Cleanroom Custodian (NWS 00856

Job Overview

Location:

Livermore, CA

Title:

Cleanroom Custodian (NWS 00856)

North Wind Services (NWS) is a high performing, low‑risk company with a successful history of contributing to their client’s missions. NWS executes and manages a wide range of technical services such as environmental investigation and restoration, construction, demolition, radioactive and hazardous waste management, public communication/involvement, information management, health and safety, industrial hygiene, and emergency response/HAZMAT services.

North Wind Services is actively seeking individuals who can contribute to national security within the science, technology, and engineering fields as part of our supplemental labor team at vital federal research and development installations supporting the Department of Energy. Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre‑employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

Successful candidates will be employees of NWS supporting the missions of their federal client, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, CA. Pay, benefits, Human Resources, and employment management functions are all provided by NWS. As an NWS employee working at LLNL, within the client’s environment, you will complete day‑to‑day tasks, with direction from technical personnel directly employed by LLNL.

The National Ignition Facility and Photon Science Directorate has an opening for a Cleanroom Custodian in the Facilities and Operations group. The successful candidate will perform clean room/custodial/housekeeping tasks, floorcare, sanitizing and a full range of complex and compliance related duties which require independent judgment and follow through. Due to the unique hazards at the Laboratory, the Custodian II/Floorcare must undergo site‑specific safety training and adhere to all safety and security requirements.

This position supports Directorate Operations within the National Ignition Facility & Photon Science (NIF PS) Principal Associate Directorate.

• Perform general Custodial/Janitor tasks in addition to cleaning all cleanroom areas, including Class 100,000 to Class 100 clean rooms, and following prescribed cleaning procedures.
• Conduct precision wiping of equipment, furniture, or fixtures, removing particulate down to the sub‑micron size.
• Support all clean room areas with laundering of wipers and other reusable materials, ensuring cleanroom consumable material stock levels are maintained.
• Operate all equipment associated with floor care maintenance including but not limited to mechanical scrubbers, wet and dry vacuums, floor finish applicators, high‑speed polisher and burnishes.
• Prepare standard reports, including daily task reports, work control documents, work orders, work permits and inventory checklists.
• Operate instruments for evaluation of cleanroom status such as particle counters, particle swipe analysis and perform measurement samples (swipes on volatile residue).
• Practice and understand the elements of good customer service, good communication skills, comprehension skills, and interaction with others.
• Maintain custodial/janitor equipment in a clean, safe and operable condition and ensure proper labeling, dilution and use of all chemicals and apply all environmental, safety and health requirements in day‑to‑day tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q‑level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Experience with cleanroom cleaning procedures or similar experience in specialized cleaning and sanitation environments.
• Intermediate to advanced skills and experience in a variety of custodial tasks, including sweeping, steam cleaning, vacuuming, mopping or scrubbing floors, walls and ceilings; removing trash and other refuse.
• Intermediate to advanced skills and experience in floor care maintenance utilizing and operating all equipment and cleaning…