Maintenance Worker I

JOB DESCRIPTION: This job involves maintaining our office building and associated grounds to keep facilities and equipment clean and orderly. Responsibilities will be primarily janitorial, grounds keeping, and cubicle assembly.

STARTING HOURLY PAY: $19.00/hr

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

- Perform mostly indoor janitorial duties such as dusting, sweeping, mopping, cleaning carpets, cleaning and sanitizing break and lavatory facilities, and emptying trash.

- Operate a variety of custodial equipment to perform cleaning and maintenance duties.

- Groundskeeping duties such as watering, mowing, raking, weeding, pruning, fertilizing, planting, etc.

- Operate tractors, chippers, sprayers, etc.

- Assemble and configure cubicles and furniture.

- Perform other duties of a similar nature as required by management.

REQUIRED:

- High School Diploma or GED

- Ability to perform assigned custodial tasks independently by following oral and written instructions.

- Problem solving.

- Verbal and listening communications.

- Time management.

- Ability to work independently.

- Knowledge of standard cleaning procedures, chemicals, products, and equipment.

- Ability to read and understand labels and instructions, particularly on the use and application of cleaning chemicals and products.

LICENSES:

- Valid Oregon State driver's license

HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED

- Janitorial Experience.

- Landscape and grounds keeping.

- Irrigation system use and maintenance.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

- Work will generally be performed in an office environment and/or outdoors.

- Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, and stand/walk for long periods of time.

- Engage in repetitive work motions such as gripping, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and mopping.

- Frequent use of hands and arms and may require reaching above shoulders and head, climbing ladders, and cleaning surfaces at a variety of heights and angles.

- Frequently required to lift equipment and/or materials up to 35 pounds, with occasional lifting of up to 60 lbs.

Benefits include very good medical and dental insurance, 401k with match, life insurance, paid holidays, and paid time off (vacation or sick time). Drug test and background check will be required. We generally don't hire someone who lives far outside of Salem because it's beneficial for us to have employees who live near the office.

How to apply and what to expect next:

Send your resume to jobs@opendental.com. Make sure that you include your phone number, email address, physical address, and how you found the job listing. We will contact you as soon as possible, usually by phone. We will ask some basic questions to get the process started. During or after the phone call we may arrange for you to come in and be interviewed. Feel welcome to contact us again if you have not heard back.