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About the Role
The Maintainer provides the highest standards of museum maintenance, safety, and cleanliness for visitors, programs, and staff. Primary responsibilities include daily cleaning and maintenance of facilities and grounds, assisting with the supervision of outside contractors, and coordinating work with the Chief Engineer.
Responsibilities
- Perform daily cleaning and maintenance using various equipment and methods, including vacuuming, floor scrubbing, dusting, and snow blowing.
- Clean and restock all restrooms daily.
- Clean all public, staff, and back-of-house spaces daily, including floors, walls, carpets, ceilings, furniture, glass, mirrors, cabinets, tables, light fixtures, doors, door hardware, chairs, and elevators.
- Perform graffiti removal.
- Clean glass facades and sidewalks daily.
- Perform detailed cleaning of museum staff offices and cubicles.
- Remove trash and recycling from all spaces daily.
- Perform skylight cleaning and maintenance as needed.
- Regularly inspect and clean exterior roof storm drains and gutters.
- Replace light bulbs as needed.
- Perform painting and paint touch-ups as needed.
- Perform light repairs on door hardware, electrical, and plumbing.
- Facilitate inspections or maintenance visits from NYC agencies or outside vendors.
- Assist with special event setup and breakdown.
- Oversee and assist outside vendors for special events.
- Perform snow removal.
- Assist with package receiving and delivery.
- Assist the Facilities Director, Chief Engineer, or Chief Maintainer with special assignments.
- Maintain flexible scheduling to accommodate special events and staff coverage.
Requirements
- Minimum of five (5) years custodial or maintainer experience.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to work weekends and evenings.
- Hands-on approach and strong technical aptitude.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Skills
- Vacuum
- Floor scrubber
- Floor buffer
- Dusting
- Snow blower
- Power washer
- Ladder
- Cleaning chemicals
- Mop
- Broom
- Shovel
- Graffiti removal
- Light repairs
- Painting
- Power tools
- Machinery
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Part-Time
- 18-24 hours/week
- Flexible Schedule
Experience Level
- Minimum of five (5) years custodial or maintainer experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $22.00/hour
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Reimbursement Program through the Difference Card
- Commuter Benefits Program through the Difference Card
- Voluntary Short Term Disability Plan
- Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Other voluntary benefits
About the Company
- The New Museum's mission is 'New Art, New Ideas.' Founded in 1977, it has been a leader among contemporary art museums for over 40 years, respected internationally for its risk-taking curatorial program.
- The New Museum is a center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists from around the world, focusing on emerging and under-recognized voices.
- The Museum's building at 235 Bowery was designed by SANAA. Since its inauguration in 2007, over 4 million people have visited or attended programs and events.
- The Museum has hosted 155 exhibitions featuring over 600 artists from 60+ countries and over 1,200 public programs.
- For more information, visit www.newmuseum.org.
Equal Opportunity
- The New Museum of Contemporary Art believes that all persons are entitled to Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, sex, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran or citizenship status.
- The New Museum provides reasonable accommodation to candidates with disabilities.
- All candidates hired must be vaccinated with the COVID vaccine as per New York State Guidelines.