Maintenance Worker - Woodstock

Project Find•New York, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Project FIND’s mission is to provide low- and moderate-income and homeless seniors with the services and support they need to enrich their lives and live independently. Today Project FIND operates four supportive housing residences that are home to about 600 people and four senior centers with over 3,000 members. Our members and residents range from the healthy and active to the frail and homebound to the homeless. For all these men and women, Project FIND is a critical resource, providing housing, meals, and programs that help individuals navigate the challenges of aging by encouraging community engagement and healthy living. Please visit our website at: www.projectfind.org . Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Director of Facilities Maintenance, the Maintenance Worker is responsible for the overall upkeep and maintenance of the building and other designated areas to provide coverage as needed and support the cleanliness and upkeep of the building.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required and/or 2-4 years prior experience in a maintenance position (preferably with senior center experience).
Experience working with tools, including hand and electrical units.
Experience working with floor machines.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
General passion for creative problem-solving.
Tasks could involve moderate to heavy physical labor. Must be able to lift a minimum of 50lbs.
Work may be conducted either inside or outside according to maintenance request.
Coverage and/or travel from one local site to another is required.
Walking, climbing, standing, sitting, and lifting are required.
Ability to read and utilize technical manuals and drawings.

Responsibilities

Responsible for cleaning and maintaining the building. This includes sweeping, mopping floors and stairs, dusting desks, tables, chairs and other furniture.
Strips, waxes, and buffs floors
Removes garbage from trash cans and compactor and places out for pickup based upon sanitation schedule.
Maintains garbage rooms, trash cans and dumpsters in clean sanitary condition.
Sweeps and cleans sidewalks and planters, hoses sidewalk with pressure washer.
During the winter removes snow and ice and spreads de-icer to prevent slipping.
Cleans rooms by discarding old furniture, beds and other debris.
Prepares rooms for painting, paints rooms and bathrooms
Helps to make rooms move-in ready.
Cleans and polishes floors, installs new furniture and appliances.
Cleaning of roofs
Cleaning of halls, floors and stairs
Dusting of hand rails and supports
Cleaning of hall side of windows and sills
Cleaning of hall baseboard and crowns
During of hall walls and ceiling
Cleaning of interior of elevator cabs, including floor and outside doors
Cleaning of the elevator pit when the elevator has been properly secured by contractor or other authorized personnel.
Cleaning of trash compactor, closets, hoppers and slop sinks
Closing of lobby floor, lobby walls
Dusting of lobby furniture
Replace floor tiles and ceiling panels as needed.
Perform minor fixes, such as repairing broken locks, damage to walls, painting/plastering etc.
Emptying of waste baskets, garbage cans and taking garbage out to street level.
Complete regular maintenance tasks, such as replacing light bulbs.
Clean mirrors and glass. i.e., front door, bathrooms, bulletin boards, bookcases.
Collaborates with other maintenance workers to determine the best course of action for required tasks.
Maintains cleanliness of storage areas, lobbies, hallways, and bathrooms.