Custodian 2 - Day Shift

Louisiana State University • Union, NJ

22h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for cleaning and maintaining the LSU Student Union facility. The custodian cleans interior and exterior areas, prepares meeting and event spaces, maintains floors and cleaning equipment, and handles trash and recycling. The position works Thursday to Sunday and is considered essential, so the employee may be required to report to or remain on campus during an emergency or closure. A satisfactory pre-employment background check and physical are required.

Requirements

• Six months of experience in custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or food service work.
• Satisfactory pre-employment background check.
• Satisfactory pre-employment physical.
• Able to move throughout a 305,000-square-foot building multiple times daily and ascend and descend a four-story building multiple times daily.
• Able to stand for extended periods and stoop, kneel, and crouch while performing cleaning duties.
• Able to move furniture weighing 20–40 pounds or more and transport tables and chairs weighing 60–80 pounds for event setups.
• Able to use arms and hands to operate floor and power equipment.
• Must have valid U.S. work authorization at hire and maintain it throughout employment.
• Must provide three professional references, including each reference's name, title, phone number, and email address.

Responsibilities

• Clean lobbies, bathrooms, hallways, meeting rooms, the billiards area, and administrative areas by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, dusting, and polishing; mix cleaning solutions to the proper concentrations as needed.
• Set up and break down spaces for daily events in meeting rooms, lobbies, ballrooms, and exterior grounds.
• Clean, strip, wax, and polish floors using industrial-sized mops and commercial floor machines; prepare and dispose of cleaning solutions appropriately.
• Clean floor machines and check and recharge batteries; wash, rinse, and dry industrial-size wet mops, dust mops, and commercial floor pads.
• Operate wet-dry vacuuming and carpet-extraction equipment, as well as other commercial cleaning equipment, to clean and shampoo carpets.
• Empty interior and exterior trash and recycling containers and transport waste to outdoor refuse or recycling containers; clean, decontaminate, and deodorize waste containers according to product-label directions.
• Perform other duties assigned by Building Services supervisors, managers, or other departmental administrative personnel.

Benefits

• Health, life, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees and dependents.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement options.
• Various leave options.
• Paid holidays.
• Wellness benefits.
• Tuition exemption for qualified positions.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Employee discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed