Custodian (Public Works)

This position is responsible for the general maintenance of any City facilities. Duties include routine and regular cleaning, sanitizing, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, and making minor equipment and facility repairs.

Major Duties

• Collects and disposes of garbage daily;
• Mops floors; vacuums, strips, waxes and buffs floors; operates power-cleaning equipment, mechanical cleaners, polishers; mixes cleaning agents as directed;
• Vacuums, spot-cleans and shampoos carpets; empties and cleans waste receptacles; dusts, waxes, washes and polishes furniture, counters, woodwork, and metalwork;
• Cleans and washes windows, walls, windowsills and screens, as assigned;
• Cleans restrooms and replenishes supplies;
• Sweeps sidewalks and performs grounds maintenance duties such as watering lawns and plants;
• Moves and arranges furniture and equipment as required;
• Performs basic maintenance repairs on building; general plumbing
• Various handyman repair duties
• Orders and maintains inventory of custodial supplies as directed;
• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

High School diploma or equivalent; equivalent combination of education or experience.

Knowledge Required by the Position

• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, standard cleaning methods and equipment used in custodial work such as brooms, mops, dust mops, vacuums, scouring devices, and wax applicators;
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions;
• Ability to perform routine, repetitive tasks on a continuous basis;
• Ability to work independently to maintain a clean and orderly area;
• Ability to exert continuous physical effort including frequent bending, walking, and lifting of heavy equipment.

Supervisory Controls: Supervisor on-duty assigns work in terms of general instructions.

Guidelines: Guidelines include City codes, building codes, City personnel regulations, and established practices. These guidelines are clear and specific, but may require some interpretation in application.

Complexity: The work consists of a variety of facility maintenance duties.

Scope and Effect: Independently performs work of a recurring and regular nature in accordance with established and well-known policies, procedures, and practices. Progress of work is checked and instruction is provided on accomplishing work involving unusual problems or the use of unfamiliar equipment.

Personal Contacts: Contacts are typically with the Police Department and other City employees.

Purpose of Contacts: Contacts are typically to give or exchange information, to resolve problems, and to provide services.

Physical Demands: The employee frequently lifts light objects and uses tools or equipment requiring dexterity.

Work Environment: Work is performed primarily indoors using cleaning chemicals that may be potentially hazardous. Work requires moderate physical effort in using equipment and moving furniture and other heavy items. May perform grounds maintenance work as directed.

Supervisory and Management Responsibility: None.