Building Maintenance Workers Spring 2026

About the role

The Department of Facilities & Administrative Services is a sizable operational service organization that provides a broad array of services to the campus community through various offices. This position involves moving and setting up furniture and equipment for departmental moves and special events.

Responsibilities

• Conducts department moves across various departments within the campus, including loading and unloading furniture and related materials on and off trucks, ensuring appropriate padding and protection are used to prevent damage.
• Relocate/moving desks, chairs, tables, bookcases, artwork, refrigerators, and other related office equipment and furniture.
• Routine interaction with campus constituents within the campus community.
• Arranges and sets up the furniture and associated items for classrooms, offices, student rooms, and conference rooms as instructed.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• May assist in various maintenance activities as required.
• Promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
• Assembles and disassembles furniture as needed.
• Conducts event setups across various departments/divisions within the campus, including setting up chairs, tables, equipment, boxes, furniture, table tops, etc.
• Conducts event breakdowns across various departments/divisions within the campus, including breakdown of chairs, tables, equipment, boxes, furniture, table tops, etc.
• Ability to lift more than sixty pounds; removal of trash and e-waste.
• Responsible for successfully cleaning all heavy trash and e-waste following events on campus in a timely and effective manner.
• Other duties as assigned (assist in the residential hall cleaning during the summer less busy period).
• Absorb snow removal as part of the Building Service snow team.

Qualifications

• Required: One (1) year of experience in cleaning and maintaining furniture, fixtures, offices, buildings, or related.
• Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
• Ability to handle and control heavy cleaning equipment and to lift and move moderately heavy objects.
• Knowledge of problems, procedures, and methods adequate in large-scale cleaning and maintenance work.
• Preferred: Knowledge of procedures and methods adequate in large-scale cleaning and maintenance work.

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

None specified in the job posting.

Pay

$17.00/hour

Schedule

Full-time (40 hours/week)