Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for cleaning the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace facilities including the main building, outbuilding and carriage house and prepares the site to receive visitors daily. The technician maintains the outdoor garden space by caring for landscaped beds and keeping walkways and sidewalks free of debris. The incumbent inventories and maintains a supply of consumables needed to operate the site including paper products, soaps and detergents and first aid products.

Essential Responsibilities - Primary duties of the position include:

• Ensures all Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace building interiors are cleaned daily and exterior grounds are maintained daily, including the exhibit areas, offices, retail space, visitor services area and program spaces located in the Outbuilding and Carriage House buildings. Schedules and coordinates cleaning work contracted with outside cleaning services to cover holidays, PTO and days not worked and ensures the work is carried out as expected.
• Maintains outdoor garden and courtyard spaces by weeding and pruning landscaped beds, watering potted plants, and blowing off walkways to keep them free of leaves and debris. Coordinates with contracted gardening service to ensure plants are fertilized, trees trimmed as needed, and seasonal plants selected and installed. Programs irrigation system to schedule watering and coordinates maintenance as needed. Manage tasks as directed by Associate Director.
• Under the guidance of the Associate Director, deep cleans interior and exterior surfaces.
• Programs thermostats using building management software system and schedules routine maintenance with HVAC contractor. Keeps Associate Director informed of malfunctioning equipment and helps coordinate repairs.
• Maintains inventory of cleaning supplies including paper products, soaps, detergents and other consumables, orders, receives, and approves invoices confirming accuracy of billing statements.
• Change light bulbs and keep light fixtures clean. Informs the Associate Director of maintenance and repairs needed and coordinates the work with outside vendors.
• Opens and prepares the site to receive visitors daily. Prepares program areas to meet daily scheduling needs, sets up spaces for events, and provides support to front line staff by cleaning up spills and mishaps as they occur.
• Perform small repairs such as patching and painting.
• Provides support to front line staff as needed and assists with special events.

Other duties may include:

Required competencies include:

• Physical stamina to stand, walk, squat and/or kneel for prolonged periods and physical strength for outside grounds work such as lifting, digging and pulling and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Experience in performing manual labor in adverse weather conditions and use of hand tools
• Knowledge of cleaning techniques and products is safe for historic objects and furnishings.
• Demonstrated ability to identify priorities and scheduling work to meet deadlines
• Maintain an awareness of changing daily schedules while accommodating the needs of staff and visitors.
• Maintain accurate and current inventories of supplies needed to operate the site.
• Knowledge of plants and interest in gardening
• Excellent interpersonal human relations and organizational skills
• Basic computer skills including use of Microsoft Operating Systems

Required technical skills include:

• Basic competency in Microsoft Office

Salary range: $35,000 - $40,000

This represents the present low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to experience.

What We Offer:

Paid Time Off: GSUSA offers 20 days of paid time off, 2 floating holidays, as well as 9 workplace holidays per year. GSUSA staff also enjoy a paid holiday year-end office closure between Christmas and New Year's.

Other Benefits:

• Medical and Behavioral Health Coverage
• Plan options with individual and family coverage which includes wellness, hospitalization, and fertility assistance.
• Both plans include GSUSA partial subsidy of premium costs
• Dental and vision coverage
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) including Health, Dependent Care, and Limited FSA for those with Health Savings Accounts
• Company-paid life insurance
• Flexible work arrangements
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 401(K) with company match
• Sick leave
• Short- and Long-Term Disability for salary continuation
• Health and Wellness Classes and Activities throughout the year

Physical demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Work environment: This job operates in a professional office environment.

Position type / expected hours of work: This is a full-time position.

Days and hours of work are:

Tuesday through Saturday

7am to 3pm.

Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

AAP/EEO Statement: GSUSA is an equal employment opportunity employer.