Maintenance Associate | Asociado(a) de mantenimiento

The Frick Collection•New York, NY

5d•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, most importantly, invaluable works of art.
The candidate must be able to perform the essential functions of the position and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
Physical requirements are comparable to most office roles in addition to the ability to physically maintain and clean the facility.
Ability to interact in-person with colleagues, vendors, and visitors.
Use common office tools and machines (computer, phone).
Ability to traverse throughout the office, building(s) and gardens both in and out-of-doors and visit different levels of the building.
Ability to perform physical labor on a daily basis in all weather conditions (year-round).
Ability to reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and regularly lift and/or move 40 lbs. with proper tools to care for and clean floors and other surfaces that are low to the ground.
Ability to climb ladders and/or use lifts to clean walls and ceilings.
Ability to transport and operate cleaning equipment, including but not limited to: trash and recycling containers, hoses, brooms, mops, buckets, snow blowers and shovels.

Responsibilities

cleaning all offices, restrooms, public areas, galleries, as well as the employee break and dining spaces
assist with set-up/tear down for special events of all kinds: staff events, small luncheons, private corporate events, and fundraising events
maintaining the property surrounding the building by cleaning sidewalks, including gum and snow removal
work to ready and maintain museum galleries for installation of artwork and for the visiting public
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

Benefits

Paid Holidays : All full-time employees are eligible for 14 paid holidays (all federal holidays including Juneteenth, and Election Day), including four floating holidays ; two may be used in the first half of the calendar year, two may be used in the second half of the calendar year.
Sick and Vacation time : Eligible full-time employees accrue up to 12 sick and 12 vacation days their first year of employment. In subsequent years, eligible full-time employees accrue up to 12 sick days and 17 vacation days/year.
Family leave: In addition to adhering to all federal family leave laws, we provide all eligible employees with paid bereavement and family leave.
Health, Dental and Vision insurance : all full-time employees and their eligible dependents may enroll in employees sponsored benefits plans. Employees contribute to the cost of health insurance based on income level and type of coverage selected.
Short and Long Term Disability and Life Insurance: the Frick covers the entire cost of these benefits for all full-time employees. The life insurance benefit is up to three times the employee’s annual salary.
Retirement: The Frick supports all employees in planning for retirement by offering participation in a Tax Deferred Savings Plan – 403(b) and a defined benefit pension plan.
Wellness Programs at the Frick include an Employee Assistance Plan, a discount on Citi Bike memberships and a discount on bike helmets.
Additional benefits include discounted Metro Cards/Transit Checks, flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care and commuting costs.

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