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Posted: 17-May-24
Location: Princeton, NJ, US, 08544
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Categories:
Other Staff/Administrative
Internal Number: 240874406
Custodian
US-NJ-Princeton
Job ID: 2024-19079
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Maintenance and Custodial Services
Princeton University
Overview
Facilities, Operations invites you to apply to its Building Services team as a custodian. The custodian spends a significant portion of the workday in Princeton University buildings, interacting with the community while being responsible for all phases of cleaning and maintaining our beautiful campus.
Starting hourly rate: $20.57
More Impact Than You Can Imagine
Facilities supports Princeton's educational mission by stewarding the Universityâ™s campus in a sustainable way to create an environment of exceptional quality where learning and research thrive. If you share our values for teamwork, innovation, integrity, inclusiveness, respect, and sustainability, we welcome you to join our team.
Responsibilities
As a custodian, you will:
- Perform routine cleaning duties, such as dusting, mopping, vacuuming, restocking, and refilling in different spaces across campus, including restrooms
- Perform cleaning functions specific to your assigned facilities, based on seasonal and project requirements
- Assist with or execute snow removal activities and minor maintenance, such as replacing light bulbs, adjusting furniture, or other similar activities
- Empty waste receptacles and transport contents to designated disposal containers
- Ensure necessary doors are locked after cleaning restricted areas
- Maintain equipment and supplies by completing routine upkeep
- Promote continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices
- Fulfill miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent work experience
- Demonstration of good interpersonal and communication skills in reading, writing, and receiving oral instructions in English
- Demonstration of customer service with emphasis on positive attitude
- Capable of learning how to operate equipment and practicing current cleaning methods
- Ability to work flexible hours, such as overtime, to meet the needs of University operations
- Moderate physical fitness â” as a custodian, you must possess the following:
- physical agility, full range of motion, and ability to maintain balance
- the ability to stand or walk 2â“4 hours at one time for a total of 6â“8 hours per day
- the ability to lift or carry up to 10 pounds frequently (33â“66% of the workday)
- the ability to lift or carry up to 30 pounds in a range of motion from floor to overhead occasionally (up to 33% of the workday)
- the ability to lift or carry up to 50 pounds occasionally (up to 33% of the workday)
- the ability to push or pull using force up to 10 pounds constantly (over 66% of the workday)
- the ability to push or pull using force up to 60 pounds occasionally (up to 33% of the workday)
- the ability to use arms and hands for simple grasping, pushing, or pulling frequently (33â“66% of the workday)
- the ability to bend, squat, kneel, climb, and reach or lift overhead occasionally (up to 33% of the work day)
- the ability to climb stairs or ladders, shovel snow, work at heights, and work outdoors in a variety of environmental conditions
Work Schedule
A standard shift is Mondayâ“Friday, however, weekend shifts are also available with different days off during the week. Please indicate in the application process your preferred shift and we will do our best to accommodate your preference.
Open positions may include one of the following: 4:00 a.m.â“12:30 p.m., 5:00 a.m.â“1:30 p.m., 6:00 a.m.â“2:30 p.m., 7:00 a.m.â“3:30 p.m., 10:30 a.m.â“6:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.â“10:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m.â“midnight, 11:00 p.m.â“7:00 a.m. (The 11:00 p.m.â“7:00 a.m. shift begins Sunday evening and ends Friday morning.)
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
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About Princeton University
Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. Princeton is an independent, coeducational, nondenominational institution that provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.As a world-renowned research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.Today, more than 1,100 faculty members instruct approximately 5,200 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students. The University's generous financial aid program ensures that talented students from all economic backgrounds can afford a Princeton education.
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