Custodial Superintendent

University of Florida; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Florida is seeking an Administrative Leader to oversee custodial services on the Main Campus in Gainesville, ensuring high sanitation standards across offices, event spaces, and public areas. You will supervise a large team, hire and train staff, and drive safety, quality, and customer service initiatives.

Responsibilities include budgeting, policy development, and coordination with campus departments, plus planning staffing and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience managing and training a large custodial team.
• Strong budgeting and cost-control knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Familiar with cleaning methods and hazardous materials.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide work management and administrative direction for custodial services, ensuring all facilities meet high sanitation and cleanliness standards, including offices, event spaces, and public areas
• Supervise and lead custodial staff, set performance expectations, and provide direction for goal achievement
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and train custodial staff, ensuring consistent standards for safety, cleaning quality, and customer service
• Develop long‑range custodial service plans, including staffing levels, work priorities, and cleaning techniques
• Oversee budgeting, cost projections, purchasing approval, and financial controls for custodial operations
• Develop and implement policies and procedures, including safety and work quality standards, hazardous material handling, and sustainability initiatives
• Formulate service contracts and specifications for equipment, cleaning supplies, and services, ensuring compliance with university purchasing guidelines
• Coordinate services with other campus departments, including waste management, pest controls, and grounds services, as needed
• Plan, implement, and adjust custodial work shift schedules to ensure efficient workforce utilization
• Monitor daily operations and implement continuous improvements in cleaning methods, work activities, and performance standards
• Conduct service needs assessments, analyze results, and implement solutions for enhanced efficiency
• Develop and implement training programs for staff on safety, cleaning standards, customer service, and the proper use of equipment and supplies
• Oversee new employee orientation, ensure compliance with workplace safety standards, and maintain up to date safety data sheets (SDS)
• Handle employee performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and human resource matters, ensuring alignment with university policies
• Occasionally will require hands-on work during short staffing, events, or emergencies
• Establish and enforce high-quality custodial work standards for both internal staff and external vendors
• Conduct regular facility inspections and take corrective actions to maintain cleanliness, safety, and security
• Investigate and respond to service requests, complaints, and feedback from building occupants and customers to ensure prompt resolution
• Plan and execute special cleaning projects, collaborating with external vendors as necessary
• Develop and oversee facility-wide recycling programs and other sustainability initiatives
• Prepare and analyze management reports, incident reports, and custodial service assessments
• Coordinate custodial response during a shelter activation, hurricane recovery, or any emergency situation
• Collaborate with university departments and vendors to maintain high standards for custodial and facility services

Skills

Staff supervision

Training

Budgeting

Safety compliance

Customer service

Equipment operation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Work order systems

Purchasing systems

Job description

Job no: 541820
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Facilities Operations/Skilled Trades, Environmental/Occupational Safety
Department: 05280000 - RU-HOUSEKEEPING

Classification Title:

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Description:

Administrative Leadership & Operational Oversight

• Provide work management and administrative direction for custodial services, ensuring all facilities meet high sanitation and cleanliness standards, including offices, event spaces, and public areas
• Supervise and lead custodial staff, set performance expectations, and provide direction for goal achievement
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and train custodial staff, ensuring consistent standards for safety, cleaning quality, and customer service
• Develop long‑range custodial service plans, including staffing levels, work priorities, and cleaning techniques
• Oversee budgeting, cost projections, purchasing approval, and financial controls for custodial operations
• Develop and implement policies and procedures, including safety and work quality standards, hazardous material handling, and sustainability initiatives
• Formulate service contracts and specifications for equipment, cleaning supplies, and services, ensuring compliance with university purchasing guidelines
• Coordinate services with other campus departments, including waste management, pest controls, and grounds services, as needed

Staff Supervision & Workflow Management

• Plan, implement, and adjust custodial work shift schedules to ensure efficient workforce utilization
• Monitor daily operations and implement continuous improvements in cleaning methods, work activities, and performance standards
• Conduct service needs assessments, analyze results, and implement solutions for enhanced efficiency
• Develop and implement training programs for staff on safety, cleaning standards, customer service, and the proper use of equipment and supplies
• Oversee new employee orientation, ensure compliance with workplace safety standards, and maintain up to date safety data sheets (SDS)
• Handle employee performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and human resource matters, ensuring alignment with university policies
• Occasionally will require hands-on work during short staffing, events, or emergencies

Quality Assurance & Facility Inspection

• Establish and enforce high-quality custodial work standards for both internal staff and external vendors
• Conduct regular facility inspections and take corrective actions to maintain cleanliness, safety, and security
• Investigate and respond to service requests, complaints, and feedback from building occupants and customers to ensure prompt resolution

Special projects and other duties

• Plan and execute special cleaning projects, collaborating with external vendors as necessary
• Develop and oversee facility-wide recycling programs and other sustainability initiatives
• Prepare and analyze management reports, incident reports, and custodial service assessments
• Coordinate custodial response during a shelter activation, hurricane recovery, or any emergency situation
• Collaborate with university departments and vendors to maintain high standards for custodial and facility services

$65,000 - $70,000; Commensurate with experience

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred:

• Experience in managing and training a large team
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Proficiency in operating and using various custodial cleaning equipment
• Awareness of current cleaning methods, products, and materials including chemicals, and general knowledge of handling and disposing of hazardous materials
• Familiarity with building cleaning including but not limited to floor care, wall surfaces, windows, offices, restrooms, food areas, meeting and assembly spaces, and common areas
• Experience with work order, timekeeping, and purchasing systems
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Understanding of budgeting practices
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign tasks, and ensure proper completion of work assignments
• Capability to function effectively in a fast‑paced environment with frequent interruptions
• Skill in handling multiple projects or tasks simultaneously
• Ability to understand, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Professional custodial certification from CMI, IEHA, FSPMA, ISSA, or APPA
• Familiarity with cleaning standards frameworks like APPA cleaning levels

Criminal background check is required

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required:

Health Assessment Required: Yes

Advertised: 24 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 08 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.