Maintainer I (Multiple Openings)

Job Description

Overview:

Facilities is seeking applicants for Maintainer I positions on a rolling basis. Maintainers perform routine maintenance and provide custodial services to buildings and grounds, including the repair or beautification of campus grounds or roads, such as cutting grass, weeds or brush; cleaning culverts, gutters, catch-basins, drains or ditches; loading and unloading vehicles; moving and setting up furniture; spreading sand, gravel, loam or asphalt; digging ditches or post-holes; setting or pulling posts; repairing guardrails or fences; patching concrete or asphalt surfaces; maintaining, erecting or repairing signs; cleaning or marking roadways for parking lots; erecting or dismantling snow fences; painting fences, posts, guardrails or building exteriors; and performs other related work as necessary.

Shift, Days Off and Meal Break: TBD by shift bidding process; subject to change according to departmental needs.

Salary: $39,957.36 annually/$768.26 weekly

Please Note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. This posting will be valid until June 30, 2025.

Please Note: Applicants must apply online at https://careers-salemstate.icims.com. Resume and cover letter are appreciated but not required.

*Applications submitted to MassCareers will not be reviewed.

Qualifications

Minimum Entrance Requirements:

The ability to read, write, and converse in English in order to read and understand product label instructions, policies and procedures, and to effectively discuss custodial matters with supervisors and others.

License/Certifications Required:

None.

Working Conditions:

This is an on-site, in-person position which requires the ability to stand and walk for long periods of time. Must be able to lift and carry heavy objects (50 lbs.) without assistance.

Maintainers stand and walk for prolonged periods of time; lift and carry heavy objects; work outdoors in all types of weather; work varied shifts, weekends, holidays or nights; are exposed to the hazard of wet, slippery floors; work under exposure to the hazards to chemicals, toxic and noxious fumes, dust, excessive heat, high noise levels, high volume traffic conditions and high voltage wires; work from ladders and scaffolds; and may be required to climb trees and operate motor vehicles.

Salem State University complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please Note: Applicants must apply online at https://careers-salemstate.icims.com . R esume and cover letter are appreciated but not required.

Applications submitted to MassCareers will not be reviewed.***

Employment is contingent upon a completed background and CORI check satisfactory to the university.

This position is not eligible for H1B visa sponsorship.

EEO Statement:

Salem State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Persons of color, women and persons with disabilities are strongly urged to apply.