Building Services Custodian (35348) at Sterling Infrastructure

Job description

Position Summary The Building Services Custodian is responsible for keeping buildings and exterior grounds clean, safe, and in good condition. This includes general cleaning and sanitation of offices, restrooms, break areas, and gym facilities, as well as upkeep of building grounds and parking areas. The Building Services Custodian performs minor maintenance and repairs, responds to water issues such as leaks and overflows, and maintains lighting, fixtures, and equipment. This position works independently with minimal supervision, and notifies supervisors and managers of major repairs as needed. Key Responsibilities Clean building interiors, including vacuuming, sweeping, and mopping floors in offices, break areas, and the gym, and wiping down surfaces and gym equipment. Clean and stock restrooms, including sinks, countertops, toilets, urinals, showers, and stall walls, and keep cleaning supplies in stock throughout the building. Collect and dispose of trash throughout the building, and clean up spills promptly using appropriate equipment. Perform minor repairs within the scope of training and authorization, including fixing toilets, urinals, showers, and sinks, maintaining lighting, fixtures, and equipment, and using ladders when required. Manage water issues during leaks, line breaks, or toilet overflows, including shutting off water and unstopping toilets and drains. Notify supervisors or managers of major repairs or unsafe conditions. Maintain building grounds and parking areas, including sweeping, picking up trash, raising and lowering flags as directed, and removing snow and ice with ice melt as instructed. Maintain records of work activities, including cleaning tasks completed and repairs performed. Perform other duties as needed to support projects, operations, and the department. Qualifications Qualifications High school diploma required. Skills and Abilities Ability to manage time efficiently and work well when supervisors are not present. Ability to handle basic maintenance, building repairs, cleaning, and other custodial work. Basic knowledge of plumbing, carpentry, and electrical trades. Ability to work safely with a variety of cleaning supplies, chemicals, and equipment. Strong communication skills for effective coordination with team members and building occupants. Problem-solving abilities to address unexpected cleaning and maintenance issues. Work Environment and Physical Demands May work inside or outside. Possible exposure to hot and cold temperatures, in all-weather elements such as rain, heat, cold and snow. This position also requires work at extreme heights, in areas that are under construction, or in restricted areas such as a switchgear room, manhole, utility tunnel, crawl space, or attic, in confined spaces, and on slippery or uneven surfaces; works on ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, in ditches and excavations; works in and around single and multi-story buildings with all exposures typical of a heavy construction site, including portable sanitary facilities. Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull and reach overhead. Lift 50 pounds, routinely. Constantly move about on the feet. Climb ladders of all types. Complete full day assignments involving overhead work. Must be able to make transition from employee parking area or street into construction work areas and to access all levels of the building, even if the only means of access is by O.S.H.A. approved site construction ladder or stairs still under construction, but acceptable for use. May require the ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time. May require travel. Possess good vision, normal or corrected. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision to discern color coded wires, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Possess good hearing, normal or corrected. Must be able to wear personal protective e