SEIU Environmental Svcs Worker

Performs general heavy and light cleaning and housekeeping services in University buildings such as residence halls, hospital, administration/academic buildings, etc. Typical duties include operating housekeeping and floor maintenance machines, stripping/waxing/buffing floors, cleaning and disinfecting rooms, washing walls/floors/furniture/fixtures, emptying wastebaskets, picking up trash, and performing custodial duties such as changing light bulbs and shoveling snow.

Responsibilities

Performs general heavy and light cleaning and housekeeping services in University buildings such as residence halls, hospital, administration/academic buildings, etc.; Operates a variety of light or heavy duty housekeeping and floor maintenance machines and equipment to strip, wax and buff floors; Wet mops, dry mops, sweeps and dusts floors; Performs cleaning and disinfecting procedures by fogging rooms and washing floors, walls, furniture and fixtures with germicidal detergents; Washes walls, ceilings and stairs; cleans overhead equipment such as vents and light fixtures; vacuums rugs, furniture, draperies, etc.; Empties wastebaskets into pickup containers; picks up trash from designated areas; loads in large dump truck and pushes to compactor area; Performs a variety of custodial-type duties such as moving equipment/furniture, changing light bulbs, shoveling snow, etc.; Maintains cleanliness of work storage closet and equipment.

Requirements

Requires ability to understand and carry out oral instructions; Stands, walks, bends and reaches continuously; Handles heavy and medium-weight material, equipment and supplies; Normally exposed to refuse, dirt, dust, detergents, body wastes and odors indoors and outdoors; Occasionally exposed to the possibility of contacts with infection and infectious diseases.