Custodian II

Custodian Position

The Green Bay Police Department is seeking a Custodian to help maintain our facilities and ensure they remain clean and welcoming for officers, staff and visitors. Hiring rate: $25.27 per hour. Work schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. plus additional hours as needed for call-ins, including snow removal. No residency requirement.

The City of Green Bay is a leader in employee health and wellness with its Health/1265 program with a goal to engage all employees in their own health and well-being by providing insurance premium incentives and other benefits. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We invite candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply, knowing that unique perspectives enhance our service to the community.

Responsibilities include:

• Performs cleaning and maintenance of walkways, stairways, elevators, restrooms, conference rooms, break rooms, and public lobby.
• Vacuums, sweeps, mops, strips, waxes and polishes floors. Removes and may install floor tile and carpet.
• Washes walls, woodwork, and windows.
• Cleans, assembles, and moves office equipment and furniture.
• Changes light bulbs and fluorescent lamps.
• Empties waste and recycle containers.
• Locks office doors.
• Sands, strips and stains woodwork.
• Installs drywall, textures walls, and paints.
• Performs minor mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. Monitors and performs preventative maintenance on machinery and equipment, including HVAC, and reports malfunctions to supervisor. Performs snow and ice removal and maintains grass and landscaped areas including weed control, lawn moving, raking, trimming and general cleaning of walks and parking lots.
• Prepares reports as needed.
• Assists with monitoring and controlling of supplies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications include:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three years experience in cleaning, maintenance, and repair of large buildings and grounds.
• Experience with cleaning and grounds keeping machinery and equipment including sweepers, buffers, mowers, weed eaters, spreaders, sanders, trucks, snow blowers, shovels, etc., preferred.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record.

A combination of equivalent experience and/or education may be considered.

Considerable knowledge of the methods, materials and equipment necessary for cleaning, maintenance, and repair of buildings and facilities. Knowledge of occupational and safety measures, including the safe handling and use of hazardous materials used by the department. Knowledge of basic arithmetic calculations. Working knowledge of physical building systems and their operations.

Skill and ability to operate a variety of specialized and general machinery and equipment including sweepers, buffers, vacuums, carpet extractors, burnishers, mowers, weed eaters, spreaders, sanders, trucks, snow blowers, shovels, etc. Skill and ability to follow written and oral directions. Working skill in the use of common hand and power tools and equipment used in building and equipment maintenance and repair. Some skill in determining needs for repairs and preventative maintenance to buildings and equipment.

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to read, interpret and apply operating, use and safety instructions provided by manufacturers for equipment, tools and supplies. Ability to complete/maintain simple reports. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and the public. Ability to work the required hours of the position.

Physical requirements include:

• Lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
• Lifting and carrying 50-75 pounds occasionally with assistance.
• Frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying.
• Ability to reach, seize, hold, grasp, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.
• Ability to work in varied environmental conditions.