Maintenance Associate

Overview

This position plays a key role in ensuring the overall functionality, safety, and cleanliness of our facilities, office spaces, and public areas. This position is responsible for performing routine maintenance tasks, minor repairs, and general upkeep to support smooth daily operations and events. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for all staff, vendors, and guests.

• Maintain office floors, public areas and all restrooms in a clean and orderly condition.
• Strip, wax and buff floors using power equipment.
• Assist Operating Engineer on mechanical work as needed.
• Change air filters on fan coils, grease pumps and clean pits.
• Take inventories of supplies and maintain stock rooms in good condition.
• Move and rearrange office furniture as needed.
• Review Events Forms, set up required furniture and check BMS program for A/C equipment for required spaces.
• Work with Security on any emergency building evacuation.
• Perform other required duties as assigned.

• Minimum of a High School Diploma.
• One to two years experience with building mechanical equipment and housekeeping.
• Experience with power machines.

• Dependable, hardworking, motivated, and flexible with working hours.
• NYC Fire Guard certification preferred.
• S-95 certificate or able to become certified within 90 days of accepting employment.
• Ability to read and write English.

Salary Range: $40,000-$50,000 annually

Compensation within this range is determined by skills, experience, and organization.

Founded in 1956, Asia Society’s purpose is to navigate shared futures for Asia and the world across policy, arts and culture, education, sustainability, business, and technology. We provide a platform for dialogue and encourage a diversity of views as we try to find the most effective ways forward. Headquartered in New York City, the organization has 16 Global Centers around the world.

To be considered for this role, all applicants must submit a completed application online.

A completed application must include:

• Salary requirements
• Subject line:
  Maintenance Associate

Only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Please regard your submission as received unless your email is bounced back.

Asia Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer.