Building Attendant

Building Attendant

Located near Los Angeles, California, Pomona College is widely regarded as one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges. Established in 1887, Pomona College is known for small classes, a challenging curriculum, close relationships between students and faculty, and a range of student research and leadership opportunities. Pomona is a member of The Claremont Colleges.

The Building Attendant performs routine and non-routine duties related to the housekeeping operations at the College. This position participates in the set-up and breakdown for special events, moves furniture, and maintains facilities in clean, orderly, and safe conditions. The Building Attendant also performs a variety of cleaning tasks requiring physical fitness, safe working methods, and knowledge of cleaning chemicals, supplies, tools and equipment and how they are safely and effectively used in practice.

The Building Attendant assigned to Inventory and Supplies responsibilities ensures that all cleaning materials are picked up, sanitized and delivered to buildings around the campus.

Reporting directly to the Area Manager Building Attendant (Evening, Residential, or Academic), the Building Attendant performs the following essential duties and responsibilities:

• Clean offices, classrooms, science facilities, lecture halls, athletic facilities, rest rooms, and residential quarters
• Perform periodic and annual cleaning services/duties for executive suites and offices.
• Clean toilets, urinals, windows, light fixtures, and furnishings.
• Change light bulbs.
• Sweep and vacuum.
• Dust and polish a variety of surfaces and wash walls.
• Clean and disinfect a variety of surfaces.
• Clean writing surfaces and erasers in classrooms.
• Scrub and refinish floors and/or carpets. Refinish hard, resilient and wood floors with mechanical floor cleaners, polishers, and carpet cleaning equipment.
• Dispose of trash and other debris.
• Remove graffiti.

2. Set-up and break-down furniture for meetings and special events.

3. Move furniture (e.g., desks, desk chairs, mattresses, and other large items) per request by students and staff.

4. Service dispensing machines periodically.

5. Secure facilities and activate, deactivate electronic alarm systems.

6. Maintain a well-stocked and organized supply closets and carts and request cleaning supplies and materials when necessary.

7. Perform minor repairs, including minor plumbing, mechanical or electrical repairs (e.g., replace washers in simple basin faucets, and tighten door or window hinges, knobs, and locks).

8. Participate in the implementation of the College's Emergency Management Plan and training related to Facilities & Campus Services.

9. Respond to emergency requests when requested, (e.g., turn off water and gas and other appropriate actions).

10. The Building Attendant assigned to Inventory and Supplies duty performs the above functions as required in addition to the functions below:

• Order supplies and track inventory for the campus on items required (chemical, paper, specialized equipment).
• Maintain campus laundry by ensuring pick up of wash rags, wedge mops, dust mops, finish mops.
• Deliver supplies to buildings and student dorms. Ensure each building is fully stocked (toilet paper, paper towels).
• Assist with unloading supply trucks.
• Collect scrubbing pads for proper sanitation.
• Deliver and maintain a log for usage of Floor and Extractor machine.

11. Coordinate special projects/tasks and provide assistance as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Any combination of education and experience equivalent to High School Diploma or GED or any equivalent combination of education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and ability.
• Licenses/Certificates: A valid driver's license is required or equivalent means of reliable transportation to off-site meetings and events.
• Experience:
  
  A minimum of 1 year of paid employment experience doing custodial or building maintenance assignments is required. Experience at an academic institution is preferred.

Required Knowledge and Critical

Skills:

• Deploy professional skills in custodial or building maintenance, in collaboration with colleagues to best promote the College's strategic interests.
• Must satisfactorily complete a post-offer functional capacity test.
• Able to understand and carry out oral and written directions in the English language.
• Effectively and efficiently maintain an assigned area within a predetermined time schedule.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
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