SEIU Environmental Svcs Worker
University of Rochester
About the Role
- Performs general heavy and light cleaning and housekeeping services in University buildings such as residence halls, hospital, administration/academic buildings, etc.
Machines and Equipment Used
- Automatic scrubbing machines, strippers, waxers, buffers, polishers, wall washing equipment, rug shampoo machine, vacuum equipment
- Wet and dry mops, dusters, sponges, pails
- Small and large trash pick-up trucks, small flat-bed trucks
- Ladders
- Small tools (hammer, screwdriver, pliers, etc.)
Key Responsibilities
- Operates 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.
- Cleans, dusts, and waxes furniture.
- Makes empty beds and distributes linen.
- Takes down, washes, and rehangs venetian blinds and screens.
- Takes down and rehangs draperies and curtains.
- Washes windows inside and outside.
- Empties wastebaskets into pickup containers.
- Picks up trash from designated areas and loads into a large dump truck for transport to the compactor area.
- Washes large trash cans and wastebaskets inside and outside.
- Washes blackboards, doors, and similar items.
- Cleans kitchens and dining areas.
- Performs custodial-type duties such as moving equipment/furniture up/down stairs, tightening doorknobs and latch plates, tightening and adjusting traverse rods and brackets, cleaning out elevator door tracks, changing light bulbs, and shoveling snow.
- Maintains cleanliness of work storage closets and equipment used.
- Performs other similar duties requiring comparable skill and responsibility as assigned.
Qualifications
- 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.