Custodian & Grounds Maintainer

Flint; Hall (IN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Flint seeks a Custodian & Grounds Maintainer to perform manual custodial tasks in public buildings and maintain surrounding grounds.

Duties include cleaning floors and restrooms, operating lawn care and snow removal equipment, and assisting in preparing facilities for events.

Qualifications

• At least one year of custodial experience.
• Familiarity with common custodial practices, tools and materials.
• Ability to perform semi-skilled maintenance tasks as directed.
• Ability to use basic hand tools with skill.
• Ability to maintain building and mechanical/electrical equipment.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Vacuums, sweeps, mops floors and cleans restrooms.
• Cleans windows and dusts fixtures; collects waste.
• Maintains exterior grounds, trims, cleans debris and mows lawns.
• Removes snow and ice from parking lots and entrances.
• Operates lawn mowers, hedge trimmers and other equipment.
• Assists in preparing facilities for meetings and events.

Skills

Custodial Tasks

Power Equipment

Manual Tasks

Safety Awareness

Teamwork

Tools

Lawnmower

Snowblower

Power Tools

Job description

Posting number: 26-00060B

Department: Facilities Maintenance

Job classification: Custodian & Grounds Maintainer

Posting type: External_Open

Categories: Custodial

Summary

Performs manual custodial tasks in the care of City of Flint public buildings, rooms, floors and facilities. Maintains outside areas around building and adjacent grounds. Mows grass, removes snow and other debris as required.

Examples of duties

1. Vacuums, sweeps, mops floors, dust, wash walls, scrubs and buffs floors with electric machines.
2. Cleans and disinfects restrooms, clean mirrors, and replenishes supplies as required.
3. Cleans fixtures in washrooms, washes windows and empties receptacles as required.
4. Dusts, polishes, arranges, and moves furniture and equipment as well as cleans blinds.
5. Collects and bales wastepaper.
6. Refinishes and waxes floors.
7. Removes rubbish from assigned area.
8. Maintains grounds around buildings, including such tasks as removing litter, trash, and weeds, trimming, or removing dead or broken branches, and caring for grass and flowers.
9. Removes snow and ice from parking lots, sidewalks and building entrances using hand and power equipment.
10. Removes debris from parking lots, steps, driveways, and sidewalks.
11. Operates power equipment such as lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, string trimmers, and miscellaneous hand tools.
12. Occasionally operate trucks, tractors or other power equipment.
13. Assists in preparing facilities for group meetings.
14. Completes tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision.
15. Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

1. At least one (1) year of experience performing varied custodial tasks and working with power equipment, e.g., lawnmower. Snowblower, etc.
2. Familiarity with the more common practices, methods, materials and tools of the building and related mechanical trades.
3. Ability to perform semi-skilled maintenance tasks as directed.
4. Ability to use common hand tools with a reasonable degree of skill.
5. Ability to perform building and related mechanical and electrical equipment maintenance tasks.
6. Ability to perform manual tasks involving physical strength.
7. Ability to work harmoniously with fellow workers and other personnel.
8. Ability and willingness to work in a manner that will not needlessly endanger the safety of oneself or other persons and equipment.
9. Ability to meet the physical, mental and visual standards of the job.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

1. Possession of a valid State of Michigan Driver's License.

Supplemental information

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to adjust focus.