Navajo County
Custodian at Navajo County
Responsibilities
- Picks up and empties trash, vacuums, cleans, and maintains assigned County offices and buildings.
- Identifies and reports repair needs.
- Makes minor repairs.
- Operates and maintains vehicles assigned by checking oil, fluids, and air pressure.
- Cleans and disinfects toilets, sinks, mirrors, hand plates, dispensers, fountains, glass doors and windows according to prescribed methods.
- Cleans up spills as needed; disposes of soiled materials properly.
- Operates vacuums, buffers, shop vacs, sweepers, and utilizes mops, brooms, and waxing equipment to clean floors.
- Empties trash receptacles and washes them when soiled. Relines receptacles with bags as needed.
- Recycles cardboard and paper.
- Stocks paper in restrooms; fills soap dispensers.
- Dusts high and low levels of all building furniture and fixtures.
- Changes light bulbs, light tubes and ballasts.
- Orders supplies, chemicals and cleaning equipment.
- Works outdoors under varying weather conditions.
- Maintains MSDS sheets, keeping them current and up to date.
- Locks and secures building in order to allow only authorized individuals in the buildings.
- May act as lead custodian; may also make out work schedules and assign tasks to other custodians and counsels other custodians when necessary.
- Knowledge of procedures, materials and equipment used in custodial work.
- Knowledge of occupational hazards and required preventative measures.
- Knowledge of cleaning equipment operations, simple repairs and replacement of used parts and supplies.
- Skill in maintaining safety standards.
- Skill in effectively communicating verbally and in writing.
- Skill to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies and the public.
Qualifications
Any combination of education, training and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
Must have current, valid AZ Driver's License.