Job Details

Summary

Michigan Technological University is seeking a Full Time, 12 month,1st Shift Custodian. They will be responsible for performing routine and special custodial duties on facilities and grounds as assigned. Work is performed in accordance with instructions and schedules provided, with results regularly inspected. Provide excellent customer service to a wide variety of internal and external customers.

Responsibilities and Essential Duties

1. Clean women's locker rooms and restrooms including sinks, toilets, floors, walls, ceilings, and shower stalls. Replenish washroom soap, paper, and vending products.
2. Clean classrooms, offices, labs, hallways, lobbies, lounges, corridors, stairways and other work areas; including interior and exterior windows, floors, walls, ceiling and furniture surfaces. Dust and move furniture.
3. Sweep, mop, clean, vacuum, wax, and buff various types of floor surfaces.
4. Remove refuse from stairwells, hallways, rooms and buildings
5. Operate and maintain a variety of machines, tools and equipment pertaining to the SDC, Kearly Stadium, MacInnes Student Ice Arena, and Gates Tennis Center (i.e. riding floor machines, airlift, etc.)
6. Maintain building entrances and grounds according to conditions (i.e., remove snow, apply sand and salt, and remove debris).
7. Assist in delivering, moving, setting up, and taking down equipment for on-site events, such as tables, chairs, staging, and floor mats.
8. Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe work area and ensure a safe environment throughout the facility. Remove garbage and recycling.
9. Participate in any training necessary to accommodate changes in operation which directly affects regular assigned duties.
10. Assist customers with Athletics & Recreation policies and procedures.
11. Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
12. Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.

Required Education, Certifications, Licensures

• High School diploma, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.

Required Experience

• One year of custodial or maintenance experience.

Desirable Education and/or Experience

• One year of experience operating commercial floor surface equipment.
• Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to follow instructions and perform work with minimum supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with students and staff in varying situations and in all areas when assigned.
• Demonstrated ability to perform general maintenance tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and work harmoniously with diverse groups of students, faculty, and staff.
• Demonstrated commitment to contribute to a safe work environment.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations to customers or employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of problems in standardized situations.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form

Work Environment and/or Physical Demands

Required Training and Other Conditions of Employment

Every employee at Michigan Technological University will receive the following 4 required trainings; additional training may be required by the department.

Required University Training:
• Employee Safety Overview
• Anti-Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation Training
• Annual Data Security Training
• Annual Title IX Training

Additional training will be required by the department on a periodic basis.

Background Check:
Offers of employment are contingent upon and not considered finalized until the required background check has been performed and the results received and assessed.