Complex Maintenance Worker

• The pay range for this position is $19.80 to $21.85 per hour, based on experience.

Position ensures all custodial duties for cleaning and maintaining city offices and buildings are completed.

• Performs custodial work.
• Works to a schedule and completes special projects.
• Ensures offices and public areas are adequately cleaned each week to the standards expected of public buildings and offices.
• Washes windows and blinds.
• Cleans and sanitizes rest rooms, disposes of trash and recyclables, replaces light tubes/bulbs, cleans all surfaces (furniture, fixtures, etc.), vacuums and shampoos carpeted floors, cleans, sweeps, mops, and waxes floors.
• Performs set-up of facilities for various meetings, including covering tables, moving furniture, cleaning and performing final inspection for presentation.
• Replaces rest room tissue and towels as needed.
• Transports supplies and materials.
• Double-checks facilities for cleanliness and any maintenance needs.
• Maintenance outside perimeter of buildings, including sweeping sidewalks, pick up debris, etc.
• Moves file boxes and other office items for office personnel, as requested.
• Empty paper in shredder machine.
• Performs other related duties as required.

• Work around dirt, dust, germs, chemicals, cleaning supplies, and unsanitary conditions at times.
• Work schedule may be changed at any time to accommodate business needs.

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Strong experience working in janitorial/custodian field performing similar tasks to job responsibilities is preferred.
• Strong work history of dependability and performance.
• Strong background record required, due to accessibility to employee and city property.
• Alabama Driver’s license and good driving record required for delivery of cleaning equipment and supplies.

• Knowledge of material and methods used in cleaning processes.
• Verbal skills to communicate information and needs to other workers, employees and supervisor.
• Skills to operate equipment such as shampooer, buffer, vacuum, etc.
• Ability to work independently without close supervision.
• Strong team and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of common safety practices.
• Ability to work at a fast pace to complete a high volume of work.
• Ability to stay on task and demonstrated initiative in making facilities as clean and professional as possible at all times while on the job.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Reading skills to understand and comprehend written and cleaning instructions of product labels and to include safety warnings and notices.

• This position’s physical requirements involve medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Ability to see well enough to drive vehicle, clean offices and read product and equipment information (corrective lens acceptable).
• Ability to move various equipment, files, furniture.
• Ability to bend, climb, stoop and stand for long periods of time in order to clean all surfaces.
• Ability to work around specific chemicals required for cleaning.
• Must have full range of physical motion in order to operate various tools and equipment, and reach above head for cleaning blinds, etc.
• Ability to perform some repetitive motion for vacuum cleaners and other equipment.
• Frequent standing or on feet 5 to 8 hours per day.