Custodian (Maintainer I) - 3rd Shift

Holyoke Community College•Holyoke, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Holyoke Community College is seeking a Custodian (Maintainer I) to perform janitorial, custodial, housekeeping, mechanical, and routine manual maintenance tasks on the College’s campus buildings and grounds. The role includes cleaning campus spaces and fixtures; maintaining grounds, roads, and walkways; supporting skilled tradespeople; assisting with horticultural work and snow removal; and carrying out basic repairs and equipment maintenance. The position may also involve stockroom and warehouse duties, vehicle and equipment care, moving furniture and baggage, operating power-driven equipment, driving a truck, and keeping simple maintenance or inventory records. Employees lock or unlock premises and report hazardous or unusual situations to the appropriate authority. This is a full-time AFSCME-Unit position funded by the State, with a 40-hour workweek and a bi-weekly rate of $1,740.88 (Grade 10), plus a comprehensive State benefits package. Employment is contingent on successful completion and review of 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 candidate offered employment.

Requirements

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.
Ability to climb and work on ladders or scaffolds.
Physical stamina and endurance.
Manual dexterity.
Mechanical aptitude.
Legal authorization to work in the United States.
Successful completion and review of a background check, including CORI and SORI.
A physical examination is required for the candidate offered employment.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Perform janitorial, custodial, housekeeping, and mechanical tasks and routine manual maintenance of campus buildings and grounds.
Maintain campus grounds and roads, including cutting grass and brush, cleaning drains and gutters, repairing fences and guardrails, patching surfaces, maintaining signs, and cleaning or marking parking areas.
Assist skilled tradespeople with maintenance, repair, and construction tasks using appropriate hand and electrical tools.
Plant, transplant, prune, trim, water, spray, and fertilize trees, shrubs, grass, plants, and flowers, and assist with grounds beautification and horticultural work.
Sweep sidewalks, rake and collect leaves, haul debris, shovel snow, sand roadways and walkways, and perform other snow-removal tasks.
Clean campus offices, classrooms, corridors, walls, floors, windows, furniture, fixtures, and restrooms; empty and clean waste receptacles.
Clean, wash, refuel, oil, or grease vehicles and perform related garage or equipment-depot labor.
Perform stockroom, storeroom, or warehouse tasks, including receiving, storing, inventorying, recording, restocking, filling requisitions, and delivering goods and equipment.
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.