Maintainer I (3rd Shift)

Salary: $1,740.88 Biweekly

Job Number: AFSCME-26-178

Opening Date:
06/25/2026

Closing Date: 7/9/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

About Holyoke Community
College:

Holyoke Community College is housed on a multi-million-dollar, 135-acre campus, equipped with state-of-the art
technology in specialized learning facilities. HCC serves over 9,000 students annually, and provides a variety of recreational and cultural
activities, from sports programs to music festivals, for students and community members alike. The college’s strongest assets continue to be
an innovative spirit, a sincere concern for students and a commitment to strive for even greater success. These are the values which have
created a tradition of excellence spanning more than six decades, and which are enabling Holyoke Community College to meet today’s
challenges.

Mission: Educate. Inspire. Connect.

Values: Kindness,
Inclusion, Trust, Innovation & Collaboration

Kindness, inclusion and trust are the foundation of the work that we do
together. Innovation and collaboration enable us to explore and implement the ideas that will shape our future.

Incumbents perform janitorial, custodial, housekeeping and mechanical tasks; perform various manual tasks required for the
routine maintenance of campus buildings and grounds.

• Performs routine manual tasks involved in the
  maintenance, repair or beautification of campus grounds or roads, such as cutting grass, weeds or brush; cleaning culverts, gutters,
  catch-basins, drains or ditches; loading and unloading vehicles; moving and setting up furniture; spreading sand, gravel, loam or asphalt;
  digging ditches or post-holes; setting or pulling posts; repairing guardrails or fences; patching concrete or asphalt surfaces; maintaining,
  erecting or repairing signs; cleaning or marking roadways for parking lots; erecting or dismantling snow fences; painting fences, posts,
  guardrails or building exteriors.
• Performs routine laboring tasks to assist skilled tradespeople engaged in maintenance, repair or
  construction work using hand and electrical tools appropriate to craft, such as assisting with the dismantling, fabrication, alteration and
  construction of building structures and building systems.
• Plants, seeds, transplants, removes, prunes, trims, waters, sprays or
  fertilizes trees, shrubbery, grass, plants or flowers; participates in the propagation, growth and care of flowers, plant and shrubs;
  assists in planning and executing horticultural designs for grounds beautification.
• Sweeps sidewalks, rakes and collects leaves,
  collects and hauls debris or rubbish, shovels snow, sands roadways or walkways; performs other manual tasks involved with snow removal,
  control and disposal.
• Cleans campus property such as offices, classrooms, corridors, walls, floors, windows, furniture, woodwork,
  toilets, lavatories or fixtures by washing, waxing, buffing, sweeping, polishing, dusting, or vacuum cleaning; and empties and cleans waste
  barrels, garbage cans and other waste receptacles.
• Cleans, washes, refuels, oils or greases trucks or automobiles; performs other
  manual labor tasks in connection with the maintenance and operation of a garage or equipment depot.
• Performs manual labor in a
  stockroom, storeroom or warehouse, such as loading or unloading freight, materials or equipment; receiving, unpacking and storing goods,
  materials and equipment; checking item specifications against orders; assisting in taking inventories; restocking depleted stores; keeping
  records of goods received and issued; filling requisition orders; delivering goods to departments; weighing and packaging bulk materials;
  and cleaning and organizing the storeroom area.
• Locks or unlocks premises; reports hazardous and unusual situations to the
  appropriate authority.
• Makes general repairs of a simple nature, including minor repairs to groundskeeping equipment.
• Handles trunks, baggage and luggage arriving at, or departing from, a building.
• Operates wheel tractors, electric
  trimmers, buffers or other similar mechanical or power-driven equipment; drives a truck.
• Keeps simple records, such as vehicle
  maintenance logs or inventory counts.

Massachusetts Human Resources Division Job Specifications: Classification Specification under the “Maintainer”
series.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to follow oral and
  written instructions;
• Ability to understand and apply the laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, specifications,
  standards, and guidelines governing assigned unit activities;
• Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships
  with others;
• Ability to stand or walk for prolonged periods of time;
• Ability to move heavy objects;
• ability to
  climb and work on ladders or scaffolds;
• Physical stamina and endurance;
• Manual dexterity;
• Mechanical
  aptitude.

*A physical examination (at the College’s expense) will be required of the candidate
who is offered employment.

Equivalency Statement:
We welcome and encourage applicants who do not meet the
qualifications as stated above, to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities
of this position. It is preferred that this document be uploaded separately from the resume, cover letter, and references.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school diploma;
• Cleaning experience;
• Ability
  to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff and student body.

Full-time, AFSCME -Unit
Position:

Bi-Weekly Rate: $1,740.88 (Grade 10), plus a comprehensive State benefits package.

Hours: 40 hrs./week.

Shift: Third (3rd) Shift, Sunday – Thursday, 11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Funding Source: State.

Additional Details:
Please Note: a skills assessment or
presentation may be required as part of the interview process.

Disability
Accommodations:

Holyoke Community College is committed to the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities and will
ensure the availability of reasonable accommodations. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or
interview process, please contact the Office of People and Talent at (413) 552-2554.

Background Check:

• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion and review of a background check which will include CORI (Criminal Offender
  Record Information) and SORI (Sex Offender Registry Information).
• All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the
  United States. HCC is not sponsoring H1B Visa.

Holyoke Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic
information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of
1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or
complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action
and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the
United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

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