Custodian - 1st shift

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Posting date: 11/24/2025

Open until filled:
Yes

Position number: 0401000

Position title:

Custodian - 1st shift

Hiring range: $24.04/hr – $24.04/hr

Union type: SEIU Level C

FLSA status:
Non-Exempt

Employment category:
Regular Full Time

Scheduled months per year: 12

Scheduled hours per week: 40

Schedule:

1st shift schedules include 4am‑12:30pm, 5am‑1:30pm, 6am‑2:30pm, 7am‑3:30pm, 8am‑4:30pm, with two consecutive days off.

Location:

Hanover, NH

Remote work eligibility:
Onsite only

Term position:
No

Grant funded:
No

Under supervision from the Custodial Squad Leader or Custodial Supervisor, performs a wide variety of tasks; cleaning, unskilled building maintenance, event set‑ups, and animal and insect control, including medium to heavy lifting inside and outside a variety of the College’s facilities (office space, laboratories, eating facilities, public areas, auditoriums, etc.). Implements recycling procedures. This posting is for a first shift position.

• Unlocks and locks assigned spaces; cleans, mops, strips, waxes, and buffs all hard surface floors (e.g., stairways, public restrooms, kitchen areas, laboratories, dining rooms, hallways); vacuums and shampoos carpeted offices, hallways, and common areas; washes windows (inside and outside) in entrance halls; dusts office furniture and window sills.
• Dailily cleans public restrooms and showers; scours, disinfects, and deodorizes toilet bowls and sinks; wipes and cleans counters and vanities; polishes mirrors; replaces and stocks restroom supplies.
• Dailily empties office and common area trash cans; implements FO&M recycling procedures; picks up, bags, and removes all trash inside the building as well as loose trash around building perimeters to designated areas.
• On an as‑needed basis: changes light bulbs and cleans light‑fixture lenses, using ladders when necessary.
• On an as‑needed basis: performs major set‑up and break‑down for College events (e.g., 30 8 ft tables and 350 chairs); sets up a variety of planned events based on the design of the arrangement specified in the work order; sets up and places tables, chairs, lecterns, podiums, dividers, platforms, coat racks, etc.; places covers on tables.
• On an as‑needed basis: sweeps dirt and leaves and shovels snow from walkways and spreads sand on walkways at least 3 ft from all entrances to buildings at the start of and throughout the day; sets traps to catch a variety of rodents and takes captured rodents to outside areas for release; sprays inside and outside of buildings with various chemicals to control insects.
• On an as‑needed basis: keeps note of cleaning materials and equipment needed to do the work; notifies Squad Leader when more materials are needed or when equipment is in need of repair or replacement; may, on occasion, act in the squad leader's absence or assist the squad leader.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 1-2 years of experience (minimum six months to one year).
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others.
• Ability to perform moderate to heavy physical labor, including lifting and carrying light to medium weight objects.
• Must be able to work from ladders and step‑ladders in order to clean and maintain light fixtures.
• Ability to operate and maintain heavy industrial cleaning equipment (vacuum cleaners, powered scrubbers, buffers, carpet shampooers) and other hand‑operated tools.
• Understanding and knowledge of safe use of various chemical substances used in cleaning or…