Technical Cleaner
About the role
LIGO Laboratory (the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) seeks a highly motivated and skilled Technical Cleaner to join its team. This position is located in Richland, WA.
The LIGO Laboratory is a National Science Foundation major facility dedicated to observing the newly discovered gravitational-wave universe. Jointly operated by the California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the LIGO Laboratory operates world-leading observatories near Richland, WA, and Baton Rouge, LA as well as R&D centers on the Caltech and MIT campuses.
Responsibilities
- Applies basic skills in maintaining clean room conditions and selects from standard procedures, techniques, tools, materials, and equipment appropriate to accomplish tasks.
- Responsible for clean room standards in the Electronics Lab, Mechanical Lab, Vacuum Lab and Vacuum Equipment Areas.
- Uses standard techniques and tools to perform routine support functions.
- Interacts daily and professionally with functional peer group and supervisors.
- Maintains several cleanrooms around the site and several Class 100 cleanroom areas.
- Operates a mobile lift and scissor lift as required to access and clean some components of the cleanrooms and cleanroom areas.
- Provides cleanroom support during vacuum chamber entries.
- Collects, handles, and properly disposes of contaminated and sometimes flammable trash.
- Responsible for collecting dirty garb at all site garbing areas and keeping these areas stocked with clean garb.
- Responsible for sorting and making ready for shipping, dirty garb to be sent to the cleaners.
- Vacuum and mop floors, hallways, and offices.
- Maintain kitchen and restrooms. Replenish supplies as needed.
- Replace incandescent bulbs and fluorescent tubes in buildings, as necessary.
- Under the direction of the Facilities Team Lead, fills in for shipping and receiving personnel when needed to help with the receiving, logging, sorting, and distributing received packages.
- Escorts contractors around site as they perform contractual duties like fire system testing or pest control measures for facilities including, mice removal, treatments for bug infestation in building, snake removal.
Requirements
- Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent experience.
- At least 1 year of related work experience facilities cleaning.
- Proficiency with communication skills, written and verbal, and be able to communicate with people who have a broad range of backgrounds and skills.
- Valid driver's license at the time of employment and be able to maintain it throughout the course of employment.
- The ability to lift 20 pounds of office supplies and equipment.
Qualifications
- Working knowledge of cleanroom and contamination control procedures.
- Working knowledge with standard office computing applications (e.g., Outlook and web applications).
- General knowledge in planning and scheduling work tasks.
Skills
- Basic knowledge of policies and practices to assignments.
Benefits
As one of the largest employers in Pasadena, CA, Caltech is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits package includes competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, bereavement, etc.), tuition reimbursement, and more.
Pay
Hiring Range $26.50 - $30.25 Per Hour The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.
Schedule
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