Custodian

University of Wisconsin; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin is seeking custodians for its athletics facilities. Responsibilities include cleaning and maintaining order in various spaces like locker rooms and offices. Ideal candidates are dependable team players who take pride in their work. This is a full-time, in-person position offering competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Generous vacation and paid time off

Competitive insurance and savings plans

Retirement benefits

Access to sports events

Qualifications

• Knowledge of institutional or commercial cleaning methods.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Physical ability to perform cleaning tasks.

Responsibilities

• Cleans facilities and ensures safety in assigned areas.
• Monitors building security and performs cleaning tasks.
• Documents and reports necessary repairs.

Skills

Knowledge of cleaning methods

Ability to work with others

Dependability

Education

H.S. Diploma

Job description

Job Summary:

Wisconsin Athletics is hiring 3 custodians to help clean and care for our sports facilities. As part of our custodial team, you will help keep areas like locker rooms, restrooms, offices, floors, training rooms, and weight rooms clean and ready for use.

This job includes different cleaning tasks that may change from day to day. The work requires using cleaning tools and supplies safely and correctly. We are looking for people who are dependable, work well with others, and take pride in keeping things clean and safe.

Come join our team and help support Wisconsin Athletics!

Responsibilities:

Cleans facilities, removes waste and recycling, and monitors building security and safety by performing such tasks as locking doors after operating hours. Ensures cleanliness, orderliness, and safety in assigned areas.

• 60% Utilizes basic equipment and supplies to clean assigned facility areas and remove waste and recyclables
• 10% Monitors and secures facility interior and exterior entrances and reports issues to appropriate entities
• 5% Maintains organization of supply areas and equipment, documents inventory, and requests additional supplies as needed
• 15% Documents and reports repairs, violations, and pest control needs
• 10% Maintains clean and clear walkways to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Preferred
H.S. Diploma

Qualifications:

1. Knowledge of institutional or commercial cleaning methods, techniques, cleaning supplies and equipment.
2. General knowledge of the tools, equipment, and setups used with residential, meeting, and conference activities.
3. Basic knowledge of the activities and services necessary to efficiently provide services for residential, meeting and conference activities.
4. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with fellow workers and station users and guests.
5. Ability to perform duties properly and efficiently under pressure of deadlines and with interruptions.
6. Work Performed: Dust mopping and wet mopping floors and halls. Physical Demands: Mop buckets are normally 32-quart size. When filled 2/3 full of water they will weigh approximately 50 lbs. Must be able to lift/carry buckets filled to 2/3 capacity. Mopping requires considerable movement of arms, twisting and bending of back.
7. Work Performed: Manually, or by machine, strip floor finish and apply new floor finish. Physical Demands: Application of floor finish is similar to mopping demands. Operation of electric floor buffers involves considerable twisting of back. Must be capable of carrying 5 gallon cans of floor finish weighing approximately 47 lbs.
8. Work Performed: Scrub bathroom sinks, toilets, fixtures, floors and walls. Wash inside of windows and ceilings. Physical Demands: Duties require frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting, and use of arms above shoulder level. Frequent exposure to cleaning solutions, disinfectants and chemicals some which have strong odors. May be required to work from a stepladder.
9. Work Performed: Operate industrial vacuum cleaners and carpet extractors. Physical Demands: Considerable movement of arms and torso. "Backpack" vacuums, weighing approximately 15 lbs. are used on stairways.
Work Performed: Move supplies, furniture, file cabinets, tables and other equipment. Physical Demands: Carts or dollies available for moving some desks and equipment. Requires lifting, bending and twisting. Other supplies, furniture and items must be moved by hand. Some boxes of supplies weigh approximately 55 lbs., and can be as large as 22" X 18" X 19".
11. Work Performed: Pick up waste paper and recycling from offices, classrooms, labs and empty into outdoor rubbish containers. Physical Demands: Bending, squatting and twisting required to pick up paper and items from floor and from under furniture. Full waste cans (some which may be heavy) must be emptied into carts. Paper pick-up cart weighs approximately 50-60 lbs. when filled with paper. Cart must be lifted and emptied into a large rubbish container which is about 48" above ground level.
12. Work Performed: Climb ladders and replace light bulbs. Physical Demands: Agility is required to climb stepladder and work with hands above head. Six, eight and ten-foot stepladders are most common sizes in use.
13. Work Performed: Snow and ice removal from steps and sidewalks. Physical Demands: Hand shoveling of snow from steps and entryways. Requires lifting, bending and twisting. May be required to operate a snow blower. Must be able to work in winter weather conditions.
14. Work Performed: Cleaning and dusting floors, furniture, doors, radiators, desks, windowsills, chalkboards, etc. Physical Demands: Exposure to dirt, dust, and chalk dust.
15. Must have the ability to work alone performing duties in assigned area(floor/building).

Work Schedule:

Our immediate need is for the night shift custodian position; however varying shifts may become available depending on applicant preference and Department need at the time of hire.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $17.00 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as:

- Generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off;
- Competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits;
- Badger gear & season tickets for Badger football, men's basketball and men's hockey, and/or the varsity sports pass.

More Benefits information can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/.

Additional Information:

English Proficiency Required - This position requires one or more of the following abilities: ability to speak, read, write, and/or understand verbal instructions in English.

Conditions of Appointment: This is a 100% University Staff appointment. Successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, you will need to upload your resume. If selected as a finalist, you will also need to provide a list of professional references.

To ensure full consideration, the first review will take place on 6/11/2025. This job posting will remain open, and applications may be considered until all positions are filled.

Contact:

Tianwei Miller
[e-mail]
608-265-4138
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Custodian(FP019)

Department(s):

A42-INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS/FACILITIES MAINT/STADIUM

Employment Class:

University Staff-Ongoing

Job Number:

315976-CP

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, click here

To request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodation for any step in the hiring process (e.g., application, interview, pre-employment testing, etc.), please contact the Division Disability Representative (DDR) in the division you are applying to. Please make your request as soon as possible to help the university respond most effectively to you.

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.