Assistant Maintainer (Cleaner) (Various Shifts Available)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York (NY); On-site; USD 289,000 - 318,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

403(b) plan

Paid time off

Long-term disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Commuter benefits

Staff cafeteria

Museum passes

Job summary

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is seeking a general cleaner to support building and office cleaning across both indoor and exterior areas in the New York area. The role encompasses routine cleaning tasks, trash removal, and basic maintenance duties to keep the Museum environment safe and welcoming.

Responsibilities include sweeping, vacuuming, restroom cleaning, and exterior cleaning, with compensation aligned to union rates.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or GED issued by NY State or Armed Forces certificate.
• General cleaning experience preferred.
• Ability to perform maintenance indoors and outdoors.

Responsibilities

• Sweep and vacuum; operate cleaning machinery and exterior maintenance.
• Empty trash and handle recycling; manage waste in accordance with site protocols.
• Clean restrooms and common areas; access from ladders and rigs as needed.
• Perform outdoor cleaning and snow removal; assist with grounds maintenance as assigned.

Skills

Maintenance indoors and outdoors

General cleaning experience

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

About the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.

Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.

At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.

Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.

Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.

Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.

Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.

Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Under general supervision, responsible for the performance of general building and office cleaning; this includes sidewalks, steps, snow removal and other areas outside the Museum building.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Sweeping, vacuuming, use of cleaning compounds, operation of machinery including rotary floor machines, as well as the cleaning of the exterior
• Emptying wet trash/recycling receptacles and placing material into appropriate compactors or holding areas
• Cleaning of exterior areas which includes emptying garbage, sweeping steps, removal of debris and snow
• Cleaning of toilets, washbasins and other restroom fixtures and floors
• Cleaning from ladders, rigs
• Applying stain to floors
• May be assigned to heavy duty moving work
• Provide indoor and outdoor grounds maintenance duties as assigned by Buildings management
• Other related duties

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• General building and office cleaning experience
• Ability to do maintenance indoors and outdoors

KNOWLEDGE & EDUCATION:

• High School graduate or possession of a High School equivalency diploma (GED) issued by the State of New York or certificate issued by the Armed Forces

COMPENSATION RATE:

• Pay Rate: $21.1524 /Hourly

The advertised starting salary rate reflects the good faith minimum and maximum hourly rate for this role. Starting salary rates are set in accordance with established union rates provided by the economic agreement as established and negotiated by DC 37 and the City of New York, Office of Labor Relations. * Incumbent rates may vary depending on an individual employee’s seniority status, and/or based on terms as provided by the DC 37 Local 1503 and Museum collective bargaining agreement.

Visa Sponsorship

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Location Requirements

At time of employment, employees are expected to be located within commuting distance of the Museum. “Commuting distance” means that they are located in one of following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania (the “Tri-state and PA” areas), and be able to commute to and from the Museum in a single day.

Benefits Offerings

The Museum provides competitive compensation, and generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees. Note: Benefits Offering may differ based on Employee Status.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 403(b) basic retirement plan and optional matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match
• Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and 13 Museum holidays
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Account (pre-tax income for eligible health care expenses)
• Commuter benefits (pre-tax income for parking or mass transit expenses)
• Free financial-planning services
• Financial assistance for relevant coursework, seminars, and training programs
• 25% discount for staff in Museum shops
• A subsidized staff cafeteria
• Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions

We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the desired attributes for a role.

The Met is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, The Met will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed in this process, please contact [e-mail].

The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.