Custodian - Parking Utility

Custodian – Parking Utility: Grow your career with us! The City of La Crosse is accepting applications for a full-time Custodian to join the Parking Utility team. The Parking Utility is responsible for overseeing and maintaining the municipally owned ramps and surface lots. These include the Market Square Ramp with a total of 632 spaces, the La Crosse Center Ramp with a total of 893 spaces, the Main Street ramp with a total of 395 spaces, the Riverside Ramp with a total of 903 spaces, and the Pine Street ramp with a total of 606 spaces.

When you add in the surface lots, the Parking Utility manages almost 4,000 parking spaces.

The purpose of this position is to perform routine building and grounds maintenance and custodial tasks at the City's parking ramps and lots. Incumbents perform routine building and grounds maintenance manual labor and operate light equipment such as vacuums, power washers, leaf blowers, weed trimmers and hand-held power tools. Starting wage for this non-exempt position ranges between $20.45 to $23.42 per hour (80 hours bi-weekly), depending on candidate qualifications.

Minimum Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent, with prior buildings and grounds maintenance experience, or any combination of education and experience which provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities. A valid driver's license is required.

The City of La Crosse offers a comprehensive benefit package including medical benefit plans, Wisconsin Retirement Plan, deferred compensation, Roth IRA, life insurance, accident insurance, income continuation insurance, voluntary dental and vision plans, paid holidays, vacations, and sick leave.

Benefit perks: traditional or high deductible (with HSA) medical plan options available; participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System with 7.20% employer contribution; 10 paid holidays, ability to earn up to 12 sick days per year, and vacation time available as of date of hire.

Selected candidate is subject to background check and post-offer/pre-employment drug screen.

Incumbents perform routine building and grounds maintenance manual labor and operate light equipment such as vacuums, power washers, leaf blowers, weed trimmers and hand-held power tools. The work is performed under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Public Works.

The purpose of this position is to perform routine building and grounds maintenance and custodial tasks at the City's parking ramps and lots.

The following duties are normal for this classification. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Sweeps, mops and vacuums floors, elevators and stairwells.
• Washes windows, window ledges, doors and walls.
• Cleans parking ramp access-control equipment and assists with equipment maintenance.
• Empties trash containers, picks up litter and cleans up waste, including bodily fluids.
• Weeds and waters flower beds and landscaping.
• Plows snow from parking ramps, lots and alleys; shovels snow from doorways, walkways and entrances. Applies sand, salt and other de-icing products.
• Performs routine building maintenance tasks.
• Assists with minor plumbing, lighting and electrical repairs.
• Assists with installing and removing signs.
• May respond to building emergency calls on occasion.
• Maintains regular and predictable on-site attendance.

High school diploma or equivalent, with prior buildings and grounds maintenance experience, or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities. A valid driver's license is required.