Building Maintenance Worker & Custodian (9095)
About The Position
This position cleans and maintains buildings and grounds to ensure they are neat and clean each day. It performs routine building and equipment maintenance, minor plumbing, electrical, and carpentry repairs, and painting. The role also includes running errands, providing assistance, driving a truck to pick up maintenance materials, and moving or assembling office furniture. Work is performed in a lodge, shelter, or residential facility and may involve some exposure to outdoor temperatures, dirt, dust, and disagreeable sights or odors. Work may also be performed in a normal office environment.
Requirements
- No formal education or experience is required.
- Six months of experience performing general housekeeping duties, or an equivalent combination of training and experience providing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Valid driver's license.
- Ability to meet attendance requirements.
- Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
- Ability to exert the physical energy required for housekeeping and minor maintenance work.
- Ability to perform continuous walking, stooping, standing, and climbing.
- Ability to walk, stand, lift, and carry objects weighing less than 50 pounds for 10–40% of work time.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine building maintenance activities.
- Make minor plumbing repairs, including fixing leaking faucets and clogged toilets.
- Perform carpentry repairs, including repairing dents or holes in walls, and paint walls.
- Perform routine electrical repairs, replace or add receptacles, repair light fixtures, and complete other miscellaneous electrical repairs.
- Maintain and repair Salvation Army buildings and quarters, including minor repairs to roofs, siding, doors, and steps.
- Paint the interiors and exteriors of Salvation Army buildings.
- Assemble and move office furniture, including chairs, desks, tables, and bulletin boards.
- Drive a truck to pick up materials and repair items needed for maintenance work.
- Clean and sanitize bathrooms; clean sinks and toilets, polish mirrors, and replenish supplies.
- Sweep, vacuum, mop, and wax floors, and sweep sidewalks.
- Clean windows and dust and polish furniture and fixtures.
- Clean the kitchen, activity room, kitchen appliances, and/or dining area, and wash dishes.
- Collect trash from grounds and regularly empty trash cans.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
