Custodian for Academic and Residential Buildings

Universities of Wisconsin; Platteville (WI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay: $17.00 per hour

Sign-on bonus: $500

Health, dental, vision insurance; life

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin–Platteville is hiring Custodians to help maintain a vibrant, welcoming campus while enjoying dependable employment, excellent benefits, and a positive work-life balance. As a Custodian, you’ll support the upkeep of historic landmarks and modern facilities, with opportunities for first and second shifts and comprehensive benefits.

There’s no experience required; we will train you.

Qualifications

• Ability to bend, stoop and lift up to 50 pounds and stand for long periods.
• Excellent communication skills and basic computer literacy.
• HS Diploma or GED is required.
• Willingness to learn and be trained.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clean walkways and remove debris, snow, and ice.
• Monitor and secure facility entrances and report issues.
• Organize supply areas and document inventory.
• Operate cleaning equipment and handle waste and recyclables.
• Collaborate with campus customers, coworkers and supervisors.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Basic computer skills

Ability to bend, stoop, kneel

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Ability to read work instructions

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Chemicals handling

Job description

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Position Title:

Custodian for Academic and Residential Buildings

Job Category:

University Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Custodian

Position Summary:

Are you ready for a meaningful role within our university community?

The University of Wisconsin – Platteville is hiring Custodians to help maintain a vibrant, welcoming campus while enjoying dependable employment, excellent benefits, and a positive work-life balance. As a Custodian, you will play a vital role in keeping our campus clean, safe, and welcoming while building meaningful connections with students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

As a Custodian at UW–Platteville, you’ll support the upkeep of historic landmarks like Ullrich Hall, a 1916 academic building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the same time, you’ll work around Sesquicentennial Hall, a state‑of‑the‑art engineering and science facility, which contains the expansive Huff Family Innovation Center , one of the largest makerspaces in the Midwest.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains clean and clear walkways to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice

• Monitors and secures facility interior and exterior entrances and reports issues to appropriate entities

• Maintains organization of supply areas and equipment, documents inventory, and requests additional supplies as needed

• Documents and reports repairs, violations, and pest control needs

• Utilizes basic equipment and supplies to clean assigned facility areas and remove waste and recyclables

Why You Will Love Working Here:

• Competitive Pay: $17.00 per hour , plus shift differential pay for applicable shifts!

• Sign-On Bonus: $500 Sign-On Bonus for Eligible Applicants!

• Work-Life Balance: Monday–Friday schedule. 1st and 2nd shift opportunities.

• Outstanding Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement contributions, life insurance ( multiple, low-cost plans),and flexible spending accounts. Participation in the nationally ranked pension Wisconsin Retirement System with employee match!

• Generous Paid Leave: Vacation benefits that increase over time, nine paid legal holidays, 4.5 paid personal holidays, paid sick leave, and more!

• Community Connection: Be part of a close‑knit campus community where your presence makes a visible impact every day. Mentor our Project Search Interns.

• No experience required! We will train you!

What You Will Be Doing:

• Effectively perform and meet cleaning and maintenance expectations in assigned areas.

• Maintain clean and clear walkways to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice.

• Maintain organization of supply areas and equipment.

• Work with campus customers, co-workers, and supervisors as a team

• Remove waste and recyclables from assigned residential areas using equipment and supplies.

• Assemble and move furniture, equipment and deliver supplies as needed or requested.

• Operate specialized machinery and work with chemicals.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, move furnishings and work on feet for prolonged periods of time.

• Ability to safely lift up to 50 pounds with or without mechanical assistance.

• Excellent communication skills

• Basic computer skills.

• Ablility to read work instructions and schedules, warning labels and instructions for equipment operation

• H.S. Diploma or GED

Legal Notices and Important Information:

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

The University ensures physical accessibility to work environments for persons with disabilities and will provided reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to employment. Upon request, the University will provide reasonable accommodations for religious observances and practices.

The University is committed to a program of affirmative action for women, racial minorities, persons with disabilities, disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era. While the Chancellor assumes overall responsibility for the success of the program, university administrators and supervisors are responsible and accountable for implementation. Authority for monitoring the program is delegated to Human Resources.

Each individual associated with the University is called upon to pledge a new and revitalized commitment to build and maintain a campus environment free of harassment and discrimination, an environment that fosters mutual respect, recognizes the dignity and worth of all people, and promotes to the fullest, equal employment opportunity through affirmative action.

In compliance with the Clery Act of 1998, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Annual Security & Annual Fire Safety Report is available for review. Call the UW-Platteville Campus Police Office at608.342.1584for a paper copy of the annual report.

The Universities of Wisconsin 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. §. 19.36(7).

UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

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