Summer Maintenance & Operations Assistant

Universities of Wisconsin • Kenosha, WI

21h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a dynamic student employment position that assists in Housing & Residence Life summer operations. This position is responsible for the successful operation of the 3 residence halls used to house overnight conference guests, interns, and summer school students. This position description serves as an overview of Housing & Residence Life’s expectations for both new and returning summer maintenance and operations assistants.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in Summer and/or Fall courses.
• Qualified applicants must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs , be able to walk 5 flights of stairs and walk a minimum of 400 yards.
• Able to handle light machinery (i.e. hand-held tools and mechanical equipment).
• Must be able to handle frequent bending, kneeling, and reaching.
• Applicants should be able to work periods of eight hours during opening and closing with only small breaks and time for lunch.
• Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
• Must be available to work 25-40 hours per week between 7:00am-3:30PM, Monday – Friday with some overtime and weekend work required.
• Hours flexible around class schedule.
• Must be available from Monday, May 18, 2026-Friday, August 28, 2026.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with maintenance type work preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide positive and accurate interaction and guest relations to all residents and guests entering the office and residential environments. Interact with individuals via telephone or in-person.
• Administrative tasks include, but are not limited to, assist professional staff members in responding to guests concerns, room assignments, process correspondence, answer and respond to telephone calls; use housing computer program/data base, assist with key management, distribute University announcements/publicity, maintain and file records, and process maintenance and custodial work orders.
• Maintain accurate inventory of linen and distribute to clients as requested by contract.
• Conduct annual inventory of equipment and furniture.
• Provide maintenance services during the end of the year clean up.
• Provide general tasks and functions for summer conference operations including room turnover and room preparation (linen distribution and collection, vacuuming, dusting, emptying trash) after each conference.
• Conduct simple maintenance services in the residence halls including building maintenance, lawn maintenance, painting, and other maintenance duties as assigned.
• Room set up as required by each conference.
• Conduct property and room walkthroughs and provide room inspection information to Program Assistant in Residence Life after each conference.
• Other projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Criminal background check in accordance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act.
• References will be asked to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
• Reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed