Cleaner - Utica, United States - SUNY Polytechnic Institute

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    Job Description:

    Cleaners perform a wide range of cleaning tasks to maintain assigned areas.

    Duties include:
    • Collects, transports, and disposes of office waste or spoiled materials in accordance with cleaning procedures.
    • Cleans floors, corridors, stairs and stairwells, walls, partitions, windows from the inside or outside of buildings using vacuums, mops, brushes, detergents, buffers, floor scrubbers, and other cleaning implements
    • Cleans bodily fluids including urine, vomit, and feces with proper training.
    • Strips and waxes floors; vacuums and shampoos carpets; and dusts assigned areas using manual or mechanical equipment.
    • Cleans and scrubs all areas of lavatories and locker rooms, such as sinks, urinals, toilets, showers, shower walls and drains, tile floors, and locker room common areas.
    • Replaces light bulbs, dusts or washes light fixtures and high places such as ceilings using a 6-ft ladder.
    • Cleans and polishes furniture, metal fixtures, and equipment.
    • Removes waste articles from floors, furniture, and equipment and places them in designated receptacles or in appropriate places.
    • Moves furniture and equipment in connection with cleaning activities, or set-ups for meetings or special events.
    • Empties trash, recyclables, and waste, in accordance with cleaning schedule.
    • Assembles cleaning cart to conform to assigned cleaning duties, and mixes and properly dilutes cleaning solutions in accordance with manufacturer directions.
    • Wears appropriate protective clothing, and other specialized protective equipment as required by the cleaning assignments.
    • Checks supplies and equipment functioning, and notifies supervisor of low supply levels, equipment malfunction, and building maintenance issues noted during cleaning.
    • May be assigned to remove snow and salt walkways, and clean sidewalks from litter using manual equipment.
    • Other reasonable duties as assigned.
    Salary: $33,313 or higher based on the number of years of service.

    Benefits:

    Requirements:

    Minimum Requirements:

    Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

    This position is in the labor class, and no examination is required. There are no educational or experience requirements. However, applicants must be physically able to perform medium to heavy physical labor as well as understand and carry out written or oral instructions.

    Other Requirements:

    Applicants must be willing to work morning, evening, and/or weekend shifts. Must be physically able to perform medium to heavy physical labor and understand and carry out written and oral instructions.

    Additional Information:

    Closing date for receipt of applications: continuous recruitment

    SUNY Polytechnic Institute offers exceptional benefits such as healthcare, dental, vision, pension plans, competitive pay, generous paid time off, tuition assistance, life insurance and long-term disability insurance.

    As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, SUNY Polytechnic Institute will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, creed, religion, color, citizenship, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, gender identification or expression, genetic information, familial status, marital status, pregnancy, status as a domestic violence victim, criminal conviction, disability, military status, disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces Service Medal veteran, active duty or wartime campaign badge veteran, or other characteristic as protected by law.. Please feel free to review your equal employment opportunities protections and laws pertaining to these protections at

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    Application Instructions:

    Applicants must address in their applications their abilities to work with a culturally diverse population. This position is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check; this position may require annual checks.

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