vacancies for this position.

Minimum Entrance Requirements: One year full-time or equivalent part-time experience in building custodial or institution housekeeping work; or in landscaping, grounds keeping, park maintenance or tree maintenance work.

License/Certifications Required: Based upon assignment, a valid Massachusetts Class D Vehicle Operator's license.

Preferred Qualifications: The ability to read, write, and converse in English in order to read and understand product label instructions, policies and procedures, and to effectively discuss custodial matters with supervisors and others.

Working Location: This is an on-site, in-person position which requires the ability to stand and walk for long periods of time. Must be able to lift and carry heavy objects (50 lbs.) without assistance. This may require regular weekend hours.

Maintainers stand and walk for prolonged periods of time; lift and carry heavy objects; work outdoors in all types of weather; work varied shifts, weekends, holidays or nights; are exposed to the hazards of wet, slippery floors; work under exposure to the hazards to chemicals, toxic and noxious fumes, dust, excessive heat, high noise levels, high volume traffic conditions and high voltage wires; work from ladders and scaffolds; and may be required to climb trees and operate motor vehicles.

Salem State University complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. For accommodation information or requests please email eo-hr@salemstate.edu.

Application Instructions: Please apply online. Resume and cover letter are not required, but are appreciated.

Employment is contingent upon a completed background and CORI check satisfactory to the university.

This position is not eligible for H1B visa sponsorship.

EEO Statement: The university considers all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition or any other characteristic protected by law.