Custodian for Academic and Residential
Listed on 2026-08-22
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Maintenance/Cleaning
Building Maintenance, Janitor, Cleaning Services, Facility Maintenance
Job Requirements
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Position Title:
Custodian for Academic and Residential Buildings. Job Category:
University Staff Employment. Type:
Regular. Job Profile:
Custodian.
Are you ready for a meaningful role within our university community? The University of Wisconsin - Platteville is hiring Custodians to help maintain a vibrant, welcoming campus while enjoying dependable employment, excellent benefits, and a positive work-life balance. As a Custodian, you will play a vital role in keeping our campus clean, safe, and welcoming while building meaningful connections with students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
As a Custodian at UW-Platteville, you'll support the upkeep of historic landmarks like Ullrich Hall, a 1916 academic building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the same time, you'll work around Sesquicentennial Hall, a state-of-the- art engineering and science facility, which contains the expansive Huff Family Innovation Center, one of the largest makerspaces in the Midwest.
- Maintains clean and clear walkways to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice
- Monitors and secures facility interior and exterior entrances and reports issues to appropriate entities
- Maintains organization of supply areas and equipment, documents inventory, and requests additional supplies as needed
- Documents and reports repairs, violations, and pest control needs
- Utilizes basic equipment and supplies to clean assigned facility areas and remove waste and recyclables
- Competitive Pay: $17.00 per hour, plus shift differential pay for applicable shifts!
- Sign-On Bonus: $500 Sign-On Bonus for Eligible Applicants!
- Work-Life Balance:
Monday-Friday schedule. 1st and 2nd shift opportunities. - Outstanding Benefits:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement contributions, life insurance ( multiple, low-cost plans),and flexible spending accounts. Participation in the nationally ranked pension Wisconsin Retirement System with employee match! - Generous Paid Leave:
Vacation benefits that increase over time, nine paid legal holidays, 4.5 paid personal holidays, paid sick leave, and more! - Community Connection:
Be part of a close-knit campus... For full info follow application link.
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is committed to recruiting, supporting and fostering a diverse, inclusive and civil community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and is an AA/EEO Employer. The names of nominees and applicants who have not requested in writing that their identities be kept confidential, and of all finalists, will be released upon request. A criminal background check is required for employment.
Applicants must be legally ent1ated to work in the U.S. at time of hire.
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