Handyperson

Job Title

Handyperson

Job Description Summary

C&W Services, one of North Americaâ™s largest and most successful integrated Facilities Services Company with over 50 years of facilities outsourcing experience is looking for a Handyperson for a major customer account in Long Island, NY.
The Handyperson is a position within the line of operations of C&W Services. The incumbent is responsible for performing a variety of general maintenance functions, including, patching and painting walls, replacing ceiling tiles and minor equipment, plumbing, carpentry repairs.

Job Description

Responsibilities/Tasks/Duties

• Install office partitions and furniture

• Install a variety of flooring materials

• Repair furniture

• Patch and paint walls

• Install and maintain door closers, locksets and passage sets

• Perform minor plumbing repairs

• Perform preventive maintenance on facility equipment

• Install bulletin boards and writing boards

• Replace damaged, stained, or missing ceiling tiles

• Replace damaged VCT floor tile

• Refasten existing or replace damaged cover base

• Analyze/assess problems quickly and accurately

• Act independently and with little supervision

• Learn new tasks and systems

• To receive and give constructive feedback

• To manage time well, accomplishing tasks on schedule

• To use common hand tools

• To use power tools

• Ability to operate van, scissors lifts, basket trucks, and others as required

• To understand written and verbal job instructions

• To support companyâ™s goals and objectives

• Perform other related duties as assigned, such as snow removal, assisting other tradesmen and emergency repairs

Other Duties

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

• 2-5 years previous experience as a handyman or related position

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

• Good interpersonal communications skills and ability to work with other people.

• Requires attention to detail.

Note:  This position requires compliance with our COVID related protocols, which may also include client-specific requirements.  This might include, but is not limited to, either providing documentation of full vaccination as per CDC (if in U.S.) or public health mandate (if in Canada) guidelines or agreeing to regular COVID testing.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements. The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidateâ™s experience and qualifications. The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role. The compensation for the position is: $16.00 – $16.00 C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative⋠Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.