Custodial/Janitor

POSITION SUMMARY

Employees in this job perform and oversee a variety of janitorial, custodial, and/or security tasks to maintain clean and safe facility and grounds.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s):

• Cleans and services restrooms.

• Sweeps, vacuums, and mops floors and stairways.
• Gathers and disposes of rubbish and waste materials by hand or with the use of powered equipment.
• Observes appearances and conditions of premises and equipment; reports needed repairs, safety hazards, or conditions requiring outside vendor services.
• Dusts such items as blinds, furniture, file cabinets, and windowsills using treated dust mittens, cloths, or hand-cleaning items.
• Scrubs, strips, sanitizes, waxes, and buffs floors using powered machines equipped with rotating brushes.
• Polishes furniture, metal work, and chrome using appropriate cleaning and polishing compounds.
• Maintains an inventory of cleaning and toiletry supplies.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, mirrors, and fixtures using both step and extension ladders.
• Cleans grounds and parking lots of litter, glass, or other debris.
• Loads and unloads supplies, and moves heavy furniture and equipment using dollies, handcarts, or power equipment.
• Replaces light bulbs and fuses.
• Shampoos carpets.
• May perform ground maintenance including mowing small areas of grass, trimming shrubs, etc., at an office site.
• Performs related work as assigned.
• Determines appropriate cleaning materials, supplies, tools, and equipment needed to accomplish job; issues supplies, materials, tools, and equipment to employees.
• Makes recommendations for repair and improvements to buildings, grounds, and equipment.
• Requisitions supplies, equipment, tools, and materials as needed.
• Maintains records as required.