Maintenance Worker - 2nd Shift

Maintenance Worker – 2nd Shift

 

Job Summary:

Perform a variety of custodial duties to maintain Yankee Candle Company’s physical facilities in an orderly and habitable condition both indoors and outdoors.  Specific duties include daily routine custodial work (trash removal, cleaning bathrooms, floor care, etc.); minor building maintenance (light plumbing, patching walls, paint touch-ups, hanging objects, etc.); seasonal work (snow removal, raking, lawn maintenance, etc); and other specially assigned task as required.

 

Minimum Requirements: Minimum 1 year of custodial/maintenance experience strongly preferred.  Light plumbing experience a plus. Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision to complete daily and specially assigned tasks.  Must be flexible to work both indoors and outdoors to perform a variety of duties ranging from emptying trash to shoveling snow. Experience operating power tools and hand tools including electric drills, saws, wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc. required. Experience to operate power equipment such as golf carts, lawn tractors, and snow blowers strongly preferred. Strong commitment to customer service to maintain pleasant, service-oriented contact with employees and guests.  Strong communication skills and diplomacy are essential. Must be able to exert physical effort up to 40% of the time with weights over 60 lbs.  (A post-offer pre-placement physical will be conducted due to the high level of physical demand required for this position).



Hours:

Second Shift, Monday - Friday 1:30 PM – 10:00 PM

 

Flexibility in work schedule is also required for possible overtime, work on holidays, weekends and extended hours with minimal notice and as required by operational need.

 

This position offers a very competitive salary & excellent benefits package. 

 

Salary Structure:

Universal Pay Scale – Pay Grade U10

 

The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully  discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other class protected by federal or state law.  EOE/M/F/D/V

 

Company Overview:

  The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. is the nation’s leading designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of premium scented candles, in the growing giftware industry with sales of $737 million dollars in fiscal year 2007. Employing approximately 5,500 people, Yankee Candle (Headquartered in South Deerfield, Massachusetts) has a 39 year history of offering distinctive products and marketing them as affordable luxuries and consumable gifts. Having earned a reputation for superior, long-lasting fragrance quality, Yankee Candle is America’s trusted choice for fragrance.

 

The Company sells its products through a North American wholesale customer network of approximately 16,700 store locations, a growing base of Company owned and operated retail stores (459 located in 43 states as of December 29, 2007), direct mail catalogs, its Internet websites (www.yankeecandle.com,  www.illuminations.com , and www.aromanaturals.com), international distributors and to a European wholesale customer network of approximately 2,700 store locations (through its distribution center located in Bristol, England).

 

A key contributor to our success has been our vertically integrated business model, which enables us to control most every aspect of our business, from product development to manufacturing to distribution to marketing and sales. This structure allows us to consistently provide high quality and innovative products, deliver them in a timely and efficient manner to customers all over the world and provide excellent customer service. The power of the Yankee Candle® brand and our dedicated and talented employee base truly set us apart from our competitors.

 

Our one-of-a-kind Flagship Store in South Deerfield, MA is the world’s largest candle and Christmas store, containing approximately 90,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space, and has been ranked as one of the most popular tourist attractions in Massachusetts.