Maintenance Worker

Inspire-Cp; Village of Goshen (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspire-Cp is seeking a Maintenance Worker to service buildings and grounds across sites. You will perform preventative maintenance, basic carpentry, painting, plumbing, and electrical repairs, and you will ensure safety and cleanliness.

Travel between locations, respond to alarms, assist teachers, and support setup for events; requires high school diploma and 3 years experience; valid NY driver's license; some evening hours may be needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent with 3 years' experience in building maintenance.
• Basic knowledge of general maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, floor stripping and waxing.
• Valid NYS Driver's License required.
• Ability to travel between building locations and occasional/evening work.
• Strong organizational skills and professional demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Maintains buildings including general and preventative maintenance, painting, and minor plumbing, carpentry, and electrical repairs.
• Maintains accessibility and safety of grounds including lawn and yard care, playground maintenance, walkway access, and snow removal/salting.
• Maintains tools and equipment and ensures preventative maintenance.
• Transports office supplies and interoffice mail, replaces or relocates equipment, loads/unloads deliveries, stores supplies, and provides set‑up for special use of buildings.
• Maintains inventory and ensures availability of facilities supplies across sites.
• Coordinates with Facilities Manager for completing projects and work orders on time.
• Provides Security checks and oversight of buildings and grounds.
• Opens and closes buildings on an as needed basis.

Skills

General maintenance

Carpentry

Electrical

Plumbing

Painting

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent

Job description

Description

The Maintenance Worker is responsible for maintaining buildings and grounds that provide clean, safe, efficient and attractive locations across all Inspire sites.

MAINTENANCE

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Maintains buildings including general and preventative maintenance, painting, and minor plumbing, carpentry, and electrical repairs, furniture assembly and other basic building repairs as needed.
• Maintains accessibility and safety of grounds including lawn and yard care, playground maintenance, walkway access, and snow removal/salting.
• Maintains tools and equipment and ensures preventative maintenance.
• Transports office supplies and interoffice mail, replaces or relocates equipment, loads/unloads deliveries, stores supplies, and provides set‑up for special use of buildings.
• Maintains inventory and ensures availability of facilities supplies across sites.
• Coordinates with Facilities Manager for the purpose of completing projects and work orders efficiently and on time, in keeping with quality and safety standards of the department.
• Provides Security checks and oversight of buildings and grounds, including response to alarms (burglar and fire).
• Assists in providing general task support for teachers as needed. Provides set‑up for special use of buildings and activities.
• Assists with transport of interoffice mail if needed.
• Opens and closes buildings on an as needed basis.

CUSTODIAL

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Cleans and upkeeps floors, windows, walls, ceilings and light fixtures.
• Throughout the workday, responds to spills including cleaning bodily fluids and disinfecting.
• Cleans and sanitizes restrooms, restock bathrooms with toilet paper, soap and paper towels.
• Collects refuse and recyclables for disposal.
• Assists with cleanup of grounds, including lawns, yards, and playground.
• Ensures cleanliness of parking areas and walkways.
• Responsible for following inventory control and proper use of department and agency supplies.
• Ensures prompt response to paging system requests.
• May be assigned additional tasks and hours during periods of emergency coverage.

Additional Functions

• Adheres to safety policies and procedures. Ensures that individuals in need of support/students/families and agency staff are in a safe environment. Encourages co‑workers to follow safety policies and procedures. Reports any potential unsafe conditions to Facilities Manager and/or Safety Committee.
• Follows current policies and procedures regarding privacy, security and corporate compliance. Adheres to all department policies and procedures.

Requirements

Qualifications

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent with 3 years' experience in building maintenance. In addition, the following is preferred:

• Basic knowledge of general maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, floor stripping and waxing.
• Knowledge of different cleaning products and tools.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Positive attitude with professional demeanor.
• Ability to remain calm and exercise sound judgment when engaged in stressful situations and time constraints.
• Strong initiative and ability to work independently as well as work collaboratively with others in a team environment.
• Be professional in appearance, attire, attitude and communication.
• Ability to perform basic math; read and follow instructions; and understand oral and written instructions.
• Requires travel between all building locations. Also requires occasional or evening work.
• Valid NYS Driver's License required.

Physical Demands

The usual and customary methods of performing the job’s functions require the following physical demands: heavy lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; frequent climbing and balancing; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. The job is performed under some temperature extremes.

Environment

The noise level is usually moderate to loud.