Custodian 2

Louisiana State University; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement options

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

Louisiana State University is seeking a custodial crew member responsible for maintaining cleanliness and sanitary conditions across various facilities. The role involves performing housekeeping tasks, manual labor, and ensuring the efficient operation of campus areas including offices, classrooms, and residence halls.

Candidates should have at least six months of relevant experience, and benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, and tuition exemption for qualified positions.

Qualifications

• Six months of experience in custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or food service work.

Responsibilities

• Perform housekeeping tasks and manual labor for efficient campus operation.
• Clean various facilities through sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming.
• Handle and dispose of hazardous materials as per guidelines.

Job description

Serves on custodial crew to maintain cleanliness and sanitary conditions of the university and grounds. Works in various facilities.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform housekeeping tasks, manual labor, and other activities necessary for efficient operation of campus in offices, classrooms, laboratories, residence hall lobbies, bathrooms, stairwells, elevators, hallways, and other assigned areas.
• Clean by sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, scrubbing, dusting, and polishing.
• Mix or blend routine cleaning solutions to proper concentration (~30%).
• Empty trash and recycling containers, transport waste material to outdoor refuse or recycling containers as appropriate.
• Handle hazardous materials, including transporting bio-hazardous waste boxes to storage for pickup.
• Determine by visual inspection if material is acceptable or unacceptable for recycling according to written standards.
• Clean, decontaminate, and deodorize waste containers.
• Perform floor maintenance and special cleaning tasks: cleaning, stripping, waxing, polishing floors, carpet cleaning with industrial grade machines.
• Remove stains from carpets and resilient floors.
• Strip floors using chemical strippers, scrubs, spray buffs, or burnishes resilient floors.
• Operate wet/dry vacuum, carpet extraction equipment or other commercial equipment as required for cleaning and shampooing carpets and cleaning water leaks.
• Clean and remove stains from upholstered furniture.
• Use equipment according to label direction for correct dilution and application.
• Operate a flood pump or other equipment to remove flood waters from buildings.
• Move/rearrange office furniture, fixtures, lab equipment, and set up tables, chairs, partitions, sign stanchions, and other related equipment for special events.
• Wash building exteriors, windows, walls, fixtures, steps, and sidewalks using power washers, pressure sprayers, commercial window washing equipment, cleaning solutions, ladders, scaffolds, hydraulic man-lifts, or other related equipment or materials.
• Service equipment, such as checking fuel, oil, solution tanks, and filling as needed.
• Unlock/lock campus buildings, labs, offices, or rooms using assigned keys and maintain security of all keys.
• Perform other specified tasks, including maintaining and cleaning equipment, wearing safety gear, reporting maintenance or safety hazards, and reporting need for supplies.
• Perform other duties as necessary to maintain cleanliness and sanitary conditions of the university.

Qualifications

Six months of experience in custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or food service work.

Benefits

LSU offers health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Background check required. Offer of employment contingent on satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Position will require a physical evaluation based on the physical demands required. This position is considered emergency essential and may be required to report to campus in times of emergency and/or closure per PS-18.