Custodian Lead (Maintainer II) - 2nd Shift

Holyoke Community College•Holyoke, MA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Holyoke Community College is hiring a Maintainer II to perform janitorial, custodial, housekeeping, mechanical, groundskeeping, and routine campus maintenance tasks. The Maintainer II serves as a working lead: alongside performing maintenance duties, the role coordinates shift activities, assigns work, and guides team members. It does not carry formal supervisory responsibilities. Work includes maintaining campus buildings, grounds, roads, and equipment; assisting skilled tradespeople; caring for plants and landscaped areas; cleaning campus facilities; performing snow and debris removal; handling storeroom and delivery tasks; making simple repairs; and operating or driving equipment and vehicles. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, and is classified as an AFSCME-Unit position. Compensation is $1,797.80 bi-weekly (Grade 11), plus a comprehensive State benefits package. Employment is contingent on successfully completing a background check, including CORI and SORI. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; HCC does not sponsor H1B visas. A physical examination, paid for by the College, is required of the selected candidate.

Requirements

At least one year of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience in building custodial or institutional housekeeping work, or in landscaping, groundskeeping, park maintenance, or tree maintenance.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to understand and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, specifications, standards, and guidelines governing assigned unit activities.
Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with others.
Ability to stand or walk for prolonged periods.
Ability to move heavy objects and climb and work on ladders or scaffolds.
Physical stamina and endurance.
Manual dexterity.
Mechanical aptitude.
Successful completion and review of a background check, including CORI and SORI.
Legal authorization to work in the United States; HCC does not sponsor H1B visas.
A physical examination is required of the candidate offered employment; the College pays for the examination.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma.
Supervisory experience.
Cleaning experience.
Ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.

Responsibilities

Perform janitorial, custodial, housekeeping, mechanical, and routine manual maintenance tasks on campus buildings and grounds.
Coordinate shift activities, assign work, and provide guidance to team members while serving as a working lead without formal supervisory responsibilities.
Maintain campus grounds and roads, including cutting grass and brush, cleaning drains and culverts, repairing fences and guardrails, patching surfaces, maintaining signs, and painting exterior features.
Assist skilled tradespeople with maintenance, repair, and construction tasks using appropriate hand and electrical tools.
Plant, prune, trim, water, spray, fertilize, and otherwise care for trees, shrubs, grass, plants, and flowers; assist with horticultural designs for grounds beautification.
Sweep sidewalks, rake leaves, collect and haul debris, shovel snow, sand roadways or walkways, and perform other snow-removal tasks.
Clean campus offices, classrooms, corridors, walls, floors, windows, furniture, woodwork, toilets, lavatories, and fixtures; empty and clean waste receptacles.
Clean, wash, refuel, oil, or grease vehicles and perform related manual tasks for garage or equipment-depot operations.
Load and unload, receive, unpack, store, inventory, record, restock, package, and deliver goods and equipment; fill requisition orders and keep storeroom areas organized.
Lock or unlock premises and report hazardous or unusual situations to the appropriate authority.
Make simple general repairs, including minor repairs to groundskeeping equipment.
Handle trunks, baggage, and luggage arriving at or departing from a building.
Operate wheel tractors, electric trimmers, buffers, and similar mechanical or power-driven equipment; drive a truck.
Keep simple records, such as vehicle maintenance logs or inventory counts.