Campus Custodian - 1st Shift (4am–12:30pm)

Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)

Milwaukee (WI)

On-site

USD 20,457 - 29,136

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Paid training
No weekends required and consistent FT
Medical, dental, life, disability and
Vision insurance
Paid time off
13 paid holidays
Paid parental leave
Retirement plan with up to 6% match
Educational benefits for spouse/depend
On-campus fitness center free
Employee parking at MSOE lots

Job summary

MSOE is seeking a Custodian I to maintain clean, safe, and welcoming spaces across campus. This full-time role runs on the 1st shift, 4:00am to 12:30pm, Monday through Friday, with 4 weeks of paid training and a strong benefits package.

Starting pay is $18.00 per hour. Responsibilities include cleaning classrooms, labs, offices, and common areas, operating cleaning equipment, and handling light lifting. Join a university built on excellence and community.

Responsibilities

  • Clean public areas, including classrooms, labs, receiving areas, trash rooms, offices, restroom/shower areas, hallways, and lobbies.
  • Wipe countertops and tables; clean windows; move furniture and cleaning decor items in common areas.
  • Clean restrooms/showers and scrub toilets, sinks, and floors.
  • Dispose of trash and recyclables.
  • Vacuum carpets; sweep and mop tile floors; clean spills, including biohazards.
  • Operate cleaning equipment including vacuums, brooms, mops, automatic scrubbers, carpet extractors and buffers.
  • Lift, push, pull, and/or move up to 50 pounds, and up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Job description

Be part of the team that keeps MSOE shining. As a Custodian, you'll play a key role in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming environment across campus-from classrooms and labs to student spaces and offices. This full-time, weekday role offers consistency, paid training, great benefits, and the chance to support a university built on excellence and community. If you take pride in your work, enjoy staying active, and want to make a visible impact every day, Milwaukee School of Engineering is the place to do it.

MSOE is seeking to fill a full-time 1st shift Custodian I position on our Custodial Services team! This position will work 4:00am to 12:30pm Monday through Friday.

About Us
MSOE is a private university with a history dating back to 1903 in the Milwaukee area. Our employees are passionate about delivering a customer-focused university experience built on our dedication to our students, staff and faculty and the community around us. The culture at MSOE is unique and driven by our core values - Collaboration, Excellence, Inclusion, Innovation, Integrity and Stewardship. Come join our dedicated team and experience the MSOE difference!

Pay
$18.00/hour

Shift available
Full-time, Monday through Friday, 4am to 12:30pm

Training
4 weeks PAID training upon starting; training hours are 6am to 2:30pm.

Why Work for MSOE?
  • Starting hourly pay of $18.00 per hour and paid training
  • No weekends required and consistent full-time schedule
  • Competitive medical, dental, life, disability and vision insurance plans available to full-time employees
  • Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal)
  • 13 paid holidays each year
  • Paid parental leave
  • Retirement plan with up to 6% match
  • Educational benefits are available for employees' spouse and/or dependents
  • On-campus fitness center available FREE of charge for all employees
  • Employee parking in MSOE lots downtown at a reduced cost
Summary of duties for MSOE Custodians:
  • Clean public areas, including classrooms, labs, receiving areas, trash rooms, offices, restroom/showers, hallways, and lobbies.
  • Wipe countertops and tables; clean windows; move furniture; and clean furniture and decorative objects in common areas.
  • Clean restrooms/showers and scrub toilets, sinks, and floors.
  • Dispose of trash and recyclables.
  • Vacuum carpets; sweep and mop tile floors; and clean any spills that occur, including biohazardous materials and substances.
  • Operate cleaning equipment including but not limited to vacuums, brooms, mops and moping buckets, automatic scrubbers, carpet extractors and buffers.
  • Ability to lift, push, pull, and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds and up to one hundred (100) pounds with assistance.
Come join a team of hard-working, passionate and motivated team members!

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

It is the policy of MSOE to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, marital status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all jobs at the University and to all the terms, benefits, and conditions of employment/enrollment.

Job Code: 222

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