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Cleaner/Laborer, SG 5

State University of New York Cortland
Cortland, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 7/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/3/2026
SUNY Cortland is accepting applications for full-time Cleaner positions as part of an ongoing recruitment effort to establish a hiring pool for current and future vacancies. Applicants will be contacted for interviews as needed, and those who advance will be added to the hiring pool. This pool will be used to fill vacancies as they arise. Work schedules will vary depending on position availability.

Cleaners perform a variety of routine manual tasks that require light to heavy physical effort. Responsibilities include cleaning and maintaining assigned areas within residence halls, academic buildings, and the surrounding campus grounds and sidewalks. By contributing to this essential work, you will play an important role in creating a safe, clean, and vibrant environment where our campus community can thrive. Joining SUNY Cortland means becoming part of a supportive and dedicated team that values hard work, collaboration, and pride in making our campus a welcoming place for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

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General Cleaning

Use mops, brushes, detergents, buffers, floor scrubbers, and other cleaning implements to wash, wax, vacuum, and shampoo carpets, floors, corridors, stairs and stairwells, walls, partitions, windows from the inside of buildings, etc.

Collect trash and recyclables from offices, centralized trash locations, designated trash rooms and dormitories, and transport to the exterior dumpster.

Use hand-dusting equipment to dust assigned areas.

Use hand-operated equipment and detergents to scrub and clean all areas of lavatories, such as sinks, showers, urinals, toilets, etc.

Use designated equipment to polish wood and metal fixtures and equipment.

Assist with cleaning for absent employees as directed or assigned.

Furniture Coordination and Event Support

Move furniture and equipment in connection with cleaning and care functions.

Move furniture within the building for office moves.

Set up furniture and equipment in assigned areas, such as athletic fields, gymnasiums, and conference or meeting rooms, as needed.

Lighting and High Areas

Use appropriate equipment such as ladders and aerial lifts to clean light fixtures and replace light bulbs in high places.

Maintenance and Grounds

Remove snow and salt sidewalks or stairs adjacent to the assigned building entrance.

Use manual and/or mechanical equipment to occasionally clean sidewalks, yards, and driveways.

Safety and Hazard Removal

For all assigned tasks, pick up and remove any hazardous items from floors and furniture, and place them in designated receptacles or appropriate locations.

Notify supervisor of any safety hazard that cannot be mitigated on site.

To Apply:Submit an online employment application at https://jobs.cortland.edu/postings/11268. For more information or if you need assistance with the online application process, please contact the Human Resources Office, ext. 2302.

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