Part-Time Cleaner
Who We Are
The two-time 2018 GRAMMY® Award-winning Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is credited with a rich history of engaging the world’s finest conductors and musicians and demonstrates a genuine commitment to the Pittsburgh region and its citizens. Known for its artistic excellence for more than 120 years, the Pittsburgh Symphony today is lauded as the region’s international cultural ambassador. The Symphony’s mission is to engage, enrich, and inspire through unparalleled live musical experiences and is committed to their values of excellence, inclusivity, integrity, celebration, and enjoyment.
Job Purpose:
Reporting to the Heinz Hall Maintenance Department Cleaning Supervisor, the Part-time Cleaner will work as part of the Hall Management/Symphony Operations team, provide input to management on ways to improve operational efficiencies, quality, and cost effectiveness, be willing to assist in a wide variety of housekeeping duties, and be flexible in work hours requested by Hall Management to accommodate the needs of events scheduled in Heinz Hall.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
In this position, you may be required to perform and assist with any of the following duties:
Floor Cleaning & Maintenance
- Daily & scheduled maintenance of hard & soft floors, specifically: parquet, terrazzo, marble, tile, and/or carpet.
- Strip, wax, seal, buff, and mop.
- Apply special treatments to specialized floors, as needed, or assigned by Hall Management.
- Shampoo and spot clean carpets.
- Vacuum & spot clean carpets daily.
- Clean and restock supplies in restrooms.
- Clean offices, stairwells, dressing rooms, entrances, lobbies, windows, woodwork, wrought iron railings, etc.
- Assist with the setup and breakdown of tables, chairs, crowd control stanchions, podiums, waste receptacles for meetings or receptions.
- Complete general office staff requests, including but not limited to: moving furniture, transporting supplies and/or completing minor repairs.
- Transport deliveries of supplies specific to the Maintenance Department.
- Wash table linens, mops, rags, and towels.
- Sweep, leaf removal and snow removal.
- Clean tables and chairs- wipe and wash as required.
- Empty trash cans and replace liners.
- Clean and store all garden furniture at the end of the season.
- Clean all areas of Heinz Hall including projection room, light booth, and interior and exterior light fixtures.
- Report light bulbs that need to be replaced.
- Clean windows daily on street level, three sheet/poster windows, as needed.
- Clean sidewalks by removing paper and debris and hosing sidewalks.
- Conduct snow and leaf removal.
- Transport all trash to dumpsters in EQT Building.
- Remove graffiti.
- Clean/vacuum vents throughout the facility.
- Report to Management any incident of damage, by self or others, to Heinz Hall property including but not limited to the equipment, furnishings and/or building.
The position of Heavy-Duty Cleaner requires the use and operation of the following maintenance equipment:
- Step ladders
- Extension poles
- Carpet vacuum sweeper and carpet extraction machine
- Automatic battery-powered floor machine
- Upright floor machines and burnisher
- Wet/dry pick-up vacuum
- Floor squeegees, push brooms, window washing tools
- Corded electric pressure washer
- Gravely self-propelled snow brush machine
- Must be able to work four days each week, specifically Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
- Experience and/or interest in cleaning and maintaining of a historic building.
- Ability willingness to work cooperatively with staff and patrons in a professional manner.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow processes.
- Eager to learn, be trained and coached on best practices in facilities maintenance including equipment, supplies and materials.
Compensation:
This is a part-time, non-exempt position with a starting hourly rate of $18.80 per hour.
Pittsburgh Symphony, Inc. (PSI) provides equal opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other class or category protected by local, state, or federal law.
The specific statements shown in each section of the description are not intended to be all- inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully.
The PSI recognizes that an individual with a disability may require a job modification/ accommodation to enable them to successfully perform a job function. Consideration will be given to such requests. Such requests should be directed to Human Resources.