Building Service Worker

MSU Residential and Hospitality Services; Ingquza Hill Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 134,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

MSU Residential and Hospitality Services seeks a Building Service Worker to perform routine custodial tasks across residence halls and related spaces on campus. You will clean bathrooms, floors, windows, rooms, and common areas, while ensuring supplies are stocked and equipment is maintained.

The role requires courteous interaction with students and staff and lifting up to 25 pounds. The position runs Monday to Friday, 6:30am–3pm, with weekends off.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to outstanding customer service
• Must be able to complete tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision
• Must be positive and respectful, especially when working with a diverse population
• Casual knowledge of cleaning methods, techniques, and equipment is necessary
• Ability to relate and communicate with college students is necessary
• Lifting of up to 25 pounds is required

Responsibilities

• Performs regularly scheduled cleaning duties in areas such as bathrooms, halls, stairways, lobbies, dining rooms, apartments, student rooms, study lounges, pressing rooms, offices, and inside entrance ways.
• Dust mops, operates vacuums, or sweeps floor areas.
• Wet mops lavatories, bathrooms, and shower areas with lightweight mop.
• Washes window glass, casings, tracks, ledges, and venetian blinds.
• Makes beds and tidies bedrooms.
• Handles, counts, and mends linens.
• Spot washes walls to remove such items as splash marks around sinks and fingerprints from light switches.
• Shampoos and cleans upholstery on chairs and sofas.
• Re-supplies toilet tissue, towels, and similar items in restrooms, showers, and locker rooms.
• Empties and cleans wastepaper baskets and cigarette ash receptacles.
• Dusts furniture, office equipment, and surfaces subject to dust accumulation.
• Cleans chalkboards and erasers.
• Turns in lost and found articles to Supervisor.
• Cleans and clears trash from building entrances, sweeps or shovels snow from building entrances, and empties ash urns at building entrances.
• Reports damage, malfunction, or irregularities of the building or equipment to Supervisor.
• Cleans and replaces cleaning equipment and supplies at end of work period.

Job description

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Description

RHS Job Title Building Service Worker Job Description

Performs routine domestic cleaning and custodial services in residence halls and other related areas of Residential and Hospitality Services.

Typical Duties May Include

• Performs regularly scheduled cleaning duties in areas such as the following: bathrooms, halls, stairways, lobbies, dining rooms, apartments, student rooms, study lounges, pressing rooms, offices, and inside entrance ways.
• Dust mops, operates vacuums, or sweeps floor areas.
• Wet mops lavatories, bathrooms, and shower areas with lightweight mop.
• Washes window glass, casings, tracks, ledges, and venetian blinds.
• Makes beds and tidies bedrooms.
• Handles, counts, and mends linens.
• Spot washes walls to remove such items as splash marks around sinks and fingerprints from light switches.
• Shampoos and cleans upholstery on chairs and sofas.
• Re-supplies toilet tissue, towels, and similar items in restrooms, showers, and locker rooms.
• Empties and cleans wastepaper baskets and cigarette ash receptacles.
• Dusts furniture, office equipment, and surfaces subject to dust accumulation.
• Cleans chalkboards and erasers.
• Turns in lost and found articles to Supervisor.
• Cleans and clears trash from building entrances, sweeps or shovels snow from building entrances, and empties ash urns at building entrances.
• Reports damage, malfunction, or irregularities of the building or equipment to Supervisor.
• Cleans and replaces cleaning equipment and supplies at end of work period.

Required Qualifications

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to outstanding customer service
• Must be able to complete tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision
• Must be positive and respectful, especially when working with a diverse population
• Casual knowledge of cleaning methods, techniques, and equipment is necessary
• Ability to relate and communicate with college students is necessary
• Lifting of up to 25 pounds is required

Preferred Qualifications 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.

Physical Demands

• Lifting of up to 25 pounds is required

Work Hours

Monday-Friday 6:30am-3pm

Saturday-Sunday-Off

Work Location South Facilities (Loc)

South Facilities (Loc)

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number 20162096P Open Date 09/14/2026 Close Date 09/27/2026 Open Until Filled No Special Instructions