Maintenance Custodian

Washington State UniversityPullman, WA
$3,485 - $4,633Onsite

About The Position

As a Maintenance Custodian, you will independently perform a variety of maintenance, custodial, and groundskeeping duties to help provide a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for staff, students, tenants, and visitors. In this role, you will perform commercial cleaning, painting, spackling, and minor patching, as well as operate industrial cleaning equipment such as carpet cleaning vans, shampooers, vacuum cleaners, pressure washers, and window-cleaning equipment. You will be responsible for cleaning restrooms, classrooms, apartments, recreational rooms, offices, and similar facilities. You will also move and transport tables, furniture, cleaning equipment, supplies, and other related materials as needed. This position requires the ability to frequently bend, stoop, lift, and move items weighing up to approximately 50 pounds, stand and walk continuously throughout your shift, and safely climb and work from ladders.

Requirements

  • The ability to do required work and the ability to read and write.
  • Six months experience in custodial, general or building maintenance, grounds keeping, or semi-skilled carpentry, electrical and/or plumbing repair work; OR equivalent education/experience.
  • Must have, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver’s license and meet requirements in accordance with SPPM 7.10 and departmental driving standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform commercial cleaning, painting, spackling, and minor patching.
  • Operate industrial cleaning equipment such as carpet cleaning vans, shampooers, vacuum cleaners, pressure washers, and window-cleaning equipment.
  • Clean restrooms, classrooms, apartments, recreational rooms, offices, and similar facilities.
  • Move and transport tables, furniture, cleaning equipment, supplies, and other related materials as needed.
  • Bend, stoop, lift, and move items weighing up to approximately 50 pounds.
  • Stand and walk continuously throughout your shift.
  • Safely climb and work from ladders.

Benefits

  • Paid sick and vacation leave
  • Paid holidays
  • Medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents
  • Retirement
  • Deferred compensation
  • Optional supplemental retirement accounts
  • Training and development
  • Employee tuition waiver
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