Porter
About The Position
The Porter supports building maintenance, repairs, unit renovations and turnovers, facility cleanliness, and preparation for inspections. The role works with technicians, superintendents, team members, and leadership to restore units for occupancy and maintain building standards. The Porter performs cleaning and floor care throughout the facility, including offices, recreation and childcare areas, bathrooms, the staff kitchen, laundry room, and outside areas. The role also assists with event setup and breakdown, maintains floor-level supplies, completes inventory forms, and attends staff meetings and required trainings.
Requirements
- A minimum of two years of building maintenance experience.
- Proficiency in English.
- Strong maintenance skills.
- Ability to pass a physical skills test.
- Strong communication and organization skills, with the ability to work with multiple agency personnel.
- Ability to climb and stand on a 15-foot ladder.
- Ability to lift, pull, push, and/or move a minimum of 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand, walk, crouch, or sit for long periods of time.
- Ability to climb five flights of stairs.
- Ability to bend and retrieve objects.
- Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and its adjacent counties via public transportation.
- Ability to travel at least one mile within a reasonable amount of time and in all types of weather, including inclement weather.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in a second language.
- A valid driver’s license from the state of residence, with fewer than three points acquired in the last three years.
Responsibilities
- Assist the technician and superintendent with repairs as necessary.
- Provide light electrical repairs on appliances, fixtures, switches, outlets, and circuits.
- Maintain familiarity with building systems, including their locations and how to turn them on and off.
- Participate in unit renovations and turnovers.
- Perform facility painting and groundwork, including removing trash from the facility.
- Follow work procedures for assessment, preparation, and cleanup to maintain quality standards.
- Follow OSHA safety guidelines, including using appropriate PPE and chemicals.
- Maintain required inventory on each floor, including gloves, bags, mops, brooms, and PPE, and complete inventory forms for needed items.
- Maintain facility cleanliness in compliance with DOHMH and OSHA guidelines.
- During unit turnovers, pack, clean, patch or repair, paint, and perform floor care as needed to prepare units for new clients.
- Sweep, mop, vacuum, empty trash, clean windows, and perform other routine cleaning throughout the facility, including offices, recreation areas, and childcare areas.
- Clean all bathrooms, including single bathrooms twice a day.
- Clean the staff kitchen daily and clean the refrigerator and stove weekly.
- Attend monthly staff meetings and participate in skills training and required trainings, including mandated reporter and OSHA standards training.
- Collaborate with team members and leadership to restore units for occupancy, facilitate repairs, and prepare for inspections.
- Sweep floors daily, mop all areas, and buff and wax building floors as needed.
- Maintain laundry room cleanliness, including vent cleaning.
- Set up and break down for small and large events held throughout the building.
- Sweep the outside area of the building to keep the sidewalk free of garbage and debris.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the manager.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
