Custodian

Responsibilities

• Performs custodial tasks for assigned county facilities; provides county staff and the public with safe, attractive, comfortable, clean and efficient places in which to work and conduct business.
• Uses electrical cleaning equipment (e.g., vacuum cleaners, shampoo machines, high-speed buffers).
• Uses appropriate chemicals and cleaners safely and productively according to instructions to ensure personal, public, and staff safety.
• Ensures assigned area is properly opened daily and secured upon completion of daily tasks (i.e., locking doors and windows, turning off electrical units).
• Performs custodial tasks such as emptying and cleaning waste receptacles; mopping, stripping, waxing and buffing floors, shampooing carpets, washing windows; dusting furniture; cleaning vents, fans and walls; sanitizing restrooms and kitchen facilities.
• Responds to emergency situations such as spills, broken windows, and broken locks.
• Cleans equipment and tools after use and maintains cleanliness and order in storage areas.
• Reports equipment malfunctions and plant facility maintenance needs to immediate supervisor.
• Performs routine maintenance on facility custodial equipment, such as changing vacuum cleaner belts and bags, and changing buffer machine pads.
• Performs non-cleaning tasks, including but not limited to filling paper and soap dispensers, assisting in setting up for meetings and/or conferences.
• Performs general cleaning tasks, including cleaning baseboards, wiping down windowsills, around door frames, and handles.
• Performs related duties as required.

High school diploma or GED preferred; custodial experience preferred; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

• Requires a valid driver license.

Must be physically able to operate a variety of hand‑held and electrical equipment and tools, to include vacuum cleaners, strippers, waxers, etc. Must be able to exert 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, or in excess of 50 pounds frequently, or in excess of 20 pounds constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Must be able to perform manual tasks and remain on feet for extended periods of time.

Required to work from ladders and personnel‑lifts for extended periods of time to complete certain tasks (i.e., cleaning windows and vents; changing light bulbs, etc.). Physical demands are in excess of those for sedentary work.

Must be able to read and comprehend basic English, rendered in formats such as cleaning agent instructions, warning labels, equipment operation directions and other materials related to the job. Must be able to communicate effectively in Standard English and to convey information to others.

Requires the ability to apply principles of common sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions; to deal with problems involving concrete variables in or from standardized situations; to perform manual labor and machine operations; to make independent judgments in the absence of supervisor; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation.

Must be able to add and subtract totals. May require the ability to multiply and divide.

Requires the ability to deal with people beyond receiving instructions.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.