Custodian

Salary : $43,284.80 - $49,462.40 Annually
Location : Fitchburg, WI
Job Type: Full-Time 1.0 FTE
Job Number:
Department: Building & Grounds
Opening Date: 01/19/2026
Closing Date: 2/8/2026 11:59 PM Central

Description
Join our team as a dedicated Full-Time Custodian and play a key role in keeping our Police facility clean, safe, and running at its best!
About the Team:
This is US!

About the Role:
Under the general direction of the Building and Grounds Supervisor, this position is responsible for performing a wide range of custodial and maintenance tasks-including cleaning offices and common areas, maintaining restrooms, handling rubbish removal, monitoring work orders, and assisting with seasonal needs such as snow and ice removal. This role requires strong attention to detail, good time-management skills, and the ability to plan tasks around ongoing activities within the building.

About the Shift:
Monday through Friday
8:00 am to 4:00 pm

About the Rewards:
The City of Fitchburg is a great place to work! We offer an amazing benefits package that includes excellent health insurance, participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System, ample paid leave and an employee assistance program that offers a variety of programs and tools designed to help promote an employee's health and wellness!

Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background check and fingerprinting.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Clean Police facility building thoroughly. Clean all offices, lobbies, hallways, entrances, conference rooms, lavatories, sinks and break rooms.
• Empty trash containers, replace liners as needed and take all trash to dumpster. Place recyclables in appropriate bins. Replenish bathroom tissue and paper towels.
• Dust counter tops, desk tops, window sills, file cabinets, and tables.
• Vacuum, dust mop, or wet mop floors as appropriate. Shampoo carpets according to the maintenance schedule.
• Report maintenance problems to building maintenance supervisor.
• Check email for any work orders.
• Ensure all lights are off and all doors are locked as appropriate.
• Plan cleaning tasks around meetings and activities in progress.
• Keep sidewalks clear of snow and ice. Salt when necessary.
• Wash inside panes of windows.

Other Functions:

• Assist with set-up and tear-down of meeting rooms.
• Assist with office and cubicle moves.
• Assist in maintaining City grounds.
• Serve as back up custodian for the Library , Community Center and City Hall.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

Education and/or Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalency preferred.
• One-year custodial experience preferred.

Licenses, Certifications, etc.:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must possess a valid Wisconsin Driver's License at time of appointment and maintain during entire course of employment.
• Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background check and fingerprinting.

Necessary Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

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• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to identify and analyze problems, evaluate alternative solutions and make sound judgments.
• Knowledge of a variety of custodial equipment and its uses.
• Knowledge of custodial cleaning supplies and their uses.
• Ability to work in an efficient and safe manner.
• Ability to maintain adequate attendance.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, and the general public.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse individuals and groups.

Special Requirements
In evaluating candidates for this position, the City may consider a combination of education, training, and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential duties of this position.
Your unique experiences matter to us, even if they don't align perfectly with every requirement listed. We recognize that skills come from diverse paths, and we value what makes your journey special. If this role inspires you, we encourage you to apply!

Supplemental Information:

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Moderate Work:
Exerting 76-100 lbs seldom. Exerting 31-75 lbs occasionally, and/or 0-30 lbs frequently. Requires walking or standing to a significant degree. Requires bending, stooping, standing, and lifting, but not for prolonged periods.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Inside:
Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Inside work 95% of the time and outside work 05% of the time.

Environmental conditions:

Occasionally…