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Form of workJOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Penn State Bryce Jordan Center is searching for a full time Maintenance Worker Utility to join their team. Duties include:
- Operate various types of scrubbing, buffing, and shampooing equipment such as scrubbing machine, vacuum, wet-dry pick-up machine, etc., and hand tools, as required
- Sweep, scrub, strip, seal, wax, and shampoo various types of floors and floor coverings and furniture
- Remove, replace incandescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes and starters, shades and covers (all from permanent fixtures), venetian and roller blinds, window screens, wall hangings, etc.
- Remove accumulated waste and debris from buildings, as required
- Remove, move and/or relocate furniture, equipment, supplies and construction materials, unload incoming materials and move to storage locations
- Wash windows, wall sections, floor to ceiling, ceilings, venetian and roller blinds, light fixtures, window screens, etc.
- Assist in set up and clean up of chairs, tables, stages, platforms, bleachers, lecterns, etc., at various campus locations for banquets, plays, and other scheduled events
- Remove debris from walks and driveways; rake and remove leaves; pick up paper and other debris
- Operate motor vehicle to transport materials, equipment and personnel between building work sites
- Maintain tools, equipment and work area in a clean and orderly condition; report unusual conditions to supervisor
- Shovel snow and chop ice; spread cinders, sand and other anti-skid materials on walks and driveways using small power and/or hand tools, as required
Job Requirements: Requires the use of simple writing, adding, subtracting, whole numbers and the carrying out of instructions; and the use of fixed gauges and direct reading instruments and devices in which interpretation is not required. Up to 3 months of effective experience.
NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES THAT YOU OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AS A PART OF YOUR JOB DUTIES. A VALID DRIVER`S LICENSE AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS CHECK WILL BE REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO STANDARD BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Work Schedule: Various
Days Off: Various
Penn State University offers a competitive salary and benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition discounts for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, paid time off, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more. Penn State University, the land-grant university of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is consistently ranked among the top public universities in the country. Penn State has 24 campus locations, 19 academic colleges, 17,000 faculty and staff, and 100,000 students, including a medical college, two law schools, a health system, and an online World Campus.
This position is part of the bargaining unit represented by Teamsters Local Union No. 8 and has a starting hourly wage of 16.62. After six (6) full pay periods (bi-weekly) from the date of hire, the rate increases to $18.50 per hour. More information can be found here: Collective Bargaining Agreement .
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