Back-up Courier​/Janitor​/Kitchen Helper- Valdez, AK

Job Description

This Back-up Courier/Janitor/Kitchen Helper primarily serves as a backup or fill-in for the main courier driver, which provides safe, reliable, efficient and prompt transportation for personnel and mail items around the Valdez Marine Terminal. When not performing courier duties this position is responsible for performing janitorial and/or kitchen duties for office buildings and related facilities by providing a wide variety of cleaning / kitchen and other related duties required to keep facilities in a safe, clean and orderly condition.

Services are provided on and off Alyeska’s Valdez Pipeline Marine Terminal and this position provides back up service for any cafeteria events. All duties are to be performed in accordance with NMS’ mission, vision, and values as well as established policies, practices, and procedures.

• Performs all duties required of a courier, janitor and kitchen helper.
• Transports personnel to and from various destinations at the terminal.
• Transport personnel to and from the airport as requested.
• Transports high priority mail items and processes routine mail items, including, but not limited to boxes, packages, etc.
• Maintains a log of packages received and distributed.
• Completes and maintains a daily vehicle use logbook.
• Performs daily preventative maintenance on assigned vehicle such as checking brakes, lights, windshield wipers, etc., as well as refueling the fuel tank before it reaches a half tank.
• Keeps the interior of the vehicle, including windows, clean and operational.
• May lift luggage and personal belongings to and from a Suburban or Pickup Truck to assist passengers.
• Performs emergency roadside repairs such as changing tires.
• Operates a postal machine and scale.
• Constantly monitors mobile telephone and/or radio to maintain service delivery.
• Cleaning hallways, stairways, offices, food preparation or break areas, kitchen areas or equipment, laundry rooms, clinics, living areas, work areas, off-site areas, common areas, restrooms, public areas, or other similar areas.
• Restocking break areas, restrooms, supply closets and janitorial areas.
• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, strips, extract, waxes, buff, vacuums, etc. all types of floors.
• Empty trash cans and replace liners, and clean receptacles as necessary.
• May compact trash.
• May change light bulbs and perform very light facility maintenance.
• May keep building entryways free of snow and debris.
• Dusts both low and high areas. Wipes down or cleans various surfaces.
• Uses appropriate PPE, equipment and cleaning solutions for all tasks.
• Maintain work areas and janitor closets in a clean, organized and safe manner.
• Maintain janitorial equipment in a clean, safe and operable condition.
• Remove linen and towels from various areas and places them in the appropriate locations.
• Removes and transports trash and recyclables to the appropriate disposal areas.
• Operate and maintain various types of vehicle(s) to work at various locations.
• Stocks vehicle with required supplies, goes to remote facilities to clean, stock and maintain those facilities. Required to go outside in extreme cold conditions to get in a vehicle, warm up the vehicle, and to go inside different facilities and locations.
• Required to carry items (up to 48 pounds) up and down stairs and across grated platforms.
• Assists cooks and others as needed and coordinates activities within a food service area.
• Prepare food and cook vegetables, entrees, coffee, sauces, meats, etc.
• Supports the grill line during high volume times
• Maintains a variety of products at certain levels in preparation, serving, or storage areas including service machines.
• Stocks various food service areas with various products and materials.
• Cleans dishes, utensils, pots, pans etc. and places in assigned storage areas in an organized and orderly manner.
• Washes objects by hand or with cleaning equipment.
• Cleans, sweeps, wipes down, etc. all general dining, kitchen, or storage areas (in some cases), spike rooms, and equipment as well as all floors.
• Assists with various periodically scheduled large cleaning projects.
• Removes garbage from assigned areas.
• Sets up, breaks down, and cleans tables, snack bars, display cases,…