JANITOR
About The Position
The Janitor performs cleaning, custodial, and simple maintenance work in a public building or state institution, along with related duties. Work is assigned individually in detail, closely supervised while in progress, and reviewed upon completion for efficiency and effectiveness. The position usually does not supervise others. Duties include cleaning and maintaining floors, walls, windows, furniture, equipment, plumbing fixtures, and other areas; collecting and disposing of trash, garbage, and waste; replenishing washroom supplies; moving furniture and equipment; and maintaining property and grounds. The role may also involve minor repairs, assisting maintenance staff, exterminating vermin and rodents as directed, running errands, cleaning sidewalks, lawn and garden labor, and occasionally operating elevators and floor-cleaning equipment. The position is scheduled for the second shift, with seasonal changes and a shift differential. At appointment, the employee must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties, as evidenced by a physician's certificate.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of equipment and methods used in cleaning and custodial work.
- Ability to understand and carry out simple verbal directions.
- Sufficient education to follow simple verbal directions.
- Must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties, as evidenced by a physician's certificate at appointment.
Responsibilities
- Clean, polish, or wax floors, walls, windows, woodwork, furniture, and equipment in assigned areas.
- Clean plumbing fixtures.
- Collect and burn trash, and collect and dispose of garbage and other waste.
- Move or assist with moving furniture and equipment.
- Service water coolers and iceboxes.
- Spray, fumigate, or otherwise exterminate vermin and rodents as directed.
- Supply washrooms with soap, towels, and other necessary supplies.
- Occasionally perform minor repairs on buildings or equipment or assist a maintenance worker with repairs.
- Run errands.
- Maintain watch over property and grounds.
- Clean sidewalks and perform manual labor related to lawn and garden maintenance.
- Occasionally operate passenger and freight elevators.
- Operate buffer and floor-scrubbing machines.
- Perform related work as required.
Benefits
- Benefits are available to State of Rhode Island employees; the posting directs applicants to the Office of Employee Benefits website for details.
- Employees hired after September 30, 2014 are required to participate in direct deposit.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
