Custodial Day Shift Manager

Posting date 06/19/2025

Open Until Filled Yes

Position Number 1129182

Position Title Custodial Day Shift Manager

Hiring Range Minimum $77,700

Hiring Range Maximum $97,100

Union Type Not a Union Position

SEIU Level Not an SEIU Position

FLSA Status Exempt

Employment Category Regular Full Time

Scheduled Months per Year 12

Scheduled Hours per Week 40

Location of Position Hanover, NH

Remote Work Eligibility? Onsite only

Is this a term position? No

Is this a grant funded position? No

The Custodial Day Shift Manager oversees daily custodial operations during the assigned day shift, ensuring a clean, safe, and well-maintained environment across a large and diverse campus portfolio. This role leads multiple supervisors and team leads who oversee a sizable custodial workforce, ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation protocols, managing staffing, training, equipment, supply procurement, and inventory. The manager also coordinates custodial support for campus events and emergency responses, acting as a key liaison between custodial staff, campus stakeholders, and building occupants to foster collaboration and deliver exceptional service tailored to the needs of a higher education environment.

Dartmouth is seeking a Custodial Day Shift Manager to lead custodial services across a large, vibrant higher education campus. You will oversee three supervisors, two leads, and more than 100 custodial staff who maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming environment spanning millions of square feet. This position offers the chance to manage diverse teams, support campus events, oversee budgets, and respond to emergencies—all while fostering a collaborative and inclusive workplace.

If you have proven leadership in custodial or facilities management within residential settings (higher ed, hospital, hotel) or K-12 environments, experience working in unionized settings, and want to make a lasting impact.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent skills and experience
• Minimum seven years of experience in hospitality, higher education, healthcare, or a related field
• At least five years managing teams of 10 or more custodial or housekeeping employees
• Experience managing custodial operations spanning multiple million square feet of facilities and large staff groups
• Experience working in a unionized work environment
• Must hold a valid driver’s license and be qualified under the terms of the Dartmouth College Driver Safety and Motor Vehicle Policy

• Experience in a higher education or residential operations environment
• Proven ability to create, revise, and adapt standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Knowledge of applicable safety standards, vendor management, and inventory control
• Skilled in planning and implementing operational goals, managing budgets, and handling complex personnel matters
• Proficiency with work order and timekeeping software (e.g., Smart Inspect, Kronos)
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability initiatives

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.

Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be…