Airport Custodian

Ketchikan Gateway Borough•Ketchikan, AK

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Security Supervisor, the custodian performs a variety of janitorial work to clean and maintain the airport terminal building and grounds. This role involves keeping the airport terminal building and surrounding grounds clean and orderly, performing numerous tasks to maintain and preserve floors, and maintaining restrooms in a clean and sanitary manner. The custodian will also be responsible for the proper security of all buildings and offices accessed and will perform emergency custodial duties. Record keeping, replacing light bulbs, and repairing/replacing restroom dispensers are also part of the duties. The role may require working evenings and extended days. Additionally, the custodian may provide instruction to other employees and perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduation from high school or GED required.
Prior custodial experience and recent experience working with and around the general public required.
Knowledge of current practices, procedures, and techniques used in cleaning, sanitation and preservation of facilities.
Knowledge of solvents, cleaning agents, and detergents for proper application to appropriate surfaces.
Knowledge of safety hazards and preventative maintenance.
Ability to use cleaning equipment such as electric buffers, floor scrubbers, wet and dry vacuums, shampoo machines, hand tools, and other power equipment in the performance of routine cleaning.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to work independently or as part of a custodial team.
Must be able to hear.
Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch; and taste or smell.
Standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, and climbing on stools and ladders.
Lifting, moving, holding, and carrying a variety of cleaning, rental, and recreational equipment and boxes weighing up to eighty (80) pounds.
Cleaning, mopping, vacuuming and shoveling.
Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment.
Standing for long periods of time and using cleaning equipment.
May be exposed to heat, cold, odors, smoke, toxic agents, noise, vibrations, humidity, dusts and/or intense light while performing custodial services.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of large facility custodial procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

Keep the airport terminal building and surrounding grounds clean and orderly.
Maintain floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, buffing, sanding and waxing.
Vacuum and keep carpeting clean, especially in heavy traffic areas, with thorough deep cleaning performed quarterly.
Pick up trash, empty garbage and trash containers, and keep containers clean and sanitary.
Maintain the cleanliness of walls, windows and furniture on a regularly scheduled basis by washing, dusting, waxing, and buffing.
Maintain restrooms in a clean and sanitary manner, keeping dispensables filled, and unplugging stopped up drains, toilets, and urinals.
Properly utilize a variety of tools and equipment including brooms, mops, cleaners, buffers, keys, disinfectants, insecticides, vacuum cleaners, carpet cleaners, and scrubbers.
Maintain proper security of all buildings and offices accessed by locking doors and windows.
Perform emergency custodial duties.
Keep and process records such as work orders, time sheets, check lists, incident reports, and progress reports when requested.
Replace light bulbs and fluorescent tubes as required.
Repair and replace restroom dispensers and perform routine operator maintenance on janitorial equipment.
Provide instruction to other employees in all aspects of procedure and technique relating to the duties required by this job description.
Perform other related duties as assigned.