Custodian / 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Texas Tech University • Lubbock, TX

18h

About The Position

Employees in this classification perform manual work involving the cleaning and care of buildings. Work is performed under supervision according to established procedures and methods, and is checked frequently and evaluated for the accomplishment of assigned tasks. The custodian may perform restroom, light-duty, vacuuming, and utility assignments, including cleaning and stocking restrooms, removing trash and recycling, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning floors and carpets, and maintaining assigned tools and equipment. The employee must wear the issued uniform, including a TTU-issued shirt, slip-resistant safety shoes, and TTU employee ID, and follow instructions from Management, a Supervisor, or a Building Lead, as well as other assigned duties.

Requirements

• Ability to understand simple written and verbal instructions.
• Wear the issued uniform, including a TTU-issued shirt, slip-resistant safety shoes, and TTU employee ID.
• Wear proper PPE for floor care.

Responsibilities

• Remove objects from toilets and urinals; pick up restroom debris; refill dispensers; empty restroom trash and hygienic collection containers; dust surfaces; disinfect sinks, mirrors, doors, and assigned fomites; mop floors; keep the restroom cart tidy; and use only assigned chemicals.
• Empty trash and take trash and recycling to a collection area; dust assigned accessible surfaces; spot-clean doors, push plates, switch plates, drinking fountains, mirrors, and glass; clean and stock whiteboards or chalkboards; and detail-clean assigned areas weekly.
• Check office wastebaskets; detail-vacuum high-traffic areas and spot-vacuum other areas, including visible debris and dry spills on furniture; detail-vacuum assigned areas weekly; reposition furniture; turn out lights; secure areas; follow the Dot Program; clean tools; and follow the vacuum maintenance system.
• Spot-clean elevators; police stairs and vacuum stairwells; clean glass entrances; collect and haul trash to dumpsters; detail- and spot-clean carpets; detail- and spot-mop hard-surface floors; and clean first-impression areas.
• Assist with floor care; shampoo and extract carpets as needed or scheduled; regularly remove carpet and floor spots to prevent permanent damage; and safely operate equipment for carpet cleaning and hard-surface floor stripping and finishing.
• Follow established procedures to maintain acceptable floor-finish levels and expected quality, and wear proper PPE for floor care.
• Wear the issued uniform, including a TTU-issued shirt, slip-resistant safety shoes, and TTU employee ID.
• Follow instructions from Management, a Supervisor, or a Building Lead, and perform other duties assigned by them.

What This Job Offers

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