Custodian I

Michigan State University; East Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic custodial team at a forward-thinking university, dedicated to maintaining clean and safe facilities. This part-time role involves using top cleaning methods and equipment in a collaborative environment. You'll perform essential cleaning tasks, ensuring that the university's spaces remain welcoming and beautiful. The position offers a chance to work flexible hours, including weekends, while contributing to a culture that values diversity and inclusion. If you're a proactive individual with a passion for cleanliness and teamwork, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• One year of experience with commercial or institutional cleaning methods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning duties such as sweeping, dusting, mopping, and vacuuming.
• Clean and disinfect restrooms and maintain assigned equipment.
• Engage in professional development and correspondence.

Skills

Commercial cleaning methods

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Join the dynamic Custodial team and help support MSU's mission of advancing knowledge and transforming lives! You'll use top cleaning methods, equipment, and standards in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment, ensuring MSU's facilities remain clean, safe, and beautiful.

Pay rate: $18.79 - $19.78 upon meeting probationary period requirements.

Work Schedule: This is a part-time position working Saturdays and Sundays: 9:00am - 5:30pm, and Mondays: 9:00am - 1:00pm. May be required to work after-hours, weekends, and holidays. Regular, in-person attendance is required to meet business and customer needs.

This position will perform cleaning and maintenance activities; understand and give verbal or written instructions; read chemical, biological, or radioactive warning signs; remove snow with shovel or snow blower; retain training information required for custodial methods, equipment, and products; make independent decisions to accomplish acceptable cleaning standards using appropriate methods, products, and equipment.

Job responsibilities are as follows:
40% - Perform cleaning duties such as sweeping, dusting, mopping, and vacuuming of hard surface and carpeted floors utilizing appropriate cleaning equipment such as vacuums, mops, brooms. Clean and maintain assigned equipment.
20% - Clean and disinfect restrooms including showers, toilets, urinals, sinks, towel dispensers and mirrors.
20% - Dust and wash windows, mirrors, interior glass window casing and tracks, venetian blinds and ledges. Dust furniture equipment, and furnishings moving same as necessary. Empty waste containers. Collect and sort recycling materials within building.
10% - Spot wash to remove such items as splash marks around sinks and fingerprints from light switches. Clean and polish sinks, shower heads and fountains.
10% - Correspondence through email, training, meetings and professional development.

This position will engage in high performing, leading edge practices, valuing people, partners and stewardship. At IPF, we are committed to fostering an equitable, inclusive culture; engaging and hiring a diverse workforce.

• One-year experience with commercial or institutional cleaning methods, techniques and equipment.
• Frequent lifting of up to 25 pounds is required, occasional lifting of 50 pounds.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in maintaining wood floors.

A creative and innovative lifelong learner with the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse population; able to problem solve within a collaborative team environment; ability to understand different perspectives while utilizing expert knowledge of the technical operations of the job.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Work Hours

Saturdays and Sundays: 9:00am - 5:30pm, and Mondays: 9:00am - 1:00pm. May be required to work after-hours, weekends, and holidays.

Building Location

BROAD ART MUSEUM

Summary of Physical Demands

• Lifting trash from brute barrels to dumpster.
• Emptying recycling containers into curb carts.
• Putting away stock.

Summary of Health Risks

Exposure to human blood, serum, tissue and other body fluids; and materials covered under Universal Precautions.

Bidding Eligibility ends April 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM

About the company

Michigan State University is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.