Utility Porter

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; New York (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is seeking a Utility Porter to join their team. In this role, you will handle various cleaning responsibilities across the campus, ensuring a clean and welcoming environment. This full-time position requires physical endurance and a collaborative spirit, as weekend work and union membership are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning and maintaining public spaces.
• Strong customer service skills and ability to be a strong team player.

Responsibilities

• Perform general cleaning activities in indoor and outdoor public spaces.
• Replenish supplies in restrooms and maintain cleanliness.
• Lift at least 50 pounds and operate commercial floor cleaning equipment.

Skills

Customer service skills

Team player

Job description

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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts provided pay range

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Base pay range

$24.35/hr - $24.35/hr

POSITION

Utility Porter

DEPARTMENT

General Services

Overview

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: it is the world’s leading presenter of superb artistic programming, is a national leader in arts education and community relations, and functions as the manager of the Lincoln Center campus, which is home to 11 separate resident organizations. LCPA presents over 350 performances annually throughout our different performance series.

In addition, LCPA supports an array of programs for Lincoln Center Education including its community and family programming. Further, LCPA supports initiatives related to events at the David Rubenstein Atrium, LC Kids, as well as numerous key institutional initiatives and projects.

Lincoln Center is a sixteen-acre campus open to the public and operational on a 24x7, 365-day basis. Utility Porters are scheduled to work 8 hour shifts and may work at any time of the day or night, and any day within the week. Specific responsibilities include:

Primary Responsibilities

• Preform general cleaning activities in indoors and outdoor public spaces, surfaces, and walls
• Buffing and polishing of floors, shampooing carpets, and power washing
• Maintain cleanliness of restrooms and office spaces
• Replenish supplies in restrooms, and ensure that any low stock situations within the inventory are communicated
• Removes trash by emptying trash containers; transporting trash to disposal area and replacing trash liners
• Move heavy furniture, set up and break down of tables and chairs
• Operate commercial floor cleaning equipment
  
  
  

Seasonal Responsibilities

• Shovel snow with hand shovel (during winter season)
• Operate snow remove equipment
• Lift and place carpets on floors during rain
  
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Stand on feet for extended periods of time during shift
• Lift at least 50 pounds
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills and ability to be a strong team player
• Driver’s license a plus
  
  
  

The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and is scheduled on a swing shift, with fluctuating work hours. Weekend work is a requirement. Voluntary overtime is available, with occasional mandatory overtime to support operational needs.

The position is a union-represented role and employees are required to join the Local 32BJ union within 30 days of employment.

What is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts?

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (LCPA) is a cultural and civic cornerstone of New York City. We believe the arts play an important role in our lives: they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We are resolved not to lose sight of what connects us, and we hope you will consider joining our talented, diverse team.

We are:

• The manager of the 16-acre Lincoln Center campus
• We are one of eleven amazing resident arts organizations
• A leading Arts Presenter.
• We curate numerous programs and performances, showcasing music, dance, and more
• An Education Hub.
• We have reached 20 million students, educators, principals, and community members
  
  
  

Who are our people?

LCPA is a team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.

Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - "The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center."

We welcome applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can't stop innovating.

What’s the news?

Recent and Upcoming Programming

• Sensory-Friendly 'Big Umbrella Festival' Returns To Lincoln Center
• Tony Winner Shaina Taub to Perform at Lincoln Center in American Songbook
• De La Soul playing "choose-what-you-pay" show at Lincoln Center
• Lincoln Center to Present Groundbreaking Acts at globalFEST 2025
  
  
  

Campus Happenings

• Lincoln Center Taps Education Leader as Next President
• Clint Ramos Named as Lincoln Center’s Artist-in-Residence
• The ‘Converse Conductor’ Fighting Elitism in Classical Music
• For Lincoln Center’s West Side, A New Story
  
  
  

Legacies of San Juan Hill

• Before Lincoln Center, San Juan Hill Was a Vibrant Black Community
• Lincoln Center Launches San Juan Hill Project Digital Hub To Remember the Lost Urban Neighborhood
• Lincoln Center lanza plataforma para rescatar la cultura de un barrio negro
• ‘San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood’ Premiering at Lincoln Center
  
  
  

Who is our President and CEO?

Dr. Mariko Silver

Join us!

It is the policy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, marital or civil partnership/union status, familial or caregiver status, alienage or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, military or veteran status, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, unemployment status, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. LCPA is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.

If you require reasonable accommodation in locating open positions, completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Abigail Worsnip at (212) 875–5324.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Performing Arts and Non-profit Organizations

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