Public Works Maintenance Building Custodian - Full Time

Salary : $36,130.00 - $41,226.00 Annually
Location : Ocean City, MD
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202100414
Department: Public Works - Maintenance Department
Division: PW - JANITORIAL
Opening Date: 04/29/2026


Job Summary

SUMMARY
The Building Custodian performs routine maintenance work to ensure Town facilities, including boardwalk comfort stations, offices, and other municipal buildings, are clean, safe, and properly maintained. The Building Custodian reports to the Maintenance Foreman and must be able to work rotating shifts, including but not limited to evenings, weekends and holidays.

Job Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Mops and scrubs floors.
• Cleans and sanitize bathrooms, collects trash; dusts; vacuums, sweeps and dry mops floor.
• Washes windows and scrubs walls.
• Opens and secures buildings as required.
• Moves furniture and loads and unloads supplies.
• Assists with snow removal operations as needed.
• Cuts grass and cleans sidewalks.
• Replaces light bulbs and neon tubes.
• Cleans trash cans.
• Maintains inventory of cleaning supplies by regularly stocking comfort stations, offices and facilities.

Minimum Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Candidate must have experience and knowledge with cleaning chemicals, proper handling and storage and use of chemicals safely as well as operating cleaning equipment.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school or GED preferred
• Or up to one-month related experience or training
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Valid driver's license
• Must be able to pass all required alcohol/drug tests

Supplemental Information

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Must be able to read, write and discern written instructions.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Must be able to work rotating shifts, including but not limited to evenings, weekends and holidays.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed members of the public and expected to deal with them in a friendly, professional manner. Exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
We offer a competitive benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, vision, retirement (401a & 457b), flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability, thirteen paid holidays, vacation, personal and sick leave.

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