Facilities Assistant - Salt Lake Campus

Overview

Do you like hands‑on work and seeing the results of your work? If you answered yes to these questions, we want to talk with you. This position is critical in making the USU Salt Lake Center a warm and welcoming place for students, visitors, and employees. This position will maintain and support our campus grounds and interior of the building.

Maintain campus grounds including:

• Weeding
• Litter removal
• Lawn management
• Pruning
• Irrigation
• Snow/leaf management
• May work with a variety of landscapes including: flowers, trees, sod, etc.

Maintain interior of campus facilities including:

• Cleaning
• Disinfecting
• Vacuuming
• Trash removal
• Dusting
• Recycling
• Restroom maintenance
• Light‑bulb replacement
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to meet standards of service
• Dependable

Preferred Qualifications:

• Landscaping experience
• Janitorial experience

Along with the online application, please attach:

1. Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”

** Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

$16.50/hr

The environment and physical requirements may change depending on the specific function of the work each department performs. Incumbents may be in both indoor and outdoor environments. Indoors, in an office space, event space, or public space are protected from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes. Incumbents may often use repetitive hand motions.

Outdoors, incumbents may not be protected from weather conditions and may be exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold. Additionally, indoor or outdoor work environments may include being confined or in narrow spaces for periods of time. The incumbent may also be exposed to loud noises or vibrations from equipment, and conditions that may affect the respiratory system, such as fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, and poor ventilation.

Bending, crawling, and crouching may be required. Incumbents may be required to lift, push, and/or pull objects up to 50 pounds and be required to walk and/or stand for long periods of time.

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