Custodian 2 (Night Shift)

Louisiana State University•Union, NJ

13h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for cleaning and maintaining the LSU Student Union facility. In accordance with University Policy Statement 18, the position is considered essential and may be required to report to or stay on campus in the event of an emergency or closure. Due to the nature of the position and/or its responsibilities, the position is subject to drug/alcohol testing in accordance with University Policy Statement 67. The position works evenings from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. It involves cleaning and preparing spaces throughout a 305,000-square-foot, four-story building and exterior areas, including sidewalks, patios, and balconies. The employee works with and is exposed to common cleaning products, and uses floor and power equipment. A satisfactory pre-employment background check and physical are required. LSU offers eligible employees and their dependents benefits that include health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more.

Requirements

Six months of experience in custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or food service work.
A satisfactory pre-employment background check and physical.
Ability to move about a 305,000-square-foot building multiple times daily; ascend and descend the stairs of a four-story building multiple times daily; and stand for extended periods.
Ability to stoop, kneel, and crouch to pick up litter, retrieve equipment, and clean restrooms, offices, and lobbies and maintain floors.
Ability to move furniture weighing 20–40 pounds or more and transport tables and chairs weighing 60–80 pounds for event setups.
Ability to use arms and hands to operate floor and power equipment.
Valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and throughout employment.

Responsibilities

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