Utility Worker

Overview

Be You. Be Bold. Choose Duke. Be You. As a Utility Worker
, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining clean, safe, and well-functioning facilities that support our students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Your work keeps Duke running—and ensures that every member of our community can thrive in the spaces where they study, work, and gather. This hands-on role is essential to campus operations. You’ll support maintenance teams, respond to facility needs, and provide a variety of light maintenance and housekeeping services that keep Duke’s buildings and grounds in excellent condition.

• Education: Ability to understand and follow instructions, generally acquired through partial high school education.
• Experience: None required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

• Replace light bulbs, open drain lines, inspect electrical outlets for damage, and check power panels (on/off only).
• Perform light carpentry tasks such as repairing window shades, drapes, doors, acoustical tiles, and installing bumpers or signage.
• Assemble furniture, equipment, and other items as needed.

• Operate a light truck or van to move furniture, equipment, supplies, and personnel across campus.
• Provide general support to campus groups requiring moving, setup, or light repair services.

• Perform housekeeping duties when assigned, including:
  • Stripping, scrubbing, waxing, and refinishing floors
  • Cleaning walls, windows, door frames, and other assigned areas
• Maintain clean and orderly spaces across designated buildings and facilities.

• Report maintenance needs beyond scope or capability to the appropriate supervisor to ensure prompt follow-up.
• Partner with maintenance and custodial teams to uphold Duke’s standards of safety and cleanliness.

Some roles at Duke require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Each hiring department will provide additional details and will support reasonable accommodation as needed.

Duke University provides an annual base salary range for this position as USD 18.32/HR to $21.35/HR
. Duke University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position; candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills; internal peer equity; as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. Your total compensation goes beyond the dollars on your paycheck. Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard.

All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical

Job Functions:

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.