Part Time Night Custodian

W Harris GSCJoint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time night custodian position with an emphasis on floor care. The role involves stripping, cleaning, buffing, and applying finishes to hard surface floors, as well as general custodial duties. The position requires availability for nights and weekends and involves operating various floor care equipment. The employee will also be responsible for cleaning and sanitizing specific areas, trash removal, and general upkeep of the facility. The job also includes attending training sessions and adhering to safety regulations.

Requirements

  • Must be available nights & weekends, Monday – Sunday 5 days on 2 days off.
  • Experience as a FLOOR TECHNICIAN with emphasis on striping, waxing, buffing, refinishing and basic maintenance of power floor equipment is required.
  • Applicant must be willing to submit to a DoD background check.
  • Applicant must be able to obtain Joint Base Lewis-McChord Installation Access Clearance performed by base security.
  • Must have reliable transportation.
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
  • Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
  • Multi-limb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
  • Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
  • The associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
  • The associate is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
  • The associate must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds and reaches from 6-72 inches.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color, and depth perception.

Nice To Haves

  • Custodial experience with knowledge of custodial duties and responsibilities preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Strip, clean, buff and apply floor sealer and floor finish to hard surface floors
  • Sweep and Mop floors
  • Vacuum and Shampoo carpets
  • Use of equipment and hand tools; buffers, auto scrubbers, extractors, high pressure washers, high speed buffers and vacuums, brooms, mops, and squeegees for the cleaning and general maintenance of floors, walls, carpets, furniture, etc.
  • Clean and sanitize meat room, restroom/bathrooms
  • Trash Removal
  • Clean and sanitize meat room, restrooms/bathrooms using established practices and procedures.
  • Clean, dust, and wipe furniture; sweep, mop, or vacuum floors; empty/clean wastebaskets and trash containers; empty and clean ash trays and cigarette urns; replace light bulbs; refill restroom dispensers.
  • Wash walls and equipment; use ladders when required in work assignments.
  • Follow instructions regarding the use of chemicals and supplies.
  • Perform cleaning and related activities such as removing snow or debris from sidewalks and stairs in areas within sixteen feet of buildings using hand-operated tools or small power equipment.
  • Move furniture, equipment, supplies and tools on an incidental basis.
  • Wash accessible interior and exterior windows.
  • Clean blinds.
  • Attend to emergencies when necessary.
  • Take classes as required in cleaning methods and techniques, new products, First Aid, CPR, and working relationships.
  • Assist with inventory control and security.
  • Safely operate all job related equipment.
  • Support and enforce all policies, university and governmental such as One Call, OSHA/WISHA rules, university health and safety regulations and guidelines, etc.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Pension
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Vacation
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