General Maintenance Worker - Residential Complex
Irvington, New Jersey - Full Time

This is the perfect time to join a large and growing Real Estate Company as a General Maintenance Worker in a gated residential community complex, located in Irvington, New Jersey - just off the Garden State Parkway.  

Reporting to Superintendents, Duties and Responsibilities include:

  • Serve the department and facility with a constant professional attitude and quality.
  • Establish good meaningful relations with customers and other staff members.
  • Maintain a safe working environment.
  • Help in transporting furniture and supplies as requested and when needed.
  • Performs variety of maintenance and cleaning duties including:
    • Garbage removal.
    • Stripping and waxing floors.
    • Spray buff floors (Slow speed buff).
    • Burnish floors (High speed buff).
    • Sweeping & mopping floors.
    • Cleaning windows.
    • Cleaning and polishing all metal and stainless steel items.
    • Maintain elevator tracks free from dirt or debris. (Polished)
    • Compactor operation.
    • Recycling trash removal.
    • Maintaining rooms in assigned working area in a clean and organized manner.
    • Maintaining equipment in a clean and working condition.
    • Maintaining baseboard free from wax build up and dirt.
    • Removal of debris from facility property and other assigned areas.
  • Perform all other related duties.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • May be required to work in cramped spaces and in adverse weather conditions.
  • Must be in good general health and demonstrates emotional stability.
  • Ability to sit, stand, lift, pull push, and moves intermittently throughout the working day.
  • Must be capable in a kneeling position for long periods of time, and must be capable of climbing and working from ladders of various heights

ATTENDANCE:

  • Maintains an acceptable record of attendance.
  • Reports for duty on time consistently.
  • Shows flexibility in work scheduling requirements.
  • Willingness to work beyond normal working hours.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:

  • Adhering to housing safety codes when doing repairs.
  • Assures that all work assignments are completed in a safe manner.
  • Assists in maintaining work area in a clean and sanitary manner.
  • Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks using equipment and supplies. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • High school diploma and two years of trade school.
  • Good communication skills - written and oral.
  • Use of floor machines and vacuums.
  • Prior Maintenance/Porter experience preferred.
  • Prior Experience in Floor Stripping and Waxing a plus.

 

We offer a competitive benefits package including Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, and a Retirement plan.

Compensation: 17.00 per hour.

EOE

 

 

A successful candidate must have a minimum of 2 years “hands on” experience in general maintenance work. 

Goldfarb Properties owns and manages over 6,000 apartments in the New York metropolitan area. The family business recently entered its third generation, and has been in existence since 1953. The company owns and manages approximately 60 buildings, the majority of which are residential apartment buildings located in Northern New Jersey, Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, and Westchester. A sampling of our major commercial tenants includes the City of New York Board of Elections, The City of New York Human Resources Administration, Mount Sinai Hospital, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, Bronx Lebanon Hospital, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Bank of America, CVS, and various other national retailers. Goldfarb Properties employs over 200 people.