Laborer

Job Details

Brooklyn Navy Yard - Brooklyn, NY

$24.00 - $24.00 Hourly

Description

Job title: Custodial laborer

Department: Property Management

Reports to: Custodial Services Supervisor

Employment status: Non-exempt

Union status: Local 3

Summary

The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) is a not-for-profit corporation that serves as the real estate developer and property manager of the Yard on behalf of its owner, the City of New York. BNYDC strives to provide an environment in which innovative companies can take root and grow.

Custodial laborers provide routine office and grounds cleaning necessary in maintaining the premises, various systems, buildings, physical structures and appurtenances.

Areas of Responsibility

Service, clean, and supply restrooms

Clean building floors & walls by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming

Dispose of trash or waste materials

Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power cleaning equipment

Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems

Maintain lawns and shrubbery using mowers and trimmers

Remove snow from sidewalks, driveways, or parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, or snow shovels, or spread snow melting chemicals

Set up and breakdown decorations, tables, chairs, scaffolding, etc. for meetings and events

Move heavy furniture and equipment either manually or by using hand trucks

Spray insecticides or fumigants to prevent insect or rodent infestation

Drive vans, industrial trucks, or other vehicles as needed

Prepares work sites as instructed

Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Required Skills and Abilities

Strong floor care experience, including stripping & waxing, with use of equipment such as a scrubber, side-by-side, carpet extractor, etc.

Experience operating a Kaivac machine

Snow removal experience using equipment such as a blower, plow, salt, etc.

Detail cleaning experience, including low and high dusting

Experience setting up for events, such as assembling or moving furniture, preferred

Qualifications

1+ years of relevant work experience as a custodian, janitor, porter, etc.

Valid driver’s license required

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Must be able to work weekends and evenings (until 11pm) as needed