Maintainer I First Shift (Internal Posting, Temporary)

Bristol Community College is an exciting place to work learn and grow! Bristol is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment with a rich diversity of beliefs cultures languages abilities and lifestyles. Committed to enriching its educational experience through a supportive community Bristol actively encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply and achieve our vision of advancing a vibrant diverse community through education learner by learner. If you share a passion for helping students succeed and enjoy working in a community of innovative inclusive and collaborative colleagues Bristol is the place for you!

As a Commonwealth of Massachusetts employer Bristol offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including health dental life long-term disability retirement and paid time off (vacation personal sick and holiday pay). We also offer tuition waiver discounts at the Commonwealths public higher education institutions. More information can be found on our Benefits website.

POSITION: Maintainer I - First Shift (Internal Posting Temporary)
DEPARTMENT: Facilities
REPORTS TO: Director of Buildings and Grounds Operations
PRIMARY LOCATION: Fall River MA - Occasional travel to New Bedford Attleboro and Taunton
POSITION STATUS: This is a full-time temporary (60 day assignment) AFSCME represented unit position with benefits.
WORK SCHEDULE: The standard schedule for this position is 40 hours per week Monday-Friday 6:00 am to 2:30 PM. This is an essential personnel position during assigned shifts.
SALARY: $21.76/hr - AFSCME Group 10 Step 1. All appointments from outside the CBA begin at step 1.

STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The Maintainer I performs custodial work for any Bristol campus buildings and grounds which may include locations in Attleboro Fall River Taunton and New Bedford.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIE

Interior Maintenance

• Clean offices classrooms restrooms corridors elevators hallways and other specialized spaces.
• Empty and clean recycling containers waste barrels and all other waste and trash receptacles.
• Move supplies furniture and equipment.
• Set up and break down furniture in support of all college operations and events.
• Clean wax and buff all hard surface floors; shampoo vacuum and maintain carpets and upholstery.
• Keep simple records such as maintenance logs or inventory counts and utilize software to complete tasks as needed.
• Unlock and lock doors as needed.
• Replace electrical lamps.
• Wash windows woodwork toilets lavatories and fixtures.
• Dust and polish furniture.
• Make simple repairs.
• Clean and maintain all custodial equipment as assigned.

Exterior Maintenance

• Maintain lawns trees shrubs flowers turf; spread mulch fertilize lawns weed water plant etc.; operate hand tools such as saws pruners weed whackers trimmers aerators tractors hedge clippers leaf blowers rakes etc.
• Sweep and clean sidewalks.
• Remove snow and ice from walkways and building entrances.
• Focus on customer service protocols when working with Bristol community members including faculty staff and students.
• Apply equity best practices throughout all job functions and work collaboratively with a diverse faculty staff and student body.
• Perform other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Reliable transportation in order to travel to and from meetings trainings or campus and community locations as required.
• Valid drivers license

Demonstrated ability to:

• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Physical stamina and endurance including the ability to lift and carry heavy objects.
• Climb and work on ladders and scaffolding.
• Understand and apply the procedures and guidelines governing Facilities activities.
• Work effectively with a diverse faculty staff and student body.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of two years of custodial experience in a college or similar educational institution.
• Working knowledge of materials methods and equipment commonly used in cleaning operations such as floor strippers auto scrubbers high speed burnishers etc.
• Knowledge of the standard record keeping and inventory control techniques.
• Ability to operate a lawn mower tractor snow blowers salt spreaders shovels salt deicers etc.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Windows Microsoft Office (email) and other types of facilities software such as SchoolDude (work orders).
• Ability to speak a language in addition to English

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The employee must meet the physical demands and work environment of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable those with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action:

Bristol 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 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 Colleges Title IX and Affirmative Action Officer Johanna Bielawski at or 774.357.2681; the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination; the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Educations Office for Civil Right.

TO APPLY: Please complete our online application by clicking on the Apply button. The position will be open until filled. Review of applications will begin 10 calendar days from the posting date.

REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE APPLICATION PROCESS:

1) A completed Bristol Community College Employment Application.

2) A current resume/curriculum vitae.

All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States. Bristol Community College is an institution that does not sponsor work authorization.

A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted for all positions.

The college will independently verify education credentials as provided on the application. For certain positions that require a college degree the hired candidate must supply official transcripts upon hire. Transcripts must include your name and degrees conferred.