Custodian - Lied Center

Position Overview

This position is responsible for performing interior and exterior building cleaning maintenance in an assigned area, which may vary, and flexibility in work hours is necessary to meet event schedules. Employee cleans carpeted and non-carpeted (tiled) areas. Collects and carries trash to disposal points. Removes spots, stains and other discoloration blemishes from floors, walls, switch plates, desks, chairs, windows, window coverings and other surfaces.

Performs restroom cleaning and maintenance, washes and disinfects toilets, urinals, floors, walls and other restroom surfaces, replaces soap, paper towels, etc. Employee cleans outside surface of windows and doors, removes snow from building approaches as directed, locks and unlocks building. Performs related work on special crews in the preparation of Lied Center special events, moves and arranges furniture, etc., works with staff in specialized tasks such as inventory of equipment and/or maintenance of mechanical/electrical systems.

In addition to a competitive salary, KU offers great benefits to employees with up to 176 hours of paid vacation per year, 8 hours of sick leave earned every month, nine paid holidays plus one discretionary day, a retirement program, medical & dental insurance, life and disability insurance, other benefit plan options and State of Kansas discounts offered by various vendors.

KU also offers employees educational and professional development opportunities. KU is a great place to work!

40% - Office, Classroom and Facilities Maintenance: Vacuum carpets with appropriate equipment and chemicals. Dust mops clean tile floors, wet mops stains and spots on tiled floors using paid method and semi-automatic scrubbers. Empties trash, using special care in research and lab areas, cleans containers and replaces liners. Dusts furniture, blinds and other surfaces. Cleans glass, ledges, chalk and dry marker boards.

Some work locations require attention to bio-hazards.

15% - Restroom / Shower Cleaning: Cleans and disinfects sinks, stools, urinals, sanitary napkin receptacles and trash containers. Cleans and polishes fixtures, wet mops floors, dusts and cleans all surfaces. Replaces soap and paper goods. Cleans floor drains and adds water according to established schedule. Scrubs walls, detergent scrubs floors with semi-automatic scrubbing equipment. Acid cleans urinals and toilets. All work is performed following standard procedures and safety precautions.

10% - Hallways, Stairways, Elevators, Entrances and Exteriors:On resilient surfaces, dust mops, scrubs and burnishes with a variety of specialized equipment. Wet mops spots and stains on tiled areas and floor mats. Spot cleans walls, doors, carpets, jams, and kick plates. Washes windows and rails. Dusts and polishes surfaces. Cleans fire extinguishers cases and reports damaged and/or missing equipment to the supervisor.

Cleans display cases, drinking fountains, furniture, etc. Cleans exterior entrances daily, removing snow and ice when necessary. Checks and maintains exterior areas, handicap access ramps and equipment, elevator cabs and doors, etc.

10% - Floor Maintenance: Strips floors, chemical detergent scrubs in non-carpeted areas. Burnishes tile floors, bonnets and deep extracts carpeted areas, cleans and maintains specialty floors such as wood, cork, quarry tile, etc. using a variety of automatic equipment. Follows associated safety procedures in order to avoid injury to self, others, and equipment damage.

10% - Supplies, Chemical and Equipment Maintenance: Cleans and performs minor maintenance on hand tools and mechanized equipment such as burnishers, scrubbers, dry/wet vacuums, etc, reporting equipment malfunctions or repairs that are not minor to supervisor. Remains knowledgeable concerning proper use and purposes of chemicals, the proper mixing of chemicals, and associated safety procedures in order to avoid injury to self, others, and equipment damage.

15% - Other Related Work: Includes but is not limited to locking and unlocking building doors, assisting in other areas/buildings with special university events and emergencies. Reports…