Custodian 2 - Day Shift

Louisiana State University•Union, NJ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for cleaning and maintaining the LSU Student Union facility. The role involves a variety of cleaning tasks to ensure the facility is well-maintained and presentable for events and daily use.

Requirements

Six months of experience in custodial, housekeeping, grounds keeping, or food service work.
Must be capable of moving about in a 305,000-square-foot building multiple times daily to clean and prepare ballrooms, meeting/conference rooms, lobbies, office space, and exterior sidewalks, patios, and balconies.
Must be able to ascend and descend the stairs of a 4-story building multiple times daily and stand for extended periods during cleaning processes.
Must be capable of stooping, kneeling, and crouching to pick up litter, retrieve equipment, and clean restrooms, offices, lobbies, and maintain floors.
Should be capable of moving furniture that weighs 20-40 lbs. or more and transporting tables and chairs weighing 60-80 lbs. to set up for events throughout the building.
Will use arms/hands to operate floor/power equipment to prepare and maintain floors.
Will work with and be exposed to common cleaning products.
Valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and maintain that valid work authorization throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

A permanent or probationary internal employee who is appointed to another position following certification from an open competitive eligible list is considered a new employee in the new position and shall serve a probationary period of six months.

Responsibilities

Cleans lobbies, bathrooms, hallways, meeting rooms, billiards area, and administrative area of the union by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, dusting, and polishing.
Mixes or blends cleaning solutions to proper concentrations as necessary.
Responsible for set-ups and breakdowns associated with daily events in meeting rooms, lobbies, ballrooms, and exterior grounds.
Cleans, strips, waxes, and polishes floors using industrial-sized mops and commercial-type floor machines.
Fills commercial floor machines with cleaning solutions of proper concentration, empties unused solution into the appropriate container.
Cleans floor machines and checks and recharges batteries.
Washes, rinses, and dries industrial-size wet mops, dust mops, and commercial floor pads.
Operates wet dry vacuuming carpet extraction equipment and other commercial equipment as required for cleaning and shampooing carpets.
Empties (exterior and interior) trash and recycling containers and transports waste material to outdoor refuse containers or recycling containers as needed.
Cleans, decontaminates, and deodorizes waste containers using proper materials according to label directions.
Performs other duties as may be assigned by Building Services supervisors, Managers, or other administrative personnel within the department.