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JOB TITLE: Facilities Maintenance Technician, Historic Forestville
LOCATION: Historic Forestville, 21899 County Road 118, Preston, MN 55965
COMPENSATION: $22.28 hourly minimum
STATUS & HOURS: Full-time, regular (approximately 1,560 annual hours) position.
BENEFITS: Eligible to participate in State Employee Group Insurance Program and a retirement program with employer contribution. Generous vacation and sick time accruals with additional paid holidays.
DESIGNATION: Bargaining Unit AFSCME Local 3173
POSTING DATE: July 30, 2024
DEADLINE DATE: August 20, 2024
TO APPLY: Interested applicants must apply online at the Minnesota Historical Society’s career center at www.mnhs.org/jobs and include a resume and cover letter by the application deadline date.
DESCRIPTION: This position exists to plan, coordinate, and perform maintenance activities; and document the ongoing preservation and maintenance projects at Historic Forestville Historic Site, ensuring that the historic site buildings, including the visitor center, are maintained at a high level of quality and safety for the visiting public.
SUMMARY OF WORK: 1) Maintain and perform repairs, light carpentry, painting and mechanical duties throughout the site; 2) Provide overall seasonal and programmatic and other site maintenance support; 3) Maintain site grounds to ensure historical accuracy, neat appearance and visitor safety. Tasks include snow removal, mowing/trimming and garden maintenance; 4) Assess, perform, coordinate, monitor, and track historic site’s building preservation issues through visual inspections and monitoring; 5) Maintain and perform repairs on all site equipment to keep items in proper working order; 6) Initiate, coordinate, and follow up on contracted work by vendors or other MNHS staff charged with museum work; and 7) Perform other related duties as apparent or assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
● High school diploma or equivalent.
● Considerable knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, and equipment, and the ability to perform a variety of cleaning and maintenance tasks.
● Working knowledge of the methods and practices of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting and security tasks.
● Ability to operate a wide variety of hand and power tools and grounds and building maintenance equipment.
● Working knowledge of grounds keeping and horticultural practices.
● Physical strength, stamina and coordination to perform a wide variety of job tasks.
● Demonstrated ability to take initiative.
● Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team.
● Demonstrated ability to coordinate work and manage time
● Demonstrated ability to provide work direction to others.
● Demonstrated ability to communicate with team members, contractors, and vendors.
● Willingness to occasionally work 10-hour days and to infrequently respond to security or fire alarms at all hours.
● Awareness of the need to maintain buildings and grounds in such a way as to maintain historical integrity of site, while at the same time prolonging the life of the facility.
● Ability to maintain written records and complete assigned reports.
● Ability to work as part of a team, primarily working closely with the Maintenance Assistants, but also with the rest of the site staff.
● Ability to lift 75 pounds rarely, 50 pounds occasionally, and 30 pounds regularly.
● Ability to work on and from a ladder or scaffolding regularly.
● Ability to work outdoors in all Minnesota weather conditions.
● Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
● Ability and motivation to study historical reference materials related to preservation of historic buildings and sites.
● Experience working at a museum, historic site, or comparable setting.
● Ability to negotiate service contracts, working with multiple facility contractors, remodeling, or restoration projects.
Should you have questions with the application process, email humanresources@mnhs.org.
At MNHS, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on diversity for the benefit of our employees, our products and services, and our community. The Minnesota Historical Society believes that an inclusive culture among our team members is critical to our success as a historical society and museum, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Minnesota Historical Society is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and employer.
To apply for this job please visit www.mnhs.org.