Custodian

Village of Ruidoso • Ruidoso, NM

56d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of custodial, janitorial, parks and recreation facility, basic maintenance and construction functions for the Village of Ruidoso. This position performs custodial, janitorial, and very basic building maintenance duties in the care and cleaning of Village buildings and park facilities. Position involves competing demands, performing multiple tasks, working to deadlines, and must be able to comply with flexible work schedules as established by supervisor or management. Work schedule will be varied and 40 hours per week, schedule may be adjusted based on the needs of the department and supervisor. Position works weekends, holidays, extended hours may be required, and subject to being called in. Work is performed in an internal work environment with frequent exposure to industrial cleaning chemicals and building dusts. Noise and vibration of electrical/mechanical equipment occurs frequently. Protective clothing is available and required. Moderately heavy physical requirements, frequent balancing, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, squatting, pushing/pulling, lifting, carrying, and reaching from all levels; carrying up to 25 pounds occasionally; pushing/pulling up to 80 pounds frequently. Assist with department activities, programs and events.

Requirements

• High School Education or equivalent required
• Six months experience in janitorial, custodian, carpentry and grounds maintenance, or a combination of experience required.
• Must be willing to take and pass a drug/alcohol test and comply with agency “Drug Free” Policy
• Must be able to pass regular criminal history checks.
• Must possess and maintain valid New Mexico motor vehicle operator’s permit of appropriate classification and endorsement as required.
• Must agree to maintain a satisfactory MVR and minimum requirement of insurability as required by law.

Nice To Haves

• Building Maintenance Experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs custodial and janitorial duties within assigned Village buildings, empties trash cans, dusts, and cleans offices, cleans kitchens, restrooms, including dusting books, cabinets, shelves, and furniture and otherwise attending to the neatness and sanitation of buildings or equipment.
• Scrubs, strips, mops, buffs, and waxes floors using scrubbing machine; washes windows and shampoos rugs using shampooing machine; uses cleaning fluids, chemicals and protective equipment to clean, sanitize, and deodorize break rooms, kitchen, public restrooms in parks, downtown and offices.
• Sweeps hallways and building entrances; may assist in moving office furniture and fixtures; performs general clean-up of grounds.
• Operates power-driven machinery, such as grout hog, scrubbers, vacuum sweepers, carpet shampoo machines, performs minor repairs on cleaning equipment.
• Applies cleaning agents, graffiti removal chemicals.
• Maintains Village offices, recreational facilities and public grounds, which includes minor building maintenance, trash removal and collections of recyclable materials and preventative maintenance on buildings and equipment.
• Adheres to safety practices and standards, attends safety meetings and trainings.
• Remove litter or debris from parks and public grounds and maintain facilities during Special Events which includes cleaning of restrooms, picking up trash, and emptying trash receptacles.
• Maintains assigned equipment and vehicles.
• Uses various hand tools for janitorial and maintenance purposes.
• Assist various departments with variety of activities including moving furniture, boxes, and preventative maintenance tasks.
• Completes personal timesheet accurately and timely enters time Employee Self Service software daily/weekly and ensures time is reported based on actual time worked.
• Snow removal, weed-eating, mowing as needed.
• Ensures that any on-the job injury is reported immediately to Supervisor and Director; ensures compliance with all Village of Ruidoso Policies and Procedures including but not limited to Personnel Manual, Procurement Policy etc; ensures any reports of harassment are immediately reported so appropriate actions are taken.
• Reports any suspected fraud and/or abuse to the Director, Village Manager or Deputy Village Managers
• Assists in inventory of supplies, building and grounds.
• As a condition of employment, employees are required to perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED