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Posting Date:

05/16/2025

Department:

Human Resource Management Office Line Number:

temporary service

Budget Title:

Facility Operations Assistant 1

Rank/Grade:

SG-6 FTE

Full-Time FLSA:

Non-Exempt Negotiating Unit:

CSEA Appointment Type:

Temporary Jurisdictional Class:

Labor (3) Shift Hours Hours will vary based on operational needs. Brief Job Description This is a continuous recruitment posting to fill current and future temporary part-time or full-time positions. Perform a variety of routine manual tasks, requiring medium to heavy physical effort, to assist in maintaining, constructing, and repairing buildings, roads, offices, other structures, furniture, facilities, and grounds. May also assist in operations by performing routine activities requiring limited or no training, such as taking tickets and giving directions, using a forklift, pallet jacks, power tools, dollies, and hand trucks.

Duties may include:

maintaining grounds, roadways, waterways, and trails; assist skilled and semi-skilled trades workers by performing the more routine manual tasks of trade; moving materials to and from work sites; operating and maintaining motorized equipment and machinery; assist in operations by performing routine, repetitive activities; assemble furniture based on blueprints or schematics; move heavy supplies, furniture, and equipment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Salary = $17.35/hourly Required Qualifications There are no education or experience qualifications for this class. Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties assigned and carry out written and oral instruction. When required to operate motor vehicles, candidates must possess a valid New York State Driver License appropriate for the type of vehicle operated.

Open Until Filled:

Yes Special Instructions to Applicant Applicants will only be contacted on an as needed basis for interviews. Please do not call to inquire about your application status. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution that subscribes to all federal, state, and SUNY legal requirements and does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or marital or veteran status (Nondiscrimination Notice). Any violation of this policy should be reported to the Equity and Diversity Office, Cleveland Hall 415, (716) 878-6210. Buffalo State is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. If you have any questions, please contact Jamie Warnes at warnesje@buffalostate.edu or call (716) 878-4822. Background Investigation Statement All applicants are subject to a pre-employment background investigation. Our Pre-Employment Background Screening Policy is available at http://hr.buffalostate.edu/pre-employment-background-screening . Clery Statement Applicants interested in positions may access the Annual Security Report ( ASR ) for SUNY Buffalo State at http://police.buffalostate.edu . The ASR contains information on campus security policies and certain campus crime statistics. Crime statistics are reported in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Applicants may request a hard copy of the ASR by contacting the SUNY Buffalo State University Police Department at (716) 878-6333. New York State Executive Order 161 Pursuant to Executive Order 161 , no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov . Further restrictions on using salary information in the hiring process appear in Labor Law §194-a .