Job Description
Salary: $17.50 - $18.45 Hourly
Location : City Hall
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: 25-00048B
Department: Facilities Maintenance
Opening Date: 08/19/2025
Closing Date: 9/2/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Determined by Position
Bargaining Unit: 1600
Job Level: 10
DESCRIPTION GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Performs manual custodial tasks in the care of City of Flint public buildings, rooms, floors and facilities. Maintains outside areas around building and adjacent grounds. Mows grass, removes snow and other debris as required.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Vacuums, sweeps, mops floors, dust, wash walls, scrubs and buffs floors with electric machines.
- Cleans and disinfects restrooms, clean mirrors, and replenishes supplies as required.
- Cleans fixtures in washrooms, washes windows and empties receptacles as required.
- Dusts, polishes, arranges, and moves furniture and equipment as well as cleans blinds.
- Collects and bales wastepaper.
- Refinishes and waxes floors.
- Removes rubbish from assigned area.
- Maintains grounds around buildings, including such tasks as removing litter, trash, and weeds, trimming, or removing dead or broken branches, and caring for grass and flowers.
- Removes snow and ice from parking lots, sidewalks and building entrances using hand and power equipment.
- Removes debris from parking lots, steps, driveways, and sidewalks.
- Operates power equipment such as lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, string trimmers, and miscellaneous hand tools.
- Occasionally operate trucks, tractors or other power equipment.
- Assists in preparing facilities for group meetings.
- Completes tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision.
- Performs other duties as required.
MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS - At least one (1) year of experience performing varied custodial tasks and working with power equipment, e.g., lawnmower, snowblower, etc.
- Familiarity with the more common practices, methods, materials and tools of the building and related mechanical trades.
- Ability to perform semi-skilled maintenance tasks as directed.
- Ability to use common hand tools with a reasonable degree of skill.
- Ability to perform building and related mechanical and electrical equipment maintenance tasks.
- Ability to perform manual tasks involving physical strength.
- Ability to work harmoniously with fellow workers and other personnel.
- Ability and willingness to work in a manner that will not needlessly endanger the safety of oneself or other persons and equipment.
- Ability to meet the physical, mental and visual standards of the job.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: - Possession of a valid State of Michigan Driver's License.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
The City of Flint recognizes the value of benefits to employees and their families and offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to eligible full-time employees. Benefits will be provided based upon employment status. Benefits offered include the following: Retirement Program: City of Flint eligible employees participate in the MERS hybrid plan. The MERS Hybrid Plan offers you two important tools. The stability and security of a defined benefit plan, combined with the flexibility and investment choice of a defined contribution plan to help you achieve your retirement goals. At retirement, you'll receive a modest lifetime defined benefit (DB) and a separate defined contribution (DC) account you manage.
The DC plan requires an employee pretax irrevocable contribution of 1%-5% (Exempts employees contribute 5%). The employer pays the DB portion and matches the employee's DC contribution. (Maximum employer match is capped at 10% for both the DB & DC. DB is always funded first). Employee contributions are 100% vested. Employer DC contributions vest at 20% per year and fully vest after 5 years. DB portion vests after 6 years and is payable at age 60. The City of Flint is a reciprocal employer under Act 88
Insurance Benefits: The City of Flint offers medical insurance (HAP and BCBS of Michigan), dental and vision to eligible employees, their spouses, and qualified dependents. Life & AD&D and short-term disability are available for free to eligible employees after six months of employment. The City of Flint offers a $100 per month opt-out payment for any employee who has other insurance coverage through a spouse or former employer and chooses not to take the City's medical insurance.
Eligible employees can also enroll in flexible spending accounts for both medical and dependents. They have immediate access to the full amount selected while paying back that amount with pre-tax payroll deductions over the following year.
City of Flint eligible employees also participate in an HCSP plan for future retiree health care costs. Employees contribute $600 pre-tax yearly ($23.08 each pay they work and/are paid 40 hours regular wages) and the employer matches $1500 yearly ($57.70 each pay they work and/are paid 40 hours regular wages). This plan is available for use after termination of employment. (The employer match is vested 20% each year and 100% vested after 5 years.)
EAP: The Ulliance Life Advisor Employee Assistance Program is designed to help employees, their spouses or live-in partners and their dependents through the age of 26 with the many personal/work challenges that we all encounter from time to timeThe Ulliance Life Advisor Employee Assistance Program is confidential, and no cost to eligible employees, spouses/partners or covered dependents.
Voluntary Plans: The City of Flint also allows eligible employees to participate in voluntary supplemental programs. Aflac, Colonial, Equitable 457 plan and Mission Square 457 plans are available to employees. The 457 plans require pre-tax deductions. The 457 plans also allow employees to borrow up to 50% of their balance with a 5-year repayment schedule.
Professional Development: Eligible employees can apply for a $500 educational reimbursement per calendar year. Curriculums must be job-related courses from an accredited educational institution while maintaining a full-time employment status.
Student Loan Forgiveness: As an employee of the City of Flint, you may be allowed to participate in programs that forgive the balance of qualifying student loans. Information to help determine if you qualify is available from the US Department of Education.
Paid Holidays: Eligible employees receive holidays each year including New Year's Eve and Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, the 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Day. (** Sworn Officers receive Easter Sunday holiday instead of New Year's Eve holiday).
PTO (Paid Time Off): PTO is provided according to union contracts and/or exempt policies to eligible employees. Earned PTO balances carry over each year and are paid out at termination for any employee with 6-month seniority.
Flex (Comp Time): Sworn Officers are allowed to bank overtime at 1.5 hours x hours worked. Flex time is used as leave time and the employee is paid out for any unused eligible hours at termination.
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Do you have at least one (1) year of experience performing varied custodial tasks and working with power equipment, e.g., lawnmower. snowblower,
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Do you have a valid State of Michigan driver's license?
Required Question
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