Custodian; mon, 1st

Position Details

• Job No: 25177RP
• Department: Facilities Management
• Work Type: Union
• Location: Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
• Full Time / Part Time: Full Time
• Categories: Labor/Service/Maintenance
• Applications Close:

Michigan Technological University is an R1 technological research university founded in 1885 in Houghton. Our rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan’s scenic Upper Peninsula and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’s flagship technological university offers more than 185 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Research focus areas include defense, health, energy, automotive, environment, and aerospace.

The area’s waters, forests, and snowfall support year-round recreation, including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and paddling. The University is an integral part of the region, supported by a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride in being a true college town. We embrace our size, climate, sense of adventure, and originality.

Responsible for the performance of routine and special custodial duties in 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. This is a full time, 12 month position.

• Sweep, mop, clean, vacuum, wax and buff various types of floor surfaces.
• Clean and maintain all meeting and conference rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, offices, labs, stairwells and other public and work areas.
• Clean washroom floors, walls and fixtures; sanitize as necessary. Replenish washroom soap, paper, and vending products.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe work area and ensure a safe environment throughout the facility. Remove garbage, paper and recycling.
• Clean all types of wall and ceiling surfaces.
• Use and maintain a variety of cleaning and maintenance machines, ladders, tools and equipment.
• Wash windows; clean furniture; dust windowsills and ledges; clean fixtures; change light bulbs in various fixtures inside and out of building.
• Maintain building entrances by removing snow and ice, applying sand and salt, and removing debris.
• Adhere to current uniform policy.
• Be responsible for minor wall and ceiling repair including spackling, sanding and painting.
• Participate in any training necessary to accommodate changes in operation which directly affects regular assigned duties.
• Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
• Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.
• SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Functional supervision may be exercised over seasonal/temporary university employees and student assistants.

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

• One year experience with primary duties as a custodian, or an equivalent combination of experience to equal one year full time.
• One year experience maintaining a variety of floor surfaces using auto-scrubbers, burnishers, buffers, carpet extraction vacuums, and other commercial cleaning equipment.

• Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to use basic internet and web-based applications.
• Demonstrated ability to follow instructions and perform work with minimum supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with clients, students and staff in varying situations and in all areas when assigned.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a clean and safe facility.
• Demonstrated ability to perform general maintenance tasks, including changing lights, bulbs. The use of ladders will be required to perform some of these tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across cultural…