Facilities Custodian - Highway Department

St. Croix County•Hudson, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides building cleaning and grounds maintenance duties to provide a clean and safe environment for workers and the public. This position will be specifically aligned to supporting the Highway department building in Baldwin, WI.

Requirements

Knowledge of various cleaning and yard maintenance equipment including leaf blowers, floor scrubbers, cleaners and sweepers, buffers, vacuums, brooms, snow blower/broom and other hand tools.
Ability to perform detailed work accurately and independently in compliance with minimal direction and supervision.
Ability to prioritize duties in order to adapt to changes in priority.
Ability to operate standard office equipment, iPad, and ability to perform word processing and/or data entry.
Ability to maintain accurate and legible notes.
Knowledge of County policies, procedures and practices.
Knowledge of local government organization and its departmental operating requirements.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of individuals, including the public, colleagues, and supervisors.
Ability to read, interpret, and apply information from complex documents such as laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and reports.
Ability to engage with the public, handle inquiries, resolve conflicts, and build positive relationships with a diverse population.
Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
Ability to identify and define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to make decisions that are sound, well-informed, and timely, even in stressful situations.
Ability to analyze situations, consider various perspectives, anticipate potential issues, and make recommendations or decisions based on logical reasoning.
Ability to interpret complex information, recognize patterns, and understand the implications of actions or decisions.
Ability to think conceptually and understand the relationships between ideas that are not immediately obvious.
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 40 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, frequently requires standing, using hands to handle, feel, and perform fine motor skills and repetitive motions, and occasionally requires walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and reaching with hands and arms overhead or below the waist.
Sufficient vision to perform tasks such as reading documents, operating vehicles, or working with detailed data.
Verbal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels for tasks such as communicating with the public, colleagues, or over the phone.
Vaccinations and testing as required by local, state, or federal regulations and/or other regulating entities.
Work is performed at county buildings and outside.
Exposures include chemicals, bodily fluids, infectious diseases and hazardous waste.
Exposure to working in colder and hot environments during winter and summer months.
Ability to work the allocated hours of the position.
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Must successfully pass background check and fingerprint check.

Nice To Haves

Other equipment could be required.
One (1) year work experience in custodial services preferred but will provide training to candidates willing to learn.

Responsibilities

Cleans offices, keeps rest rooms clean and supplied with soap, towels, and tissues.
Sweeps, mops, scrubs with walk behind scrubber, and buffs floors in offices, hallways, and other facilities.
Washes windows, walls, and light fixtures.
Empties waste and recycling containers and disposes into proper dumpster.
Dusts, cleans, and polishes furniture.
Extracts carpeting and spot clean areas as necessary.
Does related work throughout the County s facilities as assigned.
Cuts grass, trims shrubs, shovels snow and performs a variety of grounds maintenance tasks.
Carries out routine tasks such as raising flag, assisting with deliveries, etc.
Makes minor repairs to the building, furniture, and equipment.
Assists training new employees in their job duties.
Operates County owned vehicles, grounds, lawn care and snow removal equipment.
Other duties as assigned.