Custodial Specialist Senior

Kansas State University; Manhattan (KS); On-site; USD 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas State University is seeking a Custodial Specialist Senior to join our facilities team. The role focuses on cleaning, operating and programming robotic cleaning equipment, disinfecting surfaces and performing preventative maintenance to support a safe campus environment.

You will work under supervision from the Custodial Services Supervisor, with hours from 5:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and occasional emergency call backs. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to operate a wide variety of commercial janitorial equipment.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain facilities to support health and safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors.
• Operate and program robotic cleaning equipment; monitor and report issues with autonomous robots.
• Disinfect surfaces, perform minor equipment repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Assist with floor care and other custodial tasks as assigned by leadership.

Skills

Driver's license

Tools

Commercial janitorial equipment

Job description

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com. For more information, please see https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13667006.

Custodial Specialist Senior

Kansas State University

About This Role

Kansas State University seeks an energetic, dependable Custodial Specialist Senior to help us fulfill our mission of learning, scholarship, creative endeavor, and research by creating and maintaining an environment which contributes to the health and safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors. This position plays an integral role in maintaining and sustaining university structural assets. This position is responsible for first impressions, thus playing an important role in student & faculty recruitment and retention. This position performs a variety of custodial functions to include cleaning, operating & programming robotic equipment, disinfecting, minor equipment repair and preventative maintenance. It will be required to utilize a broad array of chemicals and operate a variety of power equipment in maintenance of floors and other duties. The position will also perform a variety of miscellaneous tasks as assigned by leadership and must be able to work with minimal supervision. This position requires the ability to frequently interact effectively with university students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Direct supervision is from the Custodial Services Supervisor. Hours are 5:00 a.m. - 1:30, with occasional call back for emergencies.

As a Custodial Specialist Senior, this position will be expected to operate and maintain a variety of commercial janitorial equipment, including robotic equipment. The position will report issues with the autonomous cleaning robots, collaborate schedules and optimize the use of robotic equipment, and provide feedback on their performance.

About Us

The Division of Facilities is an action-oriented service organization within the K-State family. We plan, budget, build, operate, maintain, clean, supply and transport. We are custodians, landscapers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, mechanics, project managers, engineers, architects, accountants, and administrative professionals - all stewards and leaders of an inspiring campus shared by many. We wholeheartedly embrace the K-State traditions of excellence, integrity and professionalism, and we are enthusiastic champions of K-State's visionary goal to become a Top 50 Public Research University by 2025.

Worksite Option

This position is on-site.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Minimum Qualifications
  • Drivers license
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Ability to operate a wide variety of commercial janitorial equipment and understand/follow explicit instructions, both oral and written form.
• Other Requirements
  • Could be called into work in emergency situations including but not limited to inclement weather, flooding caused by weather, accidents or infrastructure failure and recovery from other catastrophic events (tornado, fire, blood, etc.).
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment.
  • All candidates must be 18 years of age.
• Sponsorship Eligibility
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship

Application Window

Closes October 11, 2026

Anticipated Hiring Pay Range

$15.00-17.78 per hour + .60 Shift Differential

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