Union Custodian

University of Arkansas System • Fayetteville, AR

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Union Custodial Technician maintains a clean, safe, and welcoming Arkansas Union for students, staff, tenants, and visitors. They perform daily cleaning, support facility operations, and deliver excellent customer service to ensure the building is operational, comfortable, and inviting.

Key duties include detailed cleaning of restrooms, offices, classrooms, lounges, meeting rooms, entrances, elevators, and common areas. Tasks involve sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, buffing, waxing, dust mopping, vacuuming, disinfecting high-touch surfaces, and maintaining carpets, windows, walls, and fixtures. They handle spill response, waste disposal, sanitizing containers, operate custodial equipment, and manage custodial supplies.

Additionally, they respond to work requests and facility issues, assist with room resets and building readiness, conduct inspections, communicate via work orders and email, and handle locking/unlocking. They follow safety protocols for chemicals and biohazards and remain flexible and dependable during events, weather, or staffing shortages.

Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

• Ability to effectively communicate to be able to perform job duties

Nice To Haves

• The formal education equivalent of a high school diploma
• Experience in the custodial field
• Experience working in an environment where young adults are present

Responsibilities

• Perform daily cleaning of restrooms, offices, classrooms, lounges, meeting rooms, entrances, elevators, and common areas.
• Sweep, mop, scrub, buff, wax, dust mop, and vacuum floors.
• Disinfect high-touch surfaces.
• Maintain carpets, windows, walls, and fixtures.
• Handle spill response and waste disposal.
• Sanitize containers.
• Operate and maintain custodial equipment.
• Manage custodial supplies.
• Respond to work requests and facility issues.
• Assist with room resets and building readiness.
• Conduct inspections.
• Communicate via work orders and email.
• Handle locking and unlocking of areas.
• Follow safety protocols for chemicals and biohazards.
• Remain flexible and dependable during events, weather, or staffing shortages.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment.
• Deliver excellent customer service.

Benefits

• University contributions to health insurance
• University contributions to dental insurance
• University contributions to life insurance
• University contributions to disability insurance
• Tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• Immediate leave accrual
• Choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

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