Summer Maintenance & Operations Assistant

Universities of WisconsinKenosha, WI
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.
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