Position Title: Facility Operations Assistant 1, Residential Maintenance Services Posting Number: C250040 Employer: State Salary Range: $36,232 FTE: 1.00 Position Summary: The University at Buffalo’s Office of Residential Maintenance Services (https://www.buffalo.edu/campusliving/for-current-students/maintenance.html) is seeking a candidate to fill the Facility Operations Assistant 1 position. In this role, you will work with a team of dynamic and diverse individuals and ensure that structures and equipment are installed correctly, properly maintained and repaired as needed across UB’s North and South campuses. All the Student Life trades, and custodial staff work within UB’s residential halls and apartments. In a typical year, Campus Living houses up to 7,500 students at UB. Our skilled trades and custodial staff care for the buildings our students live in. Our priority is the health and safety of our students. Without dedicated cleaners and maintenance staff, the university would not be able to have a residential program. Key accountabilities and responsibilities + Performs routine and unskilled work such as carrying supplies, equipment, erecting ladders and scaffolding, cleaning, flushing and repairing gutters and drains, removing materials from construction sites, preparing surfaces and spreading paint, digging ditches, loading and unloading trucks, carrying bricks and mortar, performing rough carpentry and masonry work, and cleaning the work site after repair work is completed. + Operates self-propelled and motorized equipment, such as pressure washers, compressors, light construction equipment, electric forklifts, and snow removal equipment. + Inspects, checks and patrols areas to detect vandalism or non-adherence to safety procedures, reports defects, possible hazards or potentially dangerous conditions in the building and adjacent areas. + Performs a variety of routine building maintenance tasks such as unclogging toilets and sinks and changing light bulbs and tubes. + May lead students, assigned to work crews by making assignments, distributing and accounting for equipment and supplies, demonstrating the proper methods of completing work, and supervising the on-site performance of activities and tasks. + Performs general grounds maintenance tasks such as clearing sites, raking or, cutting brush and wood, trimming and removing trees and shrubs, maintaining roads and sidewalks, and removing snow, trash and other obstructions from the building and surrounding areas. Loads trucks with debris, dirt and other materials. + May travel to other offices and warehousing areas within the facility to pick-up or move equipment and supplies. + Move furniture, equipment for office moves, conferences, meetings, and special events. + Operate a hand truck, forklift or pallet jack. + Maintains storage areas, tracks and records package movement within a facility + Assists truck drivers and motor vehicle operators in picking up and delivering items. May drive delivery vehicles. + Assists in the receiving and shipping of various office materials. Our team recognizes the advantages diverse perspectives and backgrounds bring to the workplace. We are particularly interested in candidates who share this value and will work to achieve the University’s goals of inclusive excellence. About Student Life As a member of Student Life, you will join service professionals, all driven by one shared set of values designed to help ensure students’ well-being, create a safe and supportive environment and promote student success. In Student Life, growth is a shared passion. We aim for excellence, thinking big and going bold. We pursue our goals tenaciously while stewarding the student experience. We build communities and advance diversity in all forms. We encourage discovery and celebrate success. CSEA + Our benefits (https://www.buffalo.edu/administrative-services/for-faculty-staff/benefits/state/csea.html) , where we prioritize your well-being and success to enhance every aspect of your life. + Being a part of the University at Buffalo community. (https://www.buffalo.edu/) University at Buffalo is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Minimum Qualifications: Labor Class: There are no education or experience qualifications for this class. Applicants must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and be able to understand and carry out written or oral instructions. When required to operate motor vehicles, incumbents must possess a valid New York State driver’s license appropriate for the type of vehicle being operated.