Facilities Custodian - Highway Department

Job Title

This position provides building cleaning and grounds maintenance duties to provide a clean and safe environment for workers and the public. This position will be specifically aligned to supporting the Highway department building in Baldwin, WI.

Essential Functions

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Cleans offices, keeps rest rooms clean and supplied with soap, towels, and tissues.
• Sweeps, mops, scrubs with walk behind scrubber, and buffs floors in offices, hallways, and other facilities.
• Washes windows, walls, and light fixtures.
• Empties waste and recycling containers and disposes into proper dumpster.
• Dusts, cleans, and polishes furniture.
• Extracts carpeting and spot clean areas as necessary.
• Does related work throughout the County’s facilities as assigned.
• Cuts grass, trims shrubs, shovels snow and performs a variety of grounds maintenance tasks.
• Carries out routine tasks such as raising flag, assisting with deliveries, etc.
• Makes minor repairs to the building, furniture, and equipment.
• Assists training new employees in their job duties.
• Operates County owned vehicles, grounds, lawn care and snow removal equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

This section details the essential competencies required to perform the job effectively, including a mix of technical knowledge, practical skills, and personal attributes.

• Knowledge of various cleaning and yard maintenance equipment including leaf blowers, floor scrubbers, cleaners and sweepers, buffers, vacuums, brooms, snow blower/broom and other hand tools.
• Other equipment could be required.
• Ability to perform detailed work accurately and independently in compliance with minimal direction and supervision.
• Ability to prioritize duties in order to adapt to changes in priority.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment, iPad, and ability to perform word processing and/or data entry.
• Ability to maintain accurate and legible notes.
• Knowledge of County policies, procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of local government organization and its departmental operating requirements.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Language Skills

This section outlines the communication abilities necessary for effective performance. These skills reflect the need to interact with the public, colleagues, and other stakeholders in a clear, professional, and effective manner.

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of individuals, including the public, colleagues, and supervisors.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply information from complex documents such as laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and reports.
• Ability to engage with the public, handle inquiries, resolve conflicts, and build positive relationships with a diverse population.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.

Reasoning Ability

This section outlines the cognitive skills required to perform the job effectively. This includes the ability to apply logic, make decisions, solve problems, and understand complex information.

• Ability to identify and define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to make decisions that are sound, well-informed, and timely, even in stressful situations.
• Ability to analyze situations, consider various perspectives, anticipate potential issues, and make recommendations or decisions based on logical reasoning.
• Ability to interpret complex information, recognize patterns, and understand the implications of actions or decisions.
• Ability to think conceptually and understand the relationships between ideas that are not immediately obvious.

Physical and Work Environment

The physical and work environment characteristics described in this description 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 or as otherwise required by law. Employees needing reasonable accommodation should discuss the request with the employee's supervisor.

• This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 40 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, frequently requires standing, using hands to handle, feel, and perform fine motor skills and repetitive motions, and occasionally requires walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and reaching with hands and arms overhead or below the waist.
• Sufficient vision to perform tasks such as reading documents, operating vehicles, or working with detailed data.
• Verbal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels for tasks such as communicating with the public, colleagues, or over the phone.
• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
• Vaccinations and testing as required by local, state, or federal regulations and/or other regulating entities.

Work Environment

• Work is performed at county buildings and outside.
• Exposures include chemicals, bodily fluids, infectious diseases and hazardous waste.
• Exposure to working in colder and hot environments during winter and summer months.
• Ability to work the allocated hours of the position.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year work experience in custodial services preferred but will provide training to candidates willing to learn.
• Must successfully pass background check and fingerprint check.

Expected Pay Range: $18.89 - $21.37/hour

Department: Facilities

FTE: 1.0

St. Croix County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to an individual's race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.