Facility Operations Assistant 1 - Custodial

Position: Facility Operations Assistant 1 - Custodial - SUNY Oswego
Job Description:

Description of Department:
The mission of Facilities Services is to operate, maintain and renew campus facilities to support the mission of the campus, using quality materials and workmanship to ensure a safe, reliable, attractive, and efficient physical environment.

The Facility Services Department at the State University of New York at Oswego invites reliable and dedicated individuals to join our team as Facility Operations Assistant
1. This is a continuous recruitment effort for temporary and permanent positions as they become available. A Facility Operations Assistant 1 performs a variety of relatively unskilled cleaning, maintenance, repair, and related activities under supervision. Facility Operations Assistants also perform a variety of routine manual tasks requiring light, medium, and heavy physical effort and other duties as assigned.

Various shifts are available.

Posting Date:
February 23, 2022

Review Date:
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.

Salary: $15.26/hour in accordance with the CSEA Operational Services Unit Agreement.

Date of Appointment:
As soon as possible

Description of Responsibilities:

Operational Needs:

* Under direction, use hand tools, portable power tools, shop equipment, measuring, and testing instruments appropriate for the craft area to which assigned.

* Be physically able to perform the duties of the job.

* Record of Dependability.

* Ability to understand and carry out both verbal and written directions.

* Use of web and/or desktop-based Maintenance work order systems

* Must possess a valid New York State driver's license.

Job Duties:

* Cleans buildings and facilities, which includes but is not limited to vacuuming, mopping, and waxing floors; emptying trash receptacles; washing lavatories and fixtures within; dusting and polishing wood and metal fixtures.

* Performs a variety of routine building maintenance tasks such as unclogging toilets and sinks, and changing light bulbs and tubes.

* Provides visitors with information regarding tourist attractions, office locations, and the facility's rules and regulations.

* Inspects, checks, and patrols areas to detect vandalism or non-adherence to safety procedures; reports defects, possible hazards, or potentially dangerous conditions in the building and adjacent areas.

* According to direction from higher-level staff, performs general grounds maintenance tasks such as clearing sites, raking or tilling the soil, mowing lawns, applying fertilizers and pesticides, cutting brush and wood, trimming and removing trees and shrubs, maintaining roads and sidewalks, and removing snow, trash and other obstructions from the building and surrounding areas. Loads trucks with debris, dirt, and other materials.

* Sets up chairs, podiums, and related equipment for conferences, seminars and special events, and loads, unloads, and assembles furniture and equipment as assigned.

* Assists higher-level staff in performing routine and unskilled work such as carrying supplies and equipment, erecting ladders and scaffolding, cleaning, flushing and repairing gutters and drains, removing materials from construction sites, preparing surfaces and spreading paint, digging ditches, loading and unloading trucks, carrying bricks and mortar, performing rough carpentry and masonry work, and cleaning the work site after repair work is completed.

* Operates self-propelled and motorized equipment, such as lawnmowers, pumps, compressors, vehicles, small trucks, light construction equipment, electric pallet jacks, and forklifts.

* Assists higher-level staff in performing routine and unskilled tasks in the repair and maintenance of automotive equipment and other machinery such as mounting and dismounting snowplows, salt spreaders, engines, transmissions, and differentials, performing minor engine tune-ups, changing oil, tires, and batteries and cleaning and polishing vehicles.

* Collects fees and tickets for parking and special events and prepares reports of revenue and tickets collected and issued.

* Directs patrons to designated parking areas and/or specific parking spots or locations; directs persons or…