Maintenance Custodian 1

About the role

The Maintenance Custodian 1 performs all custodial duties required to provide clean and sanitary spaces across the UW campus, serving students, faculty, staff, and visitors. This is a full-time position reporting to the Custodial Manager.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain floors, walls, windows, carpets, furniture, and chalkboards.
• Clean and sanitize restrooms, shower rooms, and fixtures; empty trash containers.
• Set up and move furniture for special events.
• Use power equipment and hand tools such as brooms, mops, squeegees, buffers, polishers, and vacuums for cleaning and maintenance.
• Use ladders as required for work assignments.
• Replace light bulbs, tissue, restroom supplies, light switches, and rewire lamps.
• Lock and unlock buildings; secure facilities by checking for unlocked doors and windows; report unauthorized occupants.
• Construct simple items such as door stops and bookshelves; make routine repairs to locks, floors, walls, and ceilings.
• Perform touch-up painting of surfaces.
• Under direct supervision, perform minor repairs on electrical circuits, plumbing fixtures, lights, and partitions; clean clogged drains.
• Manually or with self-propelled equipment, remove snow or debris from sidewalks, stairs, driveways, and entryways; help maintain campus grounds.
• Operate motorized equipment as needed.
• Set up and take down equipment such as chalkboards, easels, folding chairs, and tables for meetings, classrooms, conferences, and events.
• Strip, clean, buff, and apply finish to floors; use high-speed floor buffers and polishers; vacuum and clean carpets.
• Follow written and/or verbal instructions regarding the use of chemicals, supplies, and equipment; comply with safety policies and procedures.
• Report need for repair and/or maintenance.
• Wash interior or easily accessible exterior windows.
• Move furniture, equipment, supplies, and tools on an incidental basis.
• Operate high-pressure washers.
• Perform related duties as required, including working during declared suspended operations.

Requirements

• Physical ability to perform required work.
• One year of experience in custodial or general maintenance work.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Ability to follow written and/or verbal instructions and communicate in English regarding the use of chemicals, supplies, and equipment; compliance with safety policies and procedures.
• Possession of a valid Washington State Driver’s License (or a license recognized as valid by the State of Washington) and two years of driving experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic computer skills.

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work in a non-smoking environment.

Pay

Annual pay range: $45,144.00 – $53,148.00.

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 5:00 am – 1:30 pm.

Benefits

For information about benefits for this position, visit UW Staff Benefits.