Temporary General Services Assistant

This position is responsible for performing general business duties for BED which encompasses improving maintaining and repairing BEDs buildings grounds automotive fleet and mail processing activities and assist in stockroom activities.

Union Affiliation:Non-Union
Pay:$25.00 Hourly
Remote Tier 1:Zero (0) days remote/week

Buildings and Grounds

• Performs building and ground maintenance including painting lawn care planting of shrubs trees and flowers shoveling snow and mowing at Pine Street Gas Turbine and Winooski One Hydro andsubstations.
• Performs a variety of other labor-intensiveduties.
• Perform carpentry repairs on furniture and building structures including but notlimited to doors windows locks shelving units etc. Performs miscellaneous maintenance duties asnecessary.
• Sets up/tears down auditorium and Spark Space for various dailyevents.

• Process outgoing mail including customer billing asnecessary.
• Operate machines and equipment necessary to carry out the functions of the mailroom including but not limited to folding machine stuffing machine and postage meteretc.
• Handles Daily Payment Processing data including but not limited to; cash and check payments etc. that are brought to thebank.
• Opens the mail and drop boxpayments.
• Process dead mail returned by the PostOffice.

• Assist in the exchange of rubber protective equipment as per Section 20 of the BED Accident PreventionManual.
• Responsible for maintaining clear access to contaminated storage area perVOSHA requirements.
• Responsible to see that the warehouses are locked and secure at alltimes.
• Maintain inventory and garage bay areas including but not limited to sweeping mopping dustingetc.
• Running parts/supplies out to field personnel asneeded
• Assist with making inventory labels for incomingmaterial.
• Assist with duties related to preparing and shipping out items via Fed-x UPS andFreight.
• Assist with disposal of salvage materials in propermanner.
• Assist with receiving unloading and accounting for material purchased and supplied toBED.
• Assist in conducting weekly and annual inventorycounts.

• Performs other duties as required.

• AbilitytoactivelysupportCitydiversityequityandculturalcompetencyeffortswithinstated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures andconstituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity equity and inclusion as evidenced by ongoing trainings and professionaldevelopment.
• High school diploma Adult Education orequivalent.
• Minimum One (1) year experience in building maintenance environment -preferred
• Experience operating office machinery preferred.
• Working knowledge of personal computers using the internet andOutlook
• Knowledge of materials and equipment associated with an electric utility preferred.
• Must be able to lift and carry 50pounds.
• Must obtain and maintain a valid Vermont drivers licenserequired.
• Ability to operate related tools and equipmentrequired.
• Must be tactful courteous and able to get along well with co-workers and thepublic.
• Mustpossessgoodcommunicationskillsbeabletofolloworalandwrittendirectionshavethe ability to prioritize multiple tasks and how to solveproblems.
• Ability to work in various weather conditions required.
• Regular attendance is necessary and is essential to meeting the expectations of the job functions.
• Ability to understand and comply with City standards safety rules and personnel policies.

Promoting a culture that reveres diversity and equity.

The City of Burlington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are strongly committed to creating a dynamic and equitable work-force that mirrors the population and world that we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of political or religious affiliation race color national origin place of birth ancestry age sexual orientation gender identity marital status crime victim status veteran status disability HIV positive status or genetic information in employment or the provision of services.

In addition to being an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applicants who can contribute to our growing diversity to apply.

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