Building Services Worker

MSU Careers Details•East Lansing, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs regularly scheduled cleaning and building services duties in bathrooms, halls, stairways, lobbies, dining rooms, apartments, student rooms, study lounges, pressing rooms, offices, and entranceways. Duties also include some related support tasks, such as assisting with training, watering plants, and changing bulbs in lamps. This posting has a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) because the position includes cleaning specific community bathrooms assigned for use by male-identified individuals. Applicants will be asked to disclose their gender in relation to these duties. All positions in RHS are designated as critical status. During a university closure, modification, or suspension of operations due to snow or other emergencies, employees are expected to make reasonable attempts to report as scheduled. Employees with an approved remote-work agreement may be called upon to work on-site to serve the MSU community. The position is located at Abbot Hall. Work hours are Sunday–Tuesday and Friday–Saturday, 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday are off. Bidding eligibility ends November 10, 2026, at 11:55 p.m.

Requirements

Casual knowledge of cleaning methods, techniques, and equipment.
Ability to relate and communicate with college students.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
Applicants will be asked to disclose their gender in relation to cleaning specific community bathrooms assigned for use by male-identified individuals, as described in the posting’s BFOQ notice.

Responsibilities

Perform scheduled cleaning in bathrooms, halls, stairways, lobbies, dining rooms, apartments, student rooms, study lounges, pressing rooms, offices, and entranceways.
Dust mop, vacuum, or sweep floors; wet mop lavatories, bathrooms, and shower areas.
Wash window glass, casings, tracks, ledges, and venetian blinds.
Make beds and tidy bedrooms; handle, count, and mend linens.
Spot-wash walls to remove marks and fingerprints.
Shampoo and clean upholstered chairs and sofas.
Restock toilet tissue, towels, and similar supplies in restrooms, showers, and locker rooms.
Empty and clean wastepaper baskets and cigarette ash receptacles.
Dust furniture, office equipment, and other surfaces; clean chalkboards and erasers.
Turn lost-and-found articles in to the Supervisor.
Clean and clear trash from building entrances; sweep or shovel snow from entrances and empty entrance ash urns.
Report building or equipment damage, malfunctions, or irregularities to the Supervisor.
Clean and replace cleaning equipment and supplies at the end of the work period.
May assist with training new Building Service Workers and other support employees as directed.
Water plants in public areas.
Change bulbs in table, desk, and floor lamps in lounges.
Make reasonable attempts to report to work during university closures or emergency suspensions of operations; employees with approved remote-work agreements may be required to work on-site.