General Maintenance Worker

Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Haverhill (MA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Massachusetts is seeking a full-time General Maintenance Worker to manage the upkeep of its buildings and grounds. The ideal candidate will be tasked with routine maintenance responsibilities, including repairs, cleaning, and landscaping to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for students and staff. This role requires a proactive approach and the ability to work with various tools and equipment, catering to the needs of a diverse academic community.

Benefits

Competitive health insurance

Free dental insurance

Paid sick leave

Educational benefits

Qualifications

• One year of experience in custodial or groundskeeping work.
• Ability to use small hand tools for maintenance tasks.
• Knowledge of safety procedures in building maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine maintenance and repair tasks on campus grounds.
• Assist skilled tradespeople with building maintenance and repair.
• Operate equipment for grounds upkeep, including mowing and snow removal.

Skills

Manual Task Performance

Safety Practices Knowledge

Use of Hand Tools

Job description

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Job Description - General Maintenance Worker (250004RG)

Job Description

General Maintenance Worker - ( 250004RG )

Description

THE COLLEGE:Northern Essex Community College (NECC) serves about 5,000 credit students each semester on two campuses located in the beautiful, historic Merrimack Valley region of northeast Massachusetts. Our suburban Haverhill campus sits on 106 acres near Kenoza Lake and features a Technology Center and an award-winning Student One-Stop Center. Our urban campus in Lawrence occupies a number of buildings in the heart of downtown. Most recently, we have constructed a new 44,000 square foot health technologies facility, the Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Allied Health & Technology Center. Both campuses are a short drive to Boston and to the beaches and state parks along the coast.

The College has been building an organizational culture that values initiative and innovation, and seeks to identify and develop the strengths in students, faculty, staff, and programs in order to grow and improve. NECC is also committed to using evidence to guide planning and decision-making. These values are reflected in the use of Appreciative Inquiry for strategic planning and accreditation; in our investment in strengths-based, institution-wide professional development; and in our ten-year involvement as a Leader College in Achieving the Dream, a national network of community colleges dedicated to using data to close student achievement gaps.

We are also committed to the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. With over 40% Hispanic students, NECC was the first federally recognized Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in New England.

We seek leaders who are committed to the community college mission, actively engaged in promoting diversity, and prepared to use their unique strengths and innovation with the goal of student success.

Job Description:

POSITION: Full-Time General Maintenance Worker (Maintainer II):Building and Grounds; Lawrence and Haverhill campus; 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm; AFSCME Unit II Position

SUMMARY:The basic purpose of position is to perform various manual tasks required for the routine maintenance of the buildings and grounds of an educational campus.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• 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.
• 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.
• Makes general repairs of a simple nature, including minor repairs to groundskeeping equipment.
• Operates wheel tractors, electric trimmers, buffers or other similar mechanical or power-driven equipment; drives a truck.
• Applicants 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 understand and apply the laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, specifications, standards and guidelines governing assigned unit activities.
• Knowledge of the methods followed in building custodial, maintenance, groundskeeping and storekeeping work.
• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures followed in building maintenance, custodial, groundskeeping and storekeeping work.
• Skill in the use of small hand tools used in building maintenance, such as pliers, hammers, wrenches, etc.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working with and supporting a culturally diverse population.

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as noted above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience has prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

BACKGROUND CHECK: Candidates will be required to pass a CORI and SORI check as a condition of employment.

Additional Information:

SALARY:$1,694.11 - $2,276.04 biweekly ($44,046.86 - $59,177.04 annually). Pay grade 11. Complete fringe benefit package including competitive health insurance, free dental insurance, basic life insurance, long-term disability insurance, paid sick, vacation and personal leave, educational benefits for employee/spouse/dependents, and excellent retirement benefits.

ANTICIPATED START DATE: ASAP

Application Instructions:

TO APPLY:To be considered for this position click on the "Apply Now" button, you will be prompted to set up a new account or login to an existing account. You will be able to upload the following required documents for consideration:

• Cover Letter, describing your qualifications and/or how you may be best suited for the role
• Resume/CV

Review of applications will begin 5 business days from the posting date and will continue until the position is filled.

**Please note that finalist candidates will be asked to provide contact information for three (3) professional references, including current supervisor (or at least two previous supervisors)

Northern Essex 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 or military 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 statues 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 Affirmative Action Officer/Title IX Coordinator, Elizabete Trelegan (Assistant Director of Human Resources, B-219,978-556-3928/ [e-mail]), the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. Northern Essex Community College will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Prospective employees are encouraged to review the College's Annual Security Report (ASR), in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, which can be found on the disclosure page of the College's website at:http://www.necc.mass.edu/clery

Primary Location

Primary Location

: United States-Massachusetts-Haverhill - 100 Elliot Street

Job

Job

: Education

Agency

Agency

: Northern Essex Comm College

Schedule

Schedule

: Full-time

Shift

Shift

: Day

Job Posting

Job Posting

: May 23, 2025, 2:24:47 PM

Number of Openings

Number of Openings

: 1

Salary

: 44,046.86 - 59,177.04 Yearly

If you have Diversity, Affirmative Action or Equal Employment Opportunity questions or need a Reasonable Accommodation, please contact Diversity Officer / ADA Coordinator : Elizabete Trelegan - 9785563928