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CUSTODIAL TRAINER / LOGISTICS SUPPORT

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 10/30/2025 CLOSED ON 12/20/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the CUSTODIAL TRAINER / LOGISTICS SUPPORT position at Central Michigan University?

The Custodial Trainer provides training to campus custodians on cleaning methods, procedures, equipment usage, and techniques. This position also conducts custodial equipment inspections and inventory, and maintains the appearance and longevity of flooring across campus. This position will also perform custodial duties related to maintaining cleanliness of academic, residential, and administrative campus buildings and service areas and perform manual custodial tasks in care of University buildings as needed.

Required Qualifications
High School Diploma of GED.
One year of work experience.
Possession of a valid driver’s license.
Extensive knowledge of cleaning materials and methods.
Ability to effectively conduct training both one-on-one and in group settings.
Working knowledge of custodial equipment.
Working knowledge of flooring types and associated care requirements.
Demonstrated ability to follow and/or interpret verbal and/or written directions.
Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and project a positive image.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

Duties & Responsibilities
Conducts training with custodial staff in one-on-one and group settings on cleaning methods, procedures, equipment usage, and techniques.
Performs inspections and inventory on custodial equipment and assists the Custodial Equipment Maintenance Worker as needed.
Performs floor care using various techniques and equipment.
Assists custodians with the following tasks as needed:
  • Operates mechanical cleaning and scrubbing equipment.
  • Operates carpet shampooing and upholstery cleaning equipment.
  • Sweeps, mops, strips, and waxes floor surfaces.
  • Maintains entrances and areas surrounding buildings by picking up litter, cigarette butts, sweeping, shoveling snow, removing ice, spreading sand and salt, etc.
  • Operates vacuum cleaning equipment.
  • Cleans and waxes furniture, cases, fixtures, and furnishings.
  • Cleans mirrors and interior glass.
  • Unplugs commodes, urinals, and sink drains without dismantling the fixture as needed.
  • Cleans restrooms and replenishes restroom supplies.
  • Spot washes walls.
  • Makes beds and changes linens in guest rooms.
  • Collects and disposes of waste materials.
  • Reports repair work and/or damages to the building to the service center.
  • Sweeps, dusts, and wet-mops stairs and stairwells.
  • Replaces light bulbs and broken globes as needed.
  • Moves and arranges furniture and furnishings.
  • Washes interior and exterior windows.
  • Empties all trash containers and transports debris to pick-up stations.
  • Keeps routine records and makes routine reports.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised
None.

Message to Applicants
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.

You must submit an online application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

If there is another applicable document you wish to include that is not required, please utilize the Other Document (1) upload field.

Employee Group
Service Maintenance

Staff Pay Level
4

Pay Range
$18.23 per hour

Division
Finance and Administrative Services

Department
Building Services

Position Status
Regular

Position End Date

Employment Status
Full-Time

FTE
1.0

Position Type
12 month

Weekly Work Schedule
40 hours per week/various days and times; some nights and weekends as needed

Location
Mount Pleasant, MI

About the Department

About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

CMU Leadership Standards
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

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