Campus Maintenance & Cleaning Specialist

Interview Exchange; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Quinsigamond Community College seeks a Maintainer I for 1st & 2nd shifts to perform general janitorial and custodial work across multiple campus buildings and facilities in Central Massachusetts.

Responsibilities include cleaning floors and surfaces, operating cleaning equipment, setting up rooms, security checks, and light maintenance tasks as needed. Snow removal and weather emergency duties are included.

Qualifications

• Must possess a current and valid Massachusetts Motor Vehicles Operator's License.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to understand and apply the laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, specifications, standards and guidelines governing assigned unit activities.
• Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with others.
• Ability to deal tactfully with others.
• Ability to stand or walk for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to lift and carry heavy objects.
• Ability to climb and work on ladders and scaffolds.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
• Physical stamina and endurance.
• Mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Cleans campus property such as offices, classrooms, corridors, walls, floors, windows, furniture, woodwork, toilets, lavatories or fixtures by washing, waxing, buffing, sweeping, polishing, dusting or vacuum cleaning; and empties and cleans waste barrels, garbage cans and other waste receptacles.
• Cleans, waxes, polishes and other floor maintenance required to protect finish.
• Washes windows, woodwork, restroom areas and other interior and exterior surfaces.
• Empties and cleans waste containers and other trash receptacles to maintain cleanliness.
• Loads and unloads trucks, moves furniture, also operates dollies and two-wheel hand trucks or other equipment used in furniture moving.
• Operates all types of cleaning equipment required to clean floors and carpets.
• Sets up rooms for meeting functions, banquets, training sessions, etc.
• Locks and unlocks rooms of building as directed or assigned.
• Makes general security checks of buildings and grounds during cleaning tour, checking for open windows, unlocked doors, etc.
• Replaces light bulbs, lamps, and clean light fixtures as needed or required.
• Includes visual check of building for maintenance or repair work, and notify immediate supervisor of area for work required.
• Keep area adjacent to buildings clean of trash, keeping steps and walks clear of sand, paper, emptying trash containers immediately adjacent to building, etc.
• Sweep sidewalks, rakes and collects leaves, groundskeeping duties as assigned, collects and hauls debris or rubbish, shovels snow, sands roadways or walkways, performs other manual tasks involved with snow removal, control and disposal.
• Actively supporting the teaching and learning process; practicing honesty and integrity in and out of the classroom; striving to create and support a student-centered environment while fostering academic innovation and excellence.
• Working actively with other areas of the college to ensure a spirit of college wide collaboration, collegiality, civility, and teamwork. Respects the function of dissent in an academic institution while advancing a collegial atmosphere of campus collaboration.
• Embracing the ideals of diversity and inclusiveness and supporting the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding and appreciation of differences including age, race, gender, ability, religious convictions, socio-economic status, ethnic heritage, or sexual orientation.
• Providing flexible, responsive and high quality service to all, be they students, community, or staff, and continuously assessing processes and procedures and revising accordingly.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Skills

Massachusetts Driver's License

Follow instructions

Reading and applying guidelines

Interpersonal skills

Stamina for standing/walking

Lifting heavy objects

Ladders/scaffolds operation

Operate motor vehicle

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

Quinsigamond Community College seeks a Maintainer I for 1st & 2nd shifts to perform general janitorial and custodial work across multiple campus buildings and facilities in Central Massachusetts.

Responsibilities include cleaning floors and surfaces, operating cleaning equipment, setting up rooms, security checks, and light maintenance tasks as needed. Snow removal and weather emergency duties are included.