Category:: Custodial/Maintenance/Trades
Department:: Fac Svcs-Custodial Services
Locations:: Fredonia, NY
Posted:: Aug 28, 2020
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time
Position ID:: 124528

About State University of New York at Fredonia:

SUNY Fredonia is a comprehensive, selective, public, residential, liberal arts university located in beautiful Western New York, just minutes from Lake Erie. Founded in 1826, the university is among the oldest in the SUNY system. Fredonia is home to a world-renowned School of Music and awards both bachelor's and master's degrees in over 100 degree programs in the liberal arts, natural and social sciences, mathematics, education, and business. SUNY Fredonia also features cutting-edge programs in the emerging fields of technology, service, and communication.

SUNY Fredonia prides itself on an outstanding workforce. To continually support organizational excellence, the university conducts background screens on applicants. An affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, SUNY Fredonia encourages and actively seeks applications from minorities, women, and people with disabilities.

Job Description:

Under supervision, a Cleaner performs a variety of routine manual tasks requiring light, medium, and heavy physical effort in cleaning and caring for an assigned area in public buildings and adjacent grounds and sidewalks.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES:

• Washes floors, corridors, stairs and stairwells, walls, partitions, windows from the inside or outside of buildings using mops, brushes, detergents, buffers, floor scrubbers, and other cleaning implements.
• Collects, transports, and disposes of medical waste or spoiled linens in accordance with cleaning procedures.
• Cleans blood spills and bodily fluids, including urine, vomit, and feces.
• Strips and waxes floors; vacuums and shampoos carpets; and dusts assigned areas using manual or mechanical equipment.
• Cleans and scrubs all areas of lavatories and locker rooms, such as sinks, urinals, toilets, showers, shower walls and drains, tile floors, and locker room common areas.
• Replaces light bulbs, dusts or washes light fixtures and high places such as ceilings using ladders and scaffolds.
• Cleans and polishes furniture, metal fixtures, and equipment.
• Removes hazardous articles on floors, furniture, and equipment and places them in designated receptacles or in appropriate places.
• Moves furniture and equipment in connection with cleaning activities, or sets up for meetings or special events.
• Changes curtains and drapes, and hangs pictures and other decorative objects.
• Empties trash, recyclables, and waste, in accordance with cleaning schedule.
• Assembles cleaning cart to conform to assigned cleaning duties, and mixes and properly dilutes cleaning solutions in accordance with manufacturer directions.
• Wears appropriate protective clothing, and other specialized protective equipment as required by the cleaning assignments.
• Checks supplies and equipment functioning, and notifies supervisor of low supply levels, equipment malfunction, and building maintenance issues noted during cleaning.
• May be assigned to remove snow and salt walkways; clean sidewalks, yards, and drives; and mows lawns with manual or mechanical equipment.
• May be assigned to laboratories, clean rooms, operating rooms, or hospital, school, or custodial care settings that require a high degree of cleanliness and disinfectant processes that must be followed to minimize the spread of infection
• May require weekend work.

All custodial service personnel are designated as essential service.

Position works a 5 day work schedule (may include working Saturday and Sunday) with 2 pass days. Work schedule to be determined by management.

Requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

There are no education or experience requirements for this position. Applicants must be physically able to perform medium to heavy physical labor for extended periods of time and be able to understand and carry out written and/or oral instructions. A valid New York State Driver's license is preferred. Must be able to stand for long periods. Must be willing to work in hot, cold and rainy weather. Must be available for additional hours when it is necessary to meet the operating needs of the department. Ability to work as a team and to communicate well with other employees is required. Since the activities of other employees depend upon the performance of the employee in this position, reliable attendance is required.

Additional Information:

This Cleaner position is a full-time, permanent, salary grade 05, CSEA represented position. All applicants are to apply using the online application system. Applicants who do not have access to a computer or to the Internet are invited to use computers available in Human Resources, 511 Maytum Hall, from 8am - 4:30pm.

All custodial service personnel are designated as essential service.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates shall apply and may submit the documents listed below by clicking on the APPLY NOW button.

• Resume

Note: After submitting your Resume/CV, the subsequent page gives you instructions that enable you to upload the additional, required documents.

Please see the FAQ for using the online application system. Please contact us if you need assistance applying through this website.

URL: www.fredonia.edu/facilities/Custodial.asp