Facilities Associate

Description

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Do you take pride in maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming environments? Families in Transition is seeking a dedicated Facilities Associate to join our team and help us in our mission to prevent and break the cycle of homelessness.

As a Facilities Associate, you'll play a vital role in ensuring all our properties, from housing units to offices, are well-maintained and ready for those we serve.

This is a full time position, Monday - Friday 7:30am to 4:00pm

Salary: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour

What You'll Do:

• Perform a variety of general custodial responsibilities, including vacuuming, washing floors, sweeping, dusting, and cleaning walls and windows in common areas.
• Perform thorough and timely cleaning of apartments during turnover, ensuring they are move-in ready.
• Maintain the exterior of our buildings by picking up litter and cigarettes, and sweeping walkways and parking areas.
• Safely operate and maintain commercial cleaning equipment like vacuums, carpet extractors, burnishers, and buffers. You'll also help identify and report equipment needing repair or replacement.
• Actively monitor properties for safety deficiencies, such as failed light bulbs, damaged smoke detectors, or signs of water damage, and escalate issues to management.
• Manage and monitor inventory of cleaning supplies, notifying the Facilities Manager when stock is low.
• Open and close facilities, including disabling and enabling security alarm systems, and ensuring buildings are secured.
• Assist with general landscaping duties, which may include operating snow blowers, string trimmers, gas mowers, and various hand tools.
• Provide support to Facilities Technicians with tasks like painting, sheetrock repair, bulk trash removal, and moving appliances/furniture.

If you're a self-starter who is detail-oriented, reliable, and committed to our mission, we want to hear from you!

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or GED
• Valid Driver's License and clean driving record
• The ability to travel to various Families in Transition locations in Manchester and Concord, as needed
• The physical capability to frequently lift, carry, push, and pull objects up to 50 pounds
• Comfort working in both extremely cold and hot environments

Preferred:

• 1 year of cleaning, janitorial, or other trades experience helpful

Benefits Include:

• Generous PTO policy
• 8 paid holidays plus 1 Floating Holiday
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employer-paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee-paid Life and Short-Term Disability Insurance
• 403(B) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 30% employee discount at Outfitters Thrift Store

*Families in Transition is an Equal Opportunity Employer.