Mover/Cleaner

The Mover/Cleaner works as part of the Buildings & Grounds team to provide support to all areas of campus. You will be responsible for assisting daily in lifting, moving, and delivery of items. The Mover/Cleaner is assigned to cleaning in a particular area and will assist with other areas as needed. The position is full-time (40 hours/week) and the schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:30 am. to 3:00 pm. The hourly rate of pay is $15.61.

General Responsibilities:

-Assist daily with the lifting, moving, and delivery of various items to and from assigned locations according to the needs of the College.

-Assist with the setup and placement of tables, chairs and other equipment for College events.

-Operate vehicles, fork trucks, lifts, and similar machinery to move and deliver items.

-Ensure the cleanliness and sanitary condition of assigned facilities including: sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, cleaning surfaces in kitchens and bathrooms, empty trash and recycling.

Bennington serves a diverse student population - inclusive of ethnic/racial minorities, international and global constituents, sexual minorities, and various social classes, among other identities. Our staff and faculty also reflect diverse backgrounds and identities. All employees are expected to be respectful and responsive to these differences in the service of building community that promotes student and employee success. Each individual (faculty, staff and students) will be accountable for upholding these values. The College’s approach to pluralism and inclusivity—both as fields of inquiry and practice—is to prioritize flexible thought, and to invite the examination of access, value, and power through its institutional policies and areas of study. We encourage applicants from diverse realms of interest, backgrounds, experience, and accomplishment to apply.

Qualifications:

-High School graduate and/or GED equivalent required. Minimum six months of experience in professional cleaning required. Moving experience preferred. Ability to operate a vacuum, buffer, floor machine, wet/dry vacuum, washing machine and similar equipment required for housekeeping/cleaning tasks. Ability to operate forklift within established safety requirements and guidelines. Current/valid driver’s license.

-Successful completion of College’s annual Hazardous Communication Training Program. Ability to understand proper use of chemicals used in the performance of position duties and maintain familiarity with the chemical’s material safety data sheets. Required attendance and successful completion/passing of College-sponsored classes and seminars determined by employer. Successful completion of forklift operation safety training required.

-Exceptional customer service skills; demonstrated experience interacting and developing relationships with internal customers. Demonstrated ability to multi-task, respond to requests with a sense of urgency, and complete work orders in a timely manner.

-Language Skills: Ability to comprehend and follow oral and written instructions, procedures, correspondence, and memos. Ability to write correspondence. Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate.

-Math Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure and inventory, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals to solve problems.

-Reasoning Ability: Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems; considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and discussing ideas with supervisor. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

-The position requires the successful completion and acceptable results of a background check.

Physical, Mental and Visual Effort:

This position works both inside and outdoors with the potential for extreme weather conditions. This position requires the ability to lift and carry at least 100 lbs and the ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support repeated lifting over time without fatiguing. This position requires frequent heavy physical exertion; typically involves lifting, standing, bending, reaching, stooping, walking, pushing, pulling and climbing stairs, step ladders and extension ladders to coordinate work. This position may require some overtime as well as weekend and holiday coverage.

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