Job Details

Position Title

Lead Facilities Maintenance Worker CL2 - Darling Marine Center (id : 74266)

Campus

Orono

Department

Darling Marine Center - ODC

Bargaining Unit

Serv & Maint

Salary Band / Wage Band :

B22S2

Location

Walpole ME

Statement of the Job

The Lead Facilities Maintenance Worker CL2 is responsible for leading a crew in the cleaning and maintenance of the Darling Marine Center buildings.

Work assignments are primarily routine in nature including the management of cleaning services and performing similar tasks as the cleaning crew being led.

Work quality is assessed on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis to ensure that target cleanliness ratings are maintained.

The person in this position is responsible to determine how and when the tasks get done and plays an important role in ensuring the health and safety of the Darling Marine Center community.

Full-time, regular, 40 hours per week, 5 days per week positions. Occasional after hours and weekend work is required. Starting pay for this position is $21.09 / hr.

The Center is the coastal marine laboratory of the University of Maine, operating year-round to facilitate research, education, outreach and meetings.

The Center serves the marine interests of UMaine, the State of Maine, local stakeholders, and visiting students and investigators from around the world.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

• Operate cleaning equipment such as vacuum cleaners, strippers, buffers, mops, brooms related to building cleaning.
• Uses cleaning chemicals and materials.
• Monitor and maintain inventory.
• Empty waste containers and clean vents, windows, doors, restrooms, furniture, walls, and floors.
• Unlock and secure buildings.
• Clean and clear walkways.
• Move furniture and equipment within building and on / off trucks.
• Make beds, and handle and issue linens.
• Provide work direction to other staff, including student employees.
• Provide exemplary customer service for the full array of research, education and public engagement programs hosted by the Center.

About the University

The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state.

UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution.

UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world.

More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu.

The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options.

As a former NSF ADVANCE institution, the University of Maine is committed to diversity in our workforce and to dual-career couples.

Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) AND sufficient experience, including four years of custodial or grounds related work experience.
• Employee must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Employee must have good communication skills; be able to get along with co-workers, supervisors and building occupants;

and be able to work independently.

• Experience cleaning classroom and office buildings.
• Experience using commercial cleaning equipment.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs regularly and perform other manual and physically demanding tasks.

Other Information

Materials must be submitted via "Apply For Position" below. You will need to create a profile and application; upload :

1.) a resume with contact information for three professional references

You will also need to submit the affirmative action survey, the self-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status forms.

Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.

The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening and a post offer physical.

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities.

The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies : Director of Equal Opportunity, 5748 Boudreau Hall, Room 101, Orono, ME 04469-5754, 207-581-1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).

Length

Fiscal Year (12 Months)

Required Documents

Resume / CV

Last updated : 2024-05-31