Job Summary
Enjoy summer employment on Purdue University campus as a Summer Student Maintenance Associate. You will provide critical services in the University Residences buildings while working with an experienced team of maintenance service professionals while gaining experience in teamwork and networking. Responsibilities may include (but are not limited to): assisting maintenance staff with painting, general facility repairs or projects, installation, care of site amenities, moving furniture and/or other duties as assigned. Employees may be expected to report on the status of a site and care of the site either independently or as a team. Our goal is to help students develop and grow by cultivating an environment where they will be able to use their critical thinking and interpersonal skills to design, manage and identify improvement opportunities and problem-solve for projects in space in Purdue University Residences.
- Qualified Purdue Students will be eligible for free summer housing while working in this role.
- This is a summer only position beginning Monday, May 12, 2025, and ending Friday, August 22, 2025.
- Required hours may include days, evenings, weekends, overnight hours, and holidays.
- The typical position schedule is 7:30 am to 4:00 pm (Monday to Friday).
- However, the first two weeks of the job may include four 10-hour shifts per week and/or variable start times.
- Shifts include two 15-minute breaks and one 30-minute unpaid lunch break.
- There is a possibility of overtime, but only if approved by the leadership team.
Responsibilities
- Maintain safety and risk management standards of the department.
- Handle emergency situations and prioritize responsibilities while continuing to provide the highest level of customer service.
- Responsible for all scheduled shifts.
- Exhibit friendliness, diplomacy, and tact when responding to guests and staff.
- Provide feedback from a student lens.
- Present ideas to division senior leadership, as identified.
- Demonstrate staff development periodically (collaborative learning, assist in the development of work culture, and relate learned skills across varied disciplines).
- Other duties as assigned