Maintenance Worker - Janitorial

City of Bellevue is hiring for 2 Maintenance Worker positions on the Custodial Team.

Positions in this classification are responsible for the general maintenance and clean-up of physical facilities. Duties and responsibilities include cleaning and sanitizing buildings; sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming floors; and the performance of minor equipment and facility repairs.

This position will work weekends and have Tuesday's and Wednesday's off. The summer shift is 6:00am - 2:30pm, Winter shift is 6:30am -3:00pm.

• Cleans and sanitizes restrooms; dust mops, sweeps, polishes, and refinishes floors; vacuums carpets; removes trash; cleans windows, walls, counters, and carpets.

• Polishes and refinishes tennis courts.

• Lubricates pulleys, fans, and checks belts on cleaning equipment; performs minor repairs on non-warrantee cleaning equipment.

• Washes windows, strips and waxes floors, and shampoos carpets.

• Repairs doors, windows, roof leaks, and water pressure leaks; performs minor electrical and plumbing repairs.

• Sets up furniture and other equipment needed for meetings.

• Responds to special cleaning requests.

• Supervises and inspects work performed by contracted custodians.

• Assists in the training and evaluation of subordinate custodial staff; orients new workers to evening shifts.

• Inventories and orders equipment needed to perform custodial duties.

• Participates in the planning and implementation of custodial assignments.

• Cleans sensitive areas such as the police records and evidence rooms.

• Secures buildings and activates alarms at the end of each shift.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

• Knowledge in use and application of cleaning and sanitizing chemicals and floor finishes and ability to follow instructions in their application and use.
• Some knowledge of plumbing and electrical maintenance to repair tools and equipment.
• Work requires conversational skills and courtesy to exchange information and maintain harmony among fellow employees.
• Ability to work independently.

Education, Experience, and Other Requirements

• Some vocational training/technical training in building maintenance, custodial equipment and supplies, and boiler maintenance.
• Work experience sufficient to perform the duties of the position.

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work involves walking; talking; hearing; using hands to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reaching with hands and arms.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Physical ability to operate equipment and perform general cleaning activities.
• Work is performed using potentially hazardous chemicals and/or equipment and requires moderate physical effort in manipulating equipment.

This position is a full time, union Teamsters Local Union No. 763 position and is located at the Parks Resources Center.