Full-Time Custodian

Job Summary

Incumbent will perform heavy and light duty cleaning and related maintenance work in assigned area or building complex. This is a night shift position: Monday – Friday, 1 P.M. - 10 P.M., with a one-hour lunch break.

About the Role

The College of Eastern Idaho offers a comprehensive benefits package for qualifying employees, including:

• Affordable Health Plans
• Sick Leave with no accrual limit
• Vacation Leave with a tiered system
• Retirement Savings through Fidelity 401(k) plan and PERSI base plan
• Life Insurance
• Education Savings
• Exclusive Discounts

Typical Job Functions

Cleaning/Maintenance:

• Performs heavy duty cleaning in classrooms, lavatories, laboratories, and other assigned areas
• Cleans, sanitizes, and polishes lavatory fixtures
• Sanitizes furniture, woodwork, walls, windows, and glass items
• Shampoos carpets, and furniture
• Cleans light fixtures, and replaces light bulbs
• Removes waste and debris from assigned areas
• Measures and mixes compounds, disinfectants, and sanitizing agents and applies according to procedures or manufacturers' specifications
• Sweeps, mops, buffs, strips, seals, floors in assigned areas
• Washes inside and outside windows in single and multi-story buildings
• Performs preventive maintenance on cleaning equipment
• Verifies doors are locked, lights are off, and appliances are off
• Reports fire hazards and other hazards as warranted
• Shovels snow from walkways and spreads ice melt in assigned areas
• Removes trash and boxes from assigned areas
• Communicates with foreman when supplies are low in assigned areas
• Keeps work space clean and organized
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Equipment Operation:

• Operates heavy-duty scrubbers, buffers, shampooers, vacuums, and wet/dry equipment
• Checks equipment before use to insure its ready
• Uses airlift platforms, dollies, ladders, and hand carts
• Replaces belts, brushes, bags, pads, filters, and bearings in power equipment
• Reports fire hazards and other emergencies

Miscellaneous:

• The custodians perform a variety of duties to help ensure the campus operates smoothly. This may include:
• Setting-up bleachers, tables, and chairs for special events, and providing direction and answering basic questions regarding events for patrons
• Taking down the set-up and re-setting for another special event
• Ability to move heavy items such as tables, chairs, and pushing the bleacher back
• Ability to or seek help in repairing equipment and related devices
• Using computers to communicate and report data
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Physical Demands And Work Environment

• Lifting and carrying items weighing approximately 90 pounds
• Bending, stooping, and climbing ladders
• Moving in and around confined spaces
• Working in all weather conditions
• Working in remote and rugged terrain
• On-site work is essential and regular predictable attendance is required
• Employees may be required to work at occasional events and handle tasks outside of regular working hours

Minimum Qualifications

• Able to repetitively lift 65 pounds
• Able to lift and carry items weighing approximately 90 pounds
• Able to work 8 hours on your feet
• Willingness to perform duties associated with commercial cleaning, including operating industrial-type cleaning equipment such as high-speed buffers and vacuum cleaners
• Able to lift and move heavy items such as tables, chairs, and bleachers
• Knowledge of computers
• Incumbent must reside in Idaho (Currently CEI doesn’t sponsor Visas)

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Experience performing duties associated with commercial cleaning
• Experience with repairing and maintaining custodial equipment
• Experience operating computer systems
• Bilingual (Spanish)