Facilities Maintenance Assistant
Bucknell University
•$16 - $18•Onsite
About The Position
Bucknell University is seeking two Facilities Maintenance Assistants. The successful candidates in these positions will perform general labor, custodial, groundskeeping and basic trades duties to support the Trades Technician, Groundskeeper, and custodial staff. Duties include: minor building maintenance, construction support, setups/teardowns for events on campus, moving furniture on campus, and the operation of lawn and snow removal equipment.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Up to 1 year of physical labor or maintenance experience
- Valid Driver's License
- Must be authorized to work in the US without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- 2 years of physical labor or maintenance experience
Responsibilities
- Assists the Trades Technicians with basic tasks such as replacing standard plumbing parts, repairing wall damage, hanging bulletin boards and signage, painting drywall, replacing ceiling tiles, and repairing broken windows.
- Provides general labor including dismantling, moving, and reassembling furniture, and moving construction supplies and equipment between work sites.
- Performs general groundskeeping work on campus grounds such as mowing grass, trimming trees and shrubs, weeding, preparing seed beds, mulching, leaf removal, and shoveling snow.
- Assists Custodians including spot cleaning, mopping, dusting, vacuuming, scrubbing, and stripping and waxing floors.
- Ability to use small tools and repair small equipment
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling options determined by role
- Medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance options
- 10% employer contribution to your retirement plan
- Generous paid time off, including vacation and sick time, a community service day, and 19 paid holidays (including two full weeks off for Winter Break!)
- Tuition remission for themselves
- Tuition remission for their spouse/spousal equivalent (for full-time members)
- Various tuition programs for their children (for full-time members)
- Credit for full-time benefits eligible employment at other institutions of higher education will be applied to waiting periods.
- Comprehensive employee wellness program including program incentives
- Parental leave
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness center membership
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
