Janitor, Maintenance​/Cleaning, Facility Maintenance

About Seattle Center - The Cultural Heart of the Pacific Northwest

Seattle Center is a 74-acre civic, arts, and cultural gathering place in the heart of Seattle and home to more than 30 partner organizations, including Climate Pledge Arena, KEXP, Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Opera, Pacific Science Center, SIFF, and many others. Anchored by world-class attractions, historic venues, public art, and a dynamic calendar of free and affordable events centered around the iconic International Fountain, Seattle Center brings together arts, culture, sports, and community year-round.

As a department of the City of Seattle and anchor of the Uptown Arts and Cultural District, Seattle Center serves residents from across the Puget Sound region alongside visitors from around the world.

In partnership with Friends of Waterfront Park, Seattle Center provides operations, maintenance, and public safety services for Waterfront Park, while Friends leads park experience, programming, and stewardship along Seattle's downtown waterfront.

Position Description

We are seeking energetic and detail-oriented Janitors to maintain clean, safe, and welcoming indoor event spaces at the Seattle Center (e.g., Armory, Fisher Pavilion, and McCaw Hall). Duties include pre- and post-event sanitation, high-traffic restroom maintenance, floor care, and crowd-facing customer assistance.

We are recruiting for first and second shifts.  This recruitment will also be used to hire Janitors for our on-call pool.

Here is more of what you will be doing:

* Extensive cleaning and monitoring of bathrooms during business hours and busy events.

* Perform routine preventive and predictive cleaning activities including high dusting; specialized cleaning of carpet, vinyl tile, resilient floor and concrete surfaces; and restocking supplies in bathroom areas in a fast-paced, crowded environment.

* Provide uplifting customer service while answering general customer questions. Contact with the public can be extensive and intense, depending on the shift.

* Handle and dispose of litter, garbage and recycling, including the removal of contaminated materials.

* Transport materials, equipment and supplies required to complete assigned work.

* Maintain equipment in a clean and sanitary condition.

* Assist with routine facility maintenance.

* Remove graffiti from various surfaces. May use work management system to report information.

* May operate riding commercial floor scrubbers, high speed floor burnishers, carpet shampooers, and other small to high-capacity cleaning equipment.

* May assist with moving furniture and other objects.

Required Qualifications:

* Janitors work multiple shifts, day and night, 362 days a year. The successful candidate will be willing to work the shift assigned, which may include working weekends and holidays.

* Willing and able to work with cleaning chemicals.

* Have ability to read and comprehend Safety Data Sheets (SDS).

Desired

Qualifications:

Preference will be given for applicants who possess the Desired

Qualifications:

* Two years of janitorial or custodial experience within large public assembly venues, convention centers, or high-traffic public spaces.

* Proven success executing deep-cleaning, sanitization, and waste management programs across varied commercial environments.

* Basic computer skills

* Familiarity operating industrial cleaning equipment, such as power scrubbers, floor-finish machines.

* Ability to work within a diverse workforce, demonstrate cultural sensitivity and inclusion in performing duties, and be effective in a team setting or alone after being given oral or written instructions.

* Possess excellent customer service skills with ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Work Environment/

Conditions:

* Ability to stand, walk, or bend for extended periods of time to perform the full range of duties.

* Ability to frequently lift 25 pounds and occasionally lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

* Requires handling or working with cleaning supplies.

* May be required to work on ladders above ground level.

The full pay range for this step-progression position is $28.14 - $30.30 per hour. New employees begin at Step 1 of the pay progression, which is $28.14 hourly. Current City employees' starting rate of pay will be based on Personnel Rules regarding promotions.

On-call positions:
On-Call (Intermittent) employees begin at step 1, which is $28.14 hourly. Intermittent employees do not get salary step increases. You'll also get premium pay that increases the more hours you work. (Starts at an additional 5% on top of your base rate, up to 25%)

Applications are reviewed after the posting closes. You must submit the following items to be considered for this position no later than 4:00 pm Pacific Time on Tuesday June 16, 2026.

* NEOGOV online (or paper) application

* Supplemental questionnaire

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