Maintainer III; 2nd shift

POSITION TITLE: Maintainer III

AGENCY: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

SALARY: Grade 13

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Maintainer III serves as a working supervisor who plans, organizes, and oversees custodial and maintenance operations for assigned facilities. This position combines leadership with hands-on responsibilities, ensuring that buildings and surrounding areas are clean, safe, and well-maintained. The Maintainer III coordinates staff activities, monitors work quality, manages supplies and equipment, and performs custodial or maintenance tasks to maintain operational standards and support campus events.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Incumbents of positions at this level receive general supervision from employees of higher grades, who provide instruction and policy guidance, assign work and review performance through conferences and reports for effectiveness and compliance with established standards.

DIRECT REPORTING STAFF:

Incumbents of positions at this level exercise direct supervision (i.e., not through an intermediate level supervisor) over, assign work to and review the performance of 1 - 15 Maintainer II's or other employees of lower grade.

THEIR STAFF:

Incumbents of positions at this level exercise indirect supervision (i.e., through an intermediate level supervisor) over 16 - 35 service and/or maintenance personnel.

DETAILED STATEMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Custodial Services

• Cleans, sanitizes, and stocks restroom facilities and drinking fountains in accordance with established University health standards
• Cleans all surfaces in offices, classrooms, common spaces, laboratories, meeting rooms, etc.
• Empties and cleans waste and recycling receptacles and transports contents to designated disposal sites
• Sweeps, mops, strips, waxes, polishes, buffs, and applies special finishes to floors
• Vacuums, shampoos, and spot cleans carpets and walk-off mats
• Replaces light bulbs for internal and external fixtures around the perimeter of buildings and cleans lenses and light covers
• Cleans return air grilles and supply diffusers to maintain proper airflow and indoor air quality
• Washes interior and exterior windows, glass surfaces, and partitions
• Dusts, polishes, removes graffiti from and rearrange furniture
• Moves furniture, equipment, books, musical instruments, laboratory equipment, etc.
• Sets up and dismantles staging, chairs, tables, and other required equipment for special events
• Locks and unlocks buildings and turns buildings lighting on or off
• Identifies maintenance and repair needs and reports condition for work order processing
• Determines required cleaning supplies for assigned work areas and requisitions materials
• Requisition s other supplies and materials, tracks inventory levels, verifies accuracy of deliveries, and maintains detailed records and documentation of orders, usage, and related purchasing activity
• Makes general repairs of a minor nature using simple hand tools (i.e., tighten screws on furniture, snake toilet drains, change belts on vacuum cleaners)
• Sweeps and cleans walkways around assigned buildings and keeps entries free of snow, ice, and other debris
• Services bottled water stations
• Delivers supplies and equipment to on- and off-campus University buildings, as required
• Works with Trades in maintenance, repair, and construction work under the supervision of qualified craft workers
• Assists in setting up premises for campus events, including transportation of chairs, tables and related materials, physically arranging same
• May be temporarily assigned to the Grounds crew during peak maintenance periods or for campus event needs (See Skilled Laborer job description for possible assignment details)
• Adheres to University policy regarding affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, safe work practices, hazardous materials handling, discriminatory harassment, substance abuse, and/or other university policy

Supervision and Staff Coordination

• Plans and lays out work schedules and verifies daily attendance records of subordinates
• Serves as a working supervisor by actively performing custodial and maintenance tasks alongside staff while planning, assigning, and monitoring work to…