Custodian Lead (Maintainer II) - 2nd Shift

Holyoke Community College; Holyoke (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State benefits package

Job summary

Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, MA is seeking a Custodian Lead (Maintainer II) for the 2nd shift. The role will lead shift activities, coordinate team tasks and perform maintenance and custodial duties to support a clean, safe campus.

The position requires at least one year of custodial experience, ability to follow instructions, and physical stamina. It offers a bi-weekly pay rate with a comprehensive state benefits package and a 40-hour work week.

Qualifications

• Must have at least one year of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience in building custodial or institution housekeeping work.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Physical stamina and mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the 2nd shift custodial team; assign work and guide members.
• Perform routine custodial, groundskeeping and minor maintenance tasks.
• Assist skilled trades and operate basic equipment.
• Maintain records as required.

Skills

Follow oral and written instructions

Move heavy objects

Mechanical aptitude

Stand or walk for long periods

Shift lead coordination

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Custodian Lead (Maintainer II) - 2nd Shift in Holyoke, MA

Location

Holyoke, MA

Full-time

Job Number

F-00042

Administration & Finance

Opening Date

10/19/2026

Closing Date

11/9/2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

About Holyoke Community College:

Holyoke Community College is housed on a multi-million-dollar, 135-acre campus, equipped with state-of-the art technology in specialized learning facilities. HCC serves over 9,000 students annually, and provides a variety of recreational and cultural activities, from sports programs to music festivals, for students and community members alike. The college's strongest assets continue to be an innovative spirit, a sincere concern for students and a commitment to strive for even greater success. These are the values which have created a tradition of excellence spanning more than six decades, and which are enabling Holyoke Community College to meet today's challenges.

Mission:

Educate. Inspire. Connect.

Kindness, inclusion and trust are the foundation of the work that we do together. Innovation and collaboration enable us to explore and implement the ideas that will shape our future.

Incumbents perform janitorial, custodial, housekeeping and mechanical tasks; perform various manual tasks required for the routine maintenance of campus buildings and grounds.
The Maintainer II functions as a working lead, performing maintenance duties while also coordinating shift activities, assigning work, and providing guidance to team members. This role does not include formal supervisory responsibilities.

• Performs routine manual tasks involved in the maintenance, repair or beautification of campus grounds or roads, such as cutting grass, weeds or brush; cleaning culverts, gutters, catch-basins, drains or ditches; loading and unloading vehicles; moving and setting up furniture; spreading sand, gravel, loam or asphalt; digging ditches or post-holes; setting or pulling posts; repairing guardrails or fences; patching concrete or asphalt surfaces; maintaining, erecting or repairing signs; cleaning or marking roadways for parking lots; erecting or dismantling snow fences; painting fences, posts, guardrails or building exteriors.
• Performs routine laboring tasks to assist skilled tradespeople engaged in maintenance, repair or construction work using hand and electrical tools appropriate to craft, such as assisting with the dismantling, fabrication, alteration and construction of building structures and building systems.
• Plants, seeds, transplants, removes, prunes, trims, waters, sprays or fertilizes trees, shrubbery, grass, plants or flowers; participates in the propagation, growth and care of flowers, plant and shrubs; assists in planning and executing horticultural designs for grounds beautification.
• Sweeps sidewalks, rakes and collects leaves, collects and hauls debris or rubbish, shovels snow, sands roadways or walkways; performs other manual tasks involved with snow removal, control and disposal.
• 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, washes, refuels, oils or greases trucks or automobiles; performs other manual labor tasks in connection with the maintenance and operation of a garage or equipment depot.
• Performs manual labor in a stockroom, storeroom or warehouse, such as loading or unloading freight, materials or equipment; receiving, unpacking and storing goods, materials and equipment; checking item specifications against orders; assisting in taking inventories; restocking depleted stores; keeping records of goods received and issued; filling requisition orders; delivering goods to departments; weighing and packaging bulk materials; and cleaning and organizing the storeroom area.
• Locks or unlocks premises; reports hazardous and unusual situations to the appropriate authority.
• Makes general repairs of a simple nature, including minor repairs to groundskeeping equipment.
• Handles trunks, baggage and luggage arriving at, or departing from, a building.
• Operates wheel tractors, electric trimmers, buffers or other similar mechanical or power-driven equipment; drives a truck.
• Keeps simple records, such as vehicle maintenance logs or inventory counts.
• Must have at least (A) one year of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience in building custodial or institution housekeeping work; or in landscaping, groundskeeping, park maintenance or tree maintenance work.
• 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 stand or walk for prolonged periods of time;
• Ability to move heavy objects;
• ability to climb and work on ladders or scaffolds;
• Physical stamina and endurance;
• Mechanical aptitude.

