Job Summary
Facilities Maintenance Operations (FMO) offers building & landscape maintenance, and custodial services to faculties and departments on a fee-for-service basis. All services are provided in strict accordance with customer-determined standards. As such, FMO operates as an in-house alternative to contractor services and therefore must manage itself under the same principles that guide any successful maintenance service business.
Position Description
- Performs routine and specialized cleaning of academic and non-academic spaces, including but not limited to offices, dormitories, laboratories, libraries, athletic facilities, classroom and assembly spaces, restrooms, common areas, and entryways, as assigned.
- Maintains all assigned areas in a clean, orderly, and sanitary manner.
- Sanitizes bathroom surfaces, fixtures, and food handling/preparation areas.
- Restocks restroom and kitchen area consumable supplies daily.
- Broom sweeps, dry/damp/wet mops hard surface floors and stairs as assigned.
- Dust and/or washes furniture, walls, and horizontal surfaces.
- Vacuum carpeted floor surfaces using light and/or heavy-duty vacuums.
- Empties and cleans trash and recycling receptacles and moves trash and recyclables to designated pick-up points.
- Strips, waxes and burnishes floors using power floor machines.
- Operates heavy-duty wet pick-up machines to remove liquids from floor surfaces.
- Washes interior windows and first-floor exterior windows.
- May be assigned to perform residential housekeeping during Reunion/Commencement events.
- Performs related duties as required.
- May be required to move furniture or other heavy objects for extended periods of time.
- Performs snow removal assignments including shoveling, sweeping, and applying ice melt or sand.
- May be required to operate equipment, including heavy floor machines.
- May be required to use ladders on a regular basis.
- May be required to work occasional overtime in support of business needs.
Basic Qualifications
- A minimum of 1 year cleaning industry experience required
- Basic proficiency in the English language including reading, writing, and speaking
Additional Qualifications and Skills
- Provide responsive customer support in all phases of custodial and related building operations.
- Must be quality-focused, customer service oriented, and able to routinely communicate clearly in the English language with co-workers and customers in a professional environment.
- Must observe and comply with all standard safety codes and practices and perform work in accordance with recognized industry and university standards.
- May be assigned to work independently or as part of a team under the guidance and direction of the Area Supervisor and/or Crew Chief.
- Must be available to respond to off-hour emergencies as needed.
- May be required to work occasional overtime in support of business needs.
- Required to wear a clean, neat uniform and always maintain a professional image.
- Must always display and wear an ID badge.
Emergency Status Designation:
- Critical Operations Personnel
Physical Requirements
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks as listed in the Duties and Responsibilities.
- Such tasks require repetitive stooping, bending, reaching, and carrying, especially to vacuum, sweep, and mop stairwells, perform high and low dusting or cleaning, etc.
- Must be able to tolerate dust and other airborne particles as well as approved cleaning chemicals.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 40 lb. routinely, on a daily basis.
- May be required to lift and carry five-gallon pails of cleaning liquids at various times (weighing up to 40lbs.)