Job Description

Purpose of the position
Provide a clean, safe and welcoming environment for the students, employees and guests of the University of Minnesota, Morris. Perform custodial and general maintenance for Facilities Management supported buildings on campus. UMM faculty and staff demonstrate an appreciation of cultural diversity and the ability to work effectively
with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures, and experience.

Job duties
This person shall perform grounds keeping work on University campuses. Sweeps and shovels snow and debris from steps and sidewalks. Mows and waters lawns; cleans leaves and debris from lawns and shrubbery.

Daily cleaning in an academic setting - Time 80%

• Includes scrubbing floors with scrubbing machine, mopping floors, stripping and waxing floors, vacuuming and extracting carpets, cleaning restrooms, walls, windows, mirrors, and fixtures, polishes chrome finishes, collects waste paper, and replenishes supplies. 
• Changes lights/fixtures which can be reached by a 12-foot ladder.

Sweeps and shovels snow and remove other debris from steps and sidewalks - Time 10%

Set ups for special events or projects and other duties assigned - Time 10%

Bargaining Unit Representation
The Teamsters Bargaining Unit represents this position. Dues or fair share deductions will be made. The employer reserves the right to modify, change or add to the duties of this position,
consistent with the classification description, at any time.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to read and write English. 
• This person must be able to lift 50 pounds from the floor to shoulder height.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment back screening and a physical is required.

Physical and/or environmental requirements

• Bending, stooping, shoveling, mopping, vacuuming, standing, climbing stairs repeatedly in an 8 hour shift.
• Working with cleaning chemicals is done on a daily basis.
• Working with cleaning equipment, both manual and automatic.
• Working in elevations, on a ladder or in a lift to wash windows, change light bulbs, etc. as needed.
• Must be able to climb stairs and ladders.

About University of Minnesota Morris

The University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) provides a rigorous undergraduate liberal arts education, preparing its students to be global citizens who value and pursue intellectual growth, civic engagement, intercultural competence, and environmental stewardship.As a public land-grant institution, UMM is a center for education, culture, and research for the region, nation, and world. UMM is committed to outstanding teaching, dynamic learning, innovative faculty and student scholarship and creative activity, and public outreach. Our residential academic setting fosters collaboration, diversity, and a deep sense of community.

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