FT Facilities & Grounds Engineer

Pillsbury United Communities • Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

The Facilities & Grounds Engineer provides daily maintenance and cleaning services to ensure a safe, clean, and well-cared-for environment for building staff and guests. The role supports Pillsbury House + Theatre and Pillsbury Community Commons, contributing to a welcoming community culture and helping ensure compliance with state and municipal fire and health safety codes.

The position maintains and sanitizes campus buildings, handles trash and recycling, provides minor building and grounds maintenance, and supplements contracted landscaping and snow removal as needed. It also supports staff and partners, helps coordinate contractors and repair personnel, manages work orders and maintenance records, and assists with building supplies and expense tracking.

Requirements

• Experience performing light maintenance.
• Ability to support and interact with a diverse community with cultural responsiveness and respect.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Knowledge of equipment and small machines, such as a snow blower.
• Knowledge of cleaning solutions and their use.

Nice To Haves

• Passion for what is possible.
• Clear sense of personal purpose.
• Commitment to social justice.
• Creative problem-solver.
• Skilled communicator and motivator.
• Commitment to dismantling oppressive systems, including racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and colonialism.

Responsibilities

• Assist with special events, agency-wide activities, and program promotions as needed.
• Help ensure compliance with state and municipal fire and health safety codes, suggesting ideas and improvements as needed.
• Contribute to a culture that honors people's dignity, supports organizational values, encourages creativity, and increases access, attachment, and agency.
• Clean and sanitize campus buildings daily, prioritizing PEEC and EPIC according to licensing requirements.
• Pick up trash around buildings and empty trash and recycling as needed.
• Provide landscaping and snow removal supplemental to contracted services as needed.
• Perform minor building and grounds maintenance, repairs, and upkeep.
• Attend scheduled staff meetings and contribute operational solutions.
• Provide excellent customer service and nurture internal and external relationships.
• Support staff with tasks such as covering the front desk, moving offices, and preparing offices for new tenants.
• Help coordinate contractors and repair personnel with organizational leadership and operations staff, directing them to necessary equipment and spaces.
• Maintain records of service and maintenance contracts and contacts, service and repair visits, work performed, needed repairs and maintenance, and inspection reports.
• Maintain the work order system, respond to staff and partner requests, communicate actions taken and completion timelines, and enter information in Limble.
• Use resources wisely, order and stock building supplies, and accurately record time and expenses.
• Prioritize maintenance and repairs to manage spending.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision coverage
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Health savings account (HSA) option
• Flexible spending account (FSA) option
• Retirement plan option with an employer match
• Paid time off
• Floating holidays
• 16 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed