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Custodial Worker

Employer
University of Kentucky
Location
Lexington, KY
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job Title:

Custodial Worker

Requisition Number:

RE48870

Department Name:

3CP02:Phys Plt-Custodial Services

Work Location:

Lexington, KY

Grade Level:

40

Salary Range:

$15.30-24.50/hour

Type of Position:

Staff

Position Time Status :

Full-Time

Required Education:

GS

Click here for more information about equivalencies::

https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies

Required Related Experience:

None

Required License/Registration/Certification:

None

Physical Requirements:

  • Lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to and possibly over 50lbs
  • Standing or walking with objects up to 25lbs
  • Repetitive motion

Work is performed in assigned zone locations and employee may occasionally be exposed to elements, weather, and other non-office or inside building type
conditions.

Shift:

Multiple Shifts Needed

Monday – Friday Shifts:

3:30am – 12:00 noon
5:30am – 2:15pm
6:00am – 2:30pm
7:00am – 3:30pm
2:00pm – 10:30pm
4:30pm -1:00am
9:30pm – 6:00am

Hours of work may vary dependent upon situational factors and may include some nights(s), weekend(s), and holiday(s) response.

Job Summary:

The University of Kentucky (UK), the state’s flagship university, was founded in 1865 and now covers over 900 acres and is home to more than 30,000 students and approximately 13,500 employees. An exciting and fulfilling place to work, the University of Kentucky has been named on the 2023 Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers list, ranking sixth out of 500 total companies, and second in the education category.

The University of Kentucky is seeking motivated and hard-working individuals who thrive in environments that offer task variety and who enjoy working on a team to fill its Custodial Worker positions.

This position reports directly to the Custodial Supervisor and performs daily custodial services requirements provided within assigned zone area(s)including:

  • General cleaning and trash removal; cleaning various building room types and surfaces (i.e.) restrooms, offices, lobbies, entrances, stairwells, laboratories, elevators, medical areas, etc.
  • Applying proper cleaning techniques which may include: vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, stripping and waxing, dusting, spot cleaning, scrubbing, and disinfecting
  • Removing trash and recycling
  • Restocking all fixtures (toilet paper, towels, soap, and sanitizer)
  • Utilizing various equipment (vacuum cleaners, floor machines, etc.) in completion of duties

In addition, the Custodial Worker:

  • Demonstrates excellent customer service for internal and external customers
  • Informs Custodial Supervisor and/or Custodial Team Lead of customer needs and delivers an appropriate response(s), as directed
  • Demonstrates progress towards reaching goals and objectives
  • Demonstrates compliance with quality assurance inspection results for assigned zone(s)
  • Demonstrates compliance with instructions regarding work in-process and upon completion
  • Delivers work results which are in compliance with established practices and standards, and overall acceptability of work
  • Ensures all assigned working areas are maintained in a safe and orderly manner and continuously free of trash and debris
  • Maintains appropriate inventory supply levels and requests re-orders, as needed
  • Operates and maintains equipment in a safe manner and requests repairs, as needed
  • Demonstrates compliance with PPE usage; use of cautionary signage; and use of appropriate cleaning chemicals
  • Demonstrates compliance with safety codes, OSHA, EPA, and other regulatory requirements

UK offers exceptional benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a matching retirement savings plan, vacation leave, sick leave and more. Under our matching retirement plan, you contribute 5 percent of your base salary, and UK proudly contributes an amount equal to 10 percent of your salary, for a 200 percent match. You will be fully vested after three years of continuous, regular, full-time service. For additional details, click here:

https://hr.uky.edu/employment/our-benefits

UK Facilities Management looks forward to you joining our team to begin making a positive impact at the University today!

Multiple positions available. Review of applications will begin immediately, and applications will be accepted until the deadline date or until all positions are filled, which could be prior to the deadline date listed.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities:

Dependability, team player, and strong customer service skills

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :

No

Preferred Education/Experience:

High School + 1-Year
Driver’s License — Preferred

Deadline to Apply:

02/11/2025

Our University Community:

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.


As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.


Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.

Organization

Fast Facts

Location: Lexington, Ky.
Founded: 1865
Endowment: $1.1 billion
Budget: $3.5 billion
Research Grants and Contracts Awarded: $316.5 million
Library Holdings: 4.3 million volumes
Enrollment: 30,76
President: Dr. Eli Capilouto
Provost: Dr. David W. Blackwell
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dr. Eric Monday
Executive Vice President for Research: Dr. Lisa A. Cassis
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs: Dr. Mark F. Newman

About the University

Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.

Mission

The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. As Kentucky's flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development, and human well-being.

Our Guiding Principles

The University is driven by the promise it has made to Kentucky, one that honors its land-grant mission and a heritage honed through 150 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Six principles guide our efforts. They are: creating a vibrant undergraduate learning community, advancing a high-quality graduate and professional education portfolio, cultivating a robust research environment, developing a strong and sustainable UK infrastructure, fostering a positive work environment for faculty and staff, and ensuring a meaningful impact on the Commonwealth and the community.

Employment/Benefits

As Central Kentucky's largest employer, the University of Kentucky supports the recruitment and retention of unparalleled talent - individuals who inspire learning, teaching, service and healing through innovation in work solutions, initiatives, policies and programs. Impressive benefits at the University include an excellent retirement package, with an employer match that doubles the employee's contribution, a dynamic work-life program to assist employees in balancing their work with their personal lives, a wellness program to protect, maintain and promote the health of employees, and a strategic plan that nurtures diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity. For more information regarding benefits, visit http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.

Research

In fiscal year 2016, the University of Kentucky was awarded $316.5 million in external grants and contracts. UK is one of only eight universities across the country with the full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical programs on one contiguous campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique cross-disciplinary research and scholarship. Moreover, UK is currently one of only 22 public institutions with a trifecta of federal designations of excellence in research: for aging, in cancer and in translational science. A new $265 million research facility, due to open in 2018, will bring together clinicians, scientists and scholars from across UK’s campus to reduce health gaps in Kentucky. These health gaps include cancer, cardiovascular disease & stroke, diabetes & obesity, substance abuse, and neuroscience & aging.

Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise encompassing both traditional scholarship and emerging technologies. UK is one of eight universities in the U.S. that has well-established programs in agriculture, engineering, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique interdisciplinary collaboration.

In 2013, the UK Markey Cancer Center announced its designation as a National Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This designation places UK among an elite group of 22 research universities that can boast the "Triple Crown" of federal research awards: NCI designation, the Clinical Translational Sciences Award, and a federally supported Alzheimer's Disease Center.

UK HealthCare

UK HealthCare has strategically developed an incredible capacity to serve the Commonwealth through its state-of-the-art patient care pavilion and emergency rooms, advanced biomedical and biological research, and a network of affiliate health care agencies throughout Kentucky. Passion for people and a vision for the "medical campus of the future" have inspired leading physicians and researchers from across the United States to join UK. Their research agenda is balanced with outreach to affiliated and partner hospitals, so Kentucky families can receive high-quality health care at home and travel to Lexington for only the most advanced, complex medical care and procedures.

Living in the Bluegrass

Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many diverse educational, cultural and commercial opportunities. With a population of more than 314,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/life-in-lexington.

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