Building Maintenance Worker

BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER - PART-TIME

Under direction of the Building Maintenance Supervisor, performs varied simple and moderately physically strenuous tasks involved in cleaning and maintaining offices, furniture, buildings, and grounds of the Trenton Free Library; may assist in making minor repairs to buildings or equipment; does other related duties as required.

Required schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 11 am-4pm. Additional hours may be available depending on library needs and incumbent’s availability.

The following are examples of tasks that are required and may include other tasks appropriate to this title, not listed here specifically.

· Cleans rooms, offices, cafeterias, halls, auditoriums, bathrooms, and restrooms.

· Dusts, cleans, and polishes furniture, fixtures, woodwork, and equipment.

· Washes windows, sweeps, washes, strips, waxes and polishes floors, and vacuums rugs.

· May make minor repairs to the heating, electrical, and other systems of varied types of buildings, and services bathrooms/restrooms as assigned.

· Assists carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and steamfitters working in the library by carrying tools and materials, by placing and removing ladders, by cleaning up after work has been done, and by doing other varied tasks of a simple nature.

· Empties trash cans.

· Distributes supplies.

· When assigned, moves objects weighing about 50 pounds.

· Occasionally works on ladders and scaffolds to change light bulbs, replace venetian blinds, wash walls, and so forth.

· When assigned, moves heavy furniture, supplies, and equipment.

· Runs power cleaning equipment, cleans and oils the equipment, and changes brushes and accessories.

· May mow lawns, trim hedges, rake leaves, trim driveway and sidewalk edges using spades and hoes, shovel snow, and spread sand or salt on icy surfaces to prevent slipping.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES INCLUDING:

· Knowledge of procedures, materials, and tools used in washing, waxing, vacuuming, and polishing wood, tile, cement, linoleum, glass, and other woodwork, furniture, and fixtures.

· Knowledge of use of and minor adjustment to sweepers, vacuum cleaners, floor waxers, polishers, and other equipment.

· Knowledge of how to make minor repairs to heating, electrical, plumbing, and other systems.

· Ability to handle cleaning problems, lift and move moderately heavy objects, organize cleaning work, and develop work methods.

· Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written directions, and to learn quickly from directions and demonstrations.

· Ability to follow safety precautions and to report potentially hazardous conditions.

· Ability to work effectively with other employees.

· Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.71 - $24.43 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person