General Maintenance Worker - Full-Time Seasonal

About the role

The General Maintenance Worker (GMW) performs skilled custodial, grounds support, and operational maintenance functions to maintain a clean, safe, and guest-ready environment, indoor and outdoor. This position exercises independent judgment in carrying out assigned duties while working under the general direction of the Lead and Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning and maintenance of all facilities, including restrooms, windows, walls, ceilings, rooms, furniture, and other public and non-public areas, according to established protocols and using appropriate cleaning agents and equipment to ensure a clean, safe and inviting environment for guests and staff.
• Perform event setup and post event reset to return to original operations configuration.
• Operate, maintain, and make minor repairs on tools and equipment, e.g., vacuums, floor scrubbers, lawnmowers, snowblowers, golf carts, trucks, and other mechanical equipment so that cleaning and maintenance responsibilities are able to be performed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Operate fleet vehicles throughout the Zoo campus.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license
• Knowledge of different types of flooring/floor covering
• Chemical cleaning agents
• Methods, tools, and equipment used in maintenance

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Full-time, part-time, or intermittent/on-call; work hours; start and end months and years; experience in commercial cleaning and maintenance for a large building or entertainment complex; ability to follow simple oral and written instructions; perform assigned tasks with limited work direction; keep simple records; Commercial Driver’s License A or B; Physical requirements: ability to frequently bend, stoop, crouch, kneel, reach upward, twist and have good lateral movement in order to dust, wipe, polish, sweep, clean and pick up trash from floors and under furniture; ability to perform large amount of walking and walk up and down stairs in order to remove trash; ability to perform tasks requiring heavy use of arms, wrists, and exertion of upper body, arms and hands to perform duties; ability to perform repetitive tasks such as cleaning glass with arms overhead for a period of time or pulling garbage out of a 50 gallon container; ability to move up to 75 pounds; May be exposed to loud noises of landscaping and grounds keeping equipment; May occasionally be exposed to chemicals which may have a scent that is objectionable and/or noxious in nature.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience performing preventive maintenance and making minor repairs to auto scrubbers, vacuums, wet/dry vacuums, extractors, kai-vacuums, T-7 riding scrubber, Tomcat riding scrubber, Clarke scrubber; Ability to use business and work order computer software programs, such as Microsoft Office and Archibus, to enter and save data, respond to requests, and complete record keeping tasks; Demonstrated ability to provide prompt and accurate information to staff and guests with courtesy, respect and an interest in positive problem solving.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays each year
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
• Fertility care, including IVF
• Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children
• 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children
• Pension plan that provides income when you retire (after working at least three years)
• Employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care