Description

Summary: Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform routine maintenance activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Remove snow from sidewalks, driveways, or parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, or snow shovels, or spread snow melting chemicals.
• Service, clean, or supply restrooms.
• Monitor building security and safety by performing tasks such as locking doors after operating hours or checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.
• Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
• Gather and empty trash.
• Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment.
• Clean laboratory equipment, such as glassware or metal instruments, using solvents, brushes, rags, or power cleaning equipment.
• Clean windows, glass partitions, or mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, or squeegees.
• Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
• Requisition supplies or equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties.
• Dust furniture, walls, machines, or equipment.
• Mow or trim lawns or shrubbery, using mowers or hand or power trimmers, and clear debris from grounds.
• Clean and polish furniture and fixtures.
• Set up, arrange, or remove decorations, tables, chairs, ladders, or scaffolding to prepare facilities for events, such as banquets or meetings. Move furniture, equipment, or supplies.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• High School education, training or an equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 3 years of maintenance or custodial experience preferred

Competencies:

• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Understanding of specifications manuals
• Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
• Guiding oneself with little or no supervision, depending on oneself to get things done
• Pleasant with others, good-natured, cooperative attitude
• Reliable, responsible, and dependable
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the spelling and meaning of words

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

• See details at close and far range
• See under low-light conditions and in the presence of a glare or bright lighting
• See objects or movements of objects to ones side when eyes are looking ahead
• Match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color or brightness
• Detect the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness
• Judge the distance of an object
• Know the direction from which a sound originated
• Quickly respond to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears
• Listen to and understand information presented through spoken words
• Read and understand information presented in writing
• Make repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
• Exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
• Keep balance or stay upright when in an unstable position
• Move hands and arms to grasp, manipulate or assemble objects
• Make repeated adjustments to the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions
• Coordinate 2 or more limbs while sitting, standing, or lying down
• Exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time
• Use muscle force to propel oneself or to throw an object
• Use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time
• Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with body, arms, and/or legs

Work Environment and Physical Requirements: Occasionally uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. May be exposed to construction and various weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment may range from moderate to loud. This position is performed inside as well as outside weather conditions. Regularly required to talk or hear. Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

Please note, this job posting/description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.