Maintenance Associate | Asociado(a) de mantenimiento

The Frick Collection•New York, NY

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Maintenance Associates at The Frick Collection are responsible for cleaning all offices, restrooms, public areas, galleries, as well as the employee break and dining spaces. Maintenance Associates assist with set-up/tear down for special events of all kinds: staff events, small luncheons, private corporate events, and fundraising events. Maintenance Associates are also responsible for maintaining the property surrounding the building by cleaning sidewalks, including gum and snow removal. Maintenance Associates also work to ready and maintain museum galleries for installation of artwork and for the visiting public. As such, duties include: careful dusting and cleaning of historic surfaces and finishes, including, but not limited to marble, limestone, carved wood, decorative painted walls, ornate ironwork, display cases. Cleaning of interior and exterior windows, requiring opening of windows with 100+-year-old hardware, cleaning walls/ceilings.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED.
Two years professional cleaning experience.
Must be able to use all cleaning equipment: vacuums, mops, brooms.
Sensitivity to working near/around sensitive materials including gilded elements, fabric-covered walls, ornate draperies, and invaluable works of art.

Responsibilities

Cleaning all offices, restrooms, public areas, galleries, and employee break and dining spaces.
Assisting with set-up/tear down for special events (staff events, small luncheons, private corporate events, fundraising events).
Maintaining the property surrounding the building by cleaning sidewalks, including gum and snow removal.
Readying and maintaining museum galleries for artwork installation and for the visiting public.
Carefully dusting and cleaning historic surfaces and finishes (marble, limestone, carved wood, decorative painted walls, ornate ironwork, display cases).
Cleaning interior and exterior windows, including opening windows with old hardware.
Cleaning walls and ceilings.

Benefits

14 paid holidays (all federal holidays including Juneteenth, and Election Day), including four floating holidays.
Accrue up to 12 sick days and 15 vacation days in the first year of employment, increasing to 25 vacation days in subsequent years.
Paid bereavement leave and paid family leave.
Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
Defined benefit pension plan (equivalent to an additional 12% in compensation).
Optional Tax Deferred Savings Plan (403(b)).
Employer-covered short- and long-term disability and life insurance (life insurance benefit up to three times annual salary).
Employee Assistance Plan.
Discount on Citi Bike memberships.
Discount on bike helmets.
Discount on food pickup or delivery through Seamless/Grubhub when working on-site.
Transit discounts.
Flexible spending accounts for medical expenses, dependent care, and commuting costs.
Discount on Museum Shop purchases.
Discount in coffee bar.