Incumbents perform janitorial, custodial, housekeeping and mechanical tasks; perform various manual tasks required for the routine maintenance of campus buildings and grounds.
The Maintainer II functions as a working lead, performing maintenance duties while also coordinating shift activities, assigning work, and providing guidance to team members. This role does not include formal supervisory responsibilities.

• Performs routine manual tasks involved in the maintenance, repair or beautification of campus grounds or roads, such as cutting grass, weeds or brush; cleaning culverts, gutters, catch-basins, drains or ditches; loading and unloading vehicles; moving and setting up furniture; spreading sand, gravel, loam or asphalt; digging ditches or post-holes; setting or pulling posts; repairing guardrails or fences; patching concrete or asphalt surfaces; maintaining, erecting or repairing signs; cleaning or marking roadways for parking lots; erecting or dismantling snow fences; painting fences, posts, guardrails or building exteriors.
• Performs routine laboring tasks to assist skilled tradespeople engaged in maintenance, repair or construction work using hand and electrical tools appropriate to craft, such as assisting with the dismantling, fabrication, alteration and construction of building structures and building systems.
• Plants, seeds, transplants, removes, prunes, trims, waters, sprays or fertilizes trees, shrubbery, grass, plants or flowers; participates in the propagation, growth and care of flowers, plant and shrubs; assists in planning and executing horticultural designs for grounds beautification.
• Sweeps sidewalks, rakes and collects leaves, collects and hauls debris or rubbish, shovels snow, sands roadways or walkways; performs other manual tasks involved with snow removal, control and disposal.
• 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, washes, refuels, oils or greases trucks or automobiles; performs other manual labor tasks in connection with the maintenance and operation of a garage or equipment depot.
• Performs manual labor in a stockroom, storeroom or warehouse, such as loading or unloading freight, materials or equipment; receiving, unpacking and storing goods, materials and equipment; checking item specifications against orders; assisting in taking inventories; restocking depleted stores; keeping records of goods received and issued; filling requisition orders; delivering goods to departments; weighing and packaging bulk materials; and cleaning and organizing the storeroom area.
• Locks or unlocks premises; reports hazardous and unusual situations to the appropriate authority.
• Makes general repairs of a simple nature, including minor repairs to groundskeeping equipment.
• Handles trunks, baggage and luggage arriving at, or departing from, a building.
• Operates wheel tractors, electric trimmers, buffers or other similar mechanical or power-driven equipment; drives a truck.
• Keeps simple records, such as vehicle maintenance logs or inventory counts.

Massachusetts Human Resources Division Job Specifications: Classification Specification under the “Maintainer” series.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have at least (A) one year of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience in building custodial or institution housekeeping work; or in landscaping, groundskeeping, park maintenance or tree maintenance work.
• 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 stand or walk for prolonged periods of time;
• Ability to move heavy objects;
• ability to climb and work on ladders or scaffolds;
• Physical stamina and endurance;
• Manual dexterity;
• Mechanical aptitude.

*A physical examination (at the College’s expense) will be required of the candidate who is offered employment.

Equivalency Statement:

We welcome and encourage applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above, to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position. It is preferred that this document be uploaded separately from the resume, cover letter, and references.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school diploma;
• Supervisory experience;
• Cleaning experience;
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff and student body.

Full-Time AFSCME-Unit Position:

Bi-Weekly Rate: $1,797.80 (Grade 11), plus a comprehensive State benefits package.

Hours:40 hours per week.

Funding Source:State.

Disability Accommodations:

Holyoke Community College is committed to the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities and will ensure the availability of reasonable accommodations. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the Office of People and Talent at(413) 552-2554.

• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion and review of a background check which will include CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) and SORI (Sex Offender Registry Information).
• All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States. HCC is not sponsoring H1B Visa.

Holyoke Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affiant Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.