Assistant Maintainer; Cleaner

About the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.

Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.

At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.

Respect:
Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.

Inclusivity:
Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.

Collaboration:

Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.

Excellence:
Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.

Integrity:
Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Under general supervision, responsible for the performance of general building and office cleaning; this includes sidewalks, steps, snow removal and other areas outside the Museum building.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Sweeping, vacuuming, use of cleaning compounds, operation of machinery including rotary floor machines, as well as the cleaning of the exterior

Emptying wet trash/recycling receptacles and placing material into appropriate compactors or holding areas

Cleaning of exterior areas which includes emptying garbage, sweeping steps, removal of debris and snow Cleaning of toilets, washbasins and other restroom fixtures and floors

Cleaning from ladders, rigs Applying stain to floors

May be assigned to heavy duty moving work Provide indoor and outdoor grounds maintenance duties as assigned by Buildings management

Other related duties

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

EXPERIENCE &

SKILLS:

General building and office cleaning experience

Ability to do maintenance indoors and outdoors KNOWLEDGE &

EDUCATION:

High School graduate or possession of a High School equivalency diploma (GED) issued by the State of New York or certificate issued by the Armed Forces COMPENSATION RATE:

Pay Rate: $21.1524 /Hourly The advertised starting salary rate reflects the good faith minimum and maximum hourly rate for this role. Starting salary rates are set in accordance with established union rates provided by the economic agreement as established and negotiated by DC 37 and the City of New York, Office of Labor Relations.
* Incumbent rates may vary depending on an individual employee’s seniority status, and/or based on terms as provided by the DC 37 Local 1503 and Museum collective bargaining agreement.

Visa Sponsorship Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Location Requirements At time of employment, employees are expected to be located within commuting distance of the Museum. “Commuting distance” means that they are located in one of following states:
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania (the “Tri-state and PA” areas), and be able to commute to and from the Museum in a single day.

Benefits Offerings The Museum provides competitive compensation, and generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees.

Note:

Benefits Offering may differ based on Employee Status.

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
403(b) basic retirement plan and optional matching retirement plan with…