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Maintenance/Laborer

Job Title: Maintenance/Laborer

Salary: $22.61/hr.

The Albert C. Wiltshire Employment Center recruits qualified candidates for positions within the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a 300-acre industrial park housing over 400+ businesses within the manufacturing, food, media, technology, and creative fields.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation is seeking a full-time permanent Maintenance/Laborer. Laborers provide routine office and grounds cleaning necessary to maintaining the premises; its various systems, buildings, physical structures and appurtenances.
Responsibilites:
  • Remove snow from sidewalks, driveways, or parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, or snow shovels, or spread snow melting chemical
  • Drive trucks or other vehicles at work sites
  • Service, clean, and/or supply restrooms
  • Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming
  • Clean building walls, gather and empty trash
  • Dispose of trash or waste materials
  • Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power cleaning equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures
  • Mix water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications
  • Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems
  • Confer with supervisor to coordinate maintenance or cleaning activities; select equipment, materials, or supplies for cleaning or maintenance activities
  • Mow or trim lawns and/or shrubbery, using mowers or hand or power trimmers, and remove debris from work sites
  • Operate grounds maintenance equipment
  • Set up, arrange, or remove decorations, tables, chairs, ladders, or scaffolding to prepare facilities for events, such as banquets or meetings
  • Move furniture. Decorate indoor or outdoor spaces. Move heavy furniture, equipment, or supplies, either manually or by using hand trucks
  • Spray insecticides or fumigants to prevent insect or rodent infestation
  • Drive vans, industrial trucks, or other vehicles required to travel to or to perform cleaning worksites
  • Prepares work sites as instructed
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
The above duties and responsibilities are not intended to limit specific duties and responsibilities of this position. It is not intended to limit in any way the authority of supervisors to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.
Qualifications
  • At least 1 year of work experience
  • Valid driver’s license
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