Custodial Services Progam Manager

Position Summary

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is seeking a motivated and collaborative Custodial Supervisor to lead daily custodial operations and ensure a safe, clean, and welcoming campus environment. This position provides direct supervision to custodial staff, oversees scheduling and staffing, coordinates training and performance management, and ensures compliance with cleaning, safety, and regulatory standards. The successful candidate will collaborate with campus partners, manage custodial supplies and equipment, support special events, analyze operational data, and continuously improve service quality, efficiency, and sustainability initiatives, including waste and recycling programs.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Develops, directs, and monitors the implementation of cleaning standards, emergency planning and response, and staffing strategies across multiple work units.
• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, interviewing, onboarding, scheduling, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
• Oversees daily custodial operations by assigning work, monitoring productivity, conducting inspections, resolving staffing issues, and ensuring completion of cleaning and maintenance schedules.
• Provides leadership and guidance to custodial staff through regular communication, coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to support employee development and operational effectiveness.
• Coordinates staffing coverage, approves leave requests, manages call-ins afterhours, weekends, holidays, and will need to cover whatever type of call in it is until staff can arrive to fulfill the effort, and adjusts work assignments to maintain service levels and meet operational needs.
• Conducts routine facility inspections to ensure cleanliness, safety, and compliance with established standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.

Pay & Benefits

• Salary of $60,000.00, commensurate with experience
• Full-time, benefit eligible position