Custodian

Job Description

Job Description

About AIRCO
AIRCO is a world leader in carbon conversion technology, paving the way to global energy security by transforming CO₂ into a valuable resource. Its proprietary AIRMADE™ Technology is an adaptable platform that allows any industry to efficiently produce high-demand, fully-formulated synthetic fuels from waste CO₂ and hydrogen.

The company has commercial partnerships with airlines including JetBlue and Virgin Atlantic, amongst others, and has been awarded multiple government contracts, including with NASA and the United States Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit. The company has received industry recognition through awards such as Time Best Inventions, Inc. Best in Business, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, and the XPrize for Carbon Removal.

AIRCO's many accolades include winning the prestigious Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the Environmental Protection Agency in October 2023, an award given to organizations that reinvent processes to reduce the generation of hazardous substances and byproducts. AIRCO was also declared a winner for the World Economic Forum UpLink Sustainable Aviation Challenge, which accelerates the development of promising technology pathways that enable widespread uptake of SAF.

The Position

We are seeking a dependable, detail-oriented Custodian to support our New Britain, Pennsylvania facility. This role is responsible for maintaining clean, sanitary, organized, and professionally presented common areas for employees, visitors, and vendors.

The Custodian will perform routine cleaning of offices, conference rooms, kitchens, restrooms, entryways, hallways, and other approved common areas. This position will work closely with Operations and EHS and must follow all AIRCO safety, access, chemical-handling, and restricted-area procedures.

This is a permanent, part-time, non-exempt, in-person role based in New Britain, Pennsylvania. The anticipated schedule is approximately 20 to 25 hours per week, Monday through Friday. The final daily schedule will be established based on site needs.

What you get to do

Cleaning and sanitation

• Clean and sanitize restrooms, including sinks, counters, toilets, mirrors, fixtures, and floors.
• Clean kitchens and break areas, including counters, sinks, tables, appliances, cabinet exteriors, and floors.
• Clean conference rooms, offices, entryways, hallways, and other approved common areas.
• Vacuum carpets and rugs and sweep and mop approved hard-floor surfaces.
• Dust and wipe approved furniture, ledges, doors, fixtures, and high-touch surfaces.
• Empty general waste and recycling containers and move waste to designated collection areas.
• Restock restroom, kitchen, and common-area supplies, including paper goods, soap, and related materials.
• Clean interior glass, doors, and other approved surfaces as needed.
• Complete periodic cleaning tasks and deeper cleaning of approved areas according to an established schedule.

Site readiness and supply support

• Help ensure common areas are clean, stocked, organized, and ready for daily use.
• Monitor cleaning and paper-product inventory and notify the appropriate Operations contact when supplies need to be reordered.
• Store cleaning supplies and equipment in designated locations.
• Report damaged fixtures, leaks, pest concerns, supply shortages, trip hazards, or other facilities issues.
• Support limited room resets or light common-area organization when requested.

Safety and compliance

• Follow AIRCO's site safety procedures, access requirements, housekeeping standards, and emergency protocols.
• Use only AIRCO-approved cleaning products, equipment, and methods.
• Follow product labels, safety data sheets, dilution instructions, PPE requirements, and chemical-storage procedures.
• Never mix cleaning chemicals or transfer products into an unlabeled container.
• Place appropriate warning signage around wet floors or active cleaning areas.
• Report spills, exposures, injuries, damaged containers, or unsafe conditions immediately.
• Maintain awareness of restricted areas and stop and ask for direction when an area, material, or task is unclear.

What you bring to AIRCO

• At least one year of professional cleaning, custodial, housekeeping, janitorial, or similar experience preferred.
• Experience cleaning offices, commercial facilities, schools, healthcare facilities, hotels, or other shared workplaces.
• Strong reliability, attendance, and attention to detail.
• Ability to follow cleaning schedules, checklists, product instructions, and safety procedures.
• Ability to work independently while communicating appropriately with employees and supervisors.
• Good judgment and willingness to stop and escalate when a condition or material is unclear.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow site-access requirements.
• Ability to perform repetitive physical tasks, including standing, walking, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds regularly and up to 40 pounds occasionally, with assistance or equipment when appropriate.
• Ability to communicate in English sufficiently to understand safety instructions, labels, procedures, and emergency information.

What Will Make You Successful

• You take pride in maintaining a consistently clean and professional workplace.
• You notice issues and address or report them before they become larger problems.
• You are dependable and complete work thoroughly without requiring continuous supervision.
• You follow established procedures and do not take shortcuts with cleaning products or safety requirements.
• You understand that AIRCO operates a technical facility where some areas and materials require specialized training and authorization.
• When something is unclear, you stop, ask, and escalate rather than guessing.

Role Scope and Exclusions

This role is responsible for routine cleaning and sanitation of approved offices, restrooms, kitchens, conference rooms, entryways, hallways, and common areas.

This role is not authorized to clean laboratories, production areas, chemical-storage areas, hazardous-waste areas, technical equipment, laboratory benches, samples, gas cylinders, process equipment, controlled materials, or unknown substances unless the employee has received specific written authorization, training, and required protective equipment.

The Custodian must not move, open, dispose of, wipe, sweep, vacuum, or otherwise handle unknown materials, chemicals, samples, cylinders, hazardous materials, technical items, or potentially contaminated waste.

At AIRCO we value employees for their unique perspectives. We are an inclusive affirmative action Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We consider applicants without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, present or past history of intellectual, learning, mental, or physical disability (including but not limited to blindness) unless AIRCO determines that such disability prevents performance of the work involved, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women, marginalized genders and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At AIRCO we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles

This position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls, security classification and/or designation as Controlled Unclassified Information. Employment in this position is conditioned on the candidate's ability to obtain and maintain appropriate government authorization to access technology or information, to the extent required, including without limitation a security clearance, export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items technology or information.

We may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as we deem appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions.

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