FACILITIES OPERATIONS ATTENDANT (AT-WILL) (PART-TIME)

Responsibilities

The Facilities Operations Attendant performs maintenance and event set-up of the Cultural Arts Center facilities, which includes the Toyota Meeting Hall, the Torino Festival Plaza, the Ken Miller Assembly Room, the Ken Miller Auditorium, the James R. Armstrong Theatre, the George Nakano Theatre, the Pine Wind Japanese Garden, the garden rooms, and the Torrance Art Museum. Additionally, the Center houses 4 dance studios with sprung hardwood floors, a large ceramics facility, a jewelry making studio, Three (3) art-making studios, and a music/drama room.

Additionally, the Facilities Operations Attendant will perform set-ups of meeting rooms, lobbies and other assigned areas, perform set-up and tear down of tables, arrange chairs, and stages (risers) for events and shows, service all events, empty trash containers, and maintain aisles and surrounding areas, perform janitorial maintenance including restroom/kitchen cleaning, stripping/waxing of floors, and carpet maintenance, dry and wet mopping, scrubbing, waxing, and polishing all types of flooring, and request supplies and equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties.

Qualifications

• Formal or informal education ensuring the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.
• Knowledge of proper procedures for lifting and moving heavy objects; janitorial maintenance and procedures; appropriate use of chemicals, solvents, tools and equipment; public relations and customer service techniques; hazards and safety practices related to building maintenance and cleaning.
• Ability to perform manual work; set-up, tear down, arrange tables and chairs, and stages for events; follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures; respond tactfully and constructively to user department requests and complaints; provide excellent customer service; communicate effectively with other City employees and the public; follow work safety procedures and practices.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Requires the ability to stand, sit, and walk for extended periods of time; lift, push and pull up to 100 pounds; carry up to 50 pounds; climb stairs and ladders; balance, stoop, twist, bend repeatedly, squat, crawl, run, grasp, move wrists repeatedly, reach overhead, use both hands, arms and legs; work at heights above 10 feet and in confined spaces; speak, hear, touch; see at a distance and up close; and have finger dexterity, depth perception and color vision.
• Work in inclement weather.
• Position requires availability to work irregular hours or shifts, weekends, holidays, or overtime as required.