Department Summary:

We are in search of a capable and service-minded individuals to assist in leading our team of amazing custodians (called Facility Maintainers at Drake). Drake University offers a competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, retirement plan options and generous time off. Drake University also offers significant higher education cost savings for employees, their partners/spouses, and dependent children through our tuition waiver and tuition exchange programs.

Job Summary:

This position will directly or indirectly oversee all Facility Maintainers in the assigned work are or a series of teams comprised of Facility Maintainers, student contract, or part-time labor.

Under direct or indirect supervision of the Custodial Manager and/or Custodial Supervisor, Facility Maintainers perform a variety of custodial tasks and activities designed to maintain the campus in an orderly, sanitary, safe, and attractive condition.  Work activities are scheduled and unscheduled in nature and are subject to frequent interruptions.

This position works Saturday and Sunday 5:00am to 1:30pm and 3 weekdays' from 4:30 AM to 1:00 PM.

Principal Working Relationships: Greets all students and staff in a friendly, timely manner and assists as necessary, e.g. holding doors, helping with wheelchairs, providing directions and/or information when requested.
- Performs as a team, or as directed for seasonal or periodic cleaning operations
- Interacts with departmental personnel
- Treats all personnel with respect and dignity
- Uses constructive feedback to get ideas across and recognizes positive results

Minimum Qualifications:

- High School Graduate or equivalent
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in the custodial operations with the University or equivalent experience with supervisory qualifications
- An excellent performance and attendance record
- Proven track record of leadership capabilities
- High School graduate or equivalent.
- Ability to read and communicate in writing using the English language.
- Ability to follow instructions.
- Ability to consistently meet the department work schedule as designated.
- Ability to satisfactorily complete Department training programs.
- Ability to work with chemical fluids used for cleaning, waxing and/or disinfecting.
- Capable of self-initiation of required duties of a general or specific nature.
- Ability to work under stress and around normal conditions that exist in a university setting.

Working Conditions: Acceptable working conditions with some distraction due to occasional exposure to noise, dust, extreme temperatures, such as cold or heat or some other element present, making conditions less than desirable that are required by the job duties.
- Physical, emotional continuous standing/walking with frequent bending and intellectual frequent climbing of steps, ladders, and ability to work from Demands/personnel lifts
- Frequent twisting of torso with occasional stooping, squatting, crawling, and kneeling
- Requires good sense of balance and reaching at/above/below shoulder
- Normal range of sight, hearing, and speaking ability, and/or with accommodation to normal ranges. Must be able to differentiate various colors.
- Frequent lifting 25-50 pounds; occasional lifting of 51-70 pounds
- Frequent carrying 1-25 pounds; occasional carrying 26-70 pounds
-Dexterity of hand/wrist and requires simple and firm grasp of hand/wrist motion
- Ability to work under time constraints as well as the normal conditions existing in the Facility Services building maintenance setting

Equipment Used: Vacuum, floor buffer, carpet extractor, mop, broom, cleaning equipment, ladders, and hand tools (e.g. pliers, screwdriver)

Preferred Qualifications:

- Housekeeping experience preferred.

Job Duties:

• 40% - Vacuums, dust mops, damp and wet mop stairwells, restrooms, hallways, classrooms and offices.
• 20% - Cleans and disinfects areas by washing with germicidal cleaning solutions, polish sinks, drinking fountains, toilets, mirrors and similar apparatus; spot wash walls, light switches and telephones; wash or clean windows and door glass; keep all debris in area picked up.
• 20% - Utilizes chemical supplies and equipment to complete tasks, including exercising judgment to choose appropriate chemical and equipment for each task.
• 10% - Collects and removes trash and recycle waste inside and outside of University buildings.
• 10% - Other duties as assigned.

Salary & Benefits 
The salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. This is a full-time, 12-month, non-exempt position. 

At Drake, we take pride in offering a comprehensive benefits package for our employees, their spouses, and eligible dependents. In addition to a wide range of core benefits, perks, and discounts, our full-time employees enjoy generous paid time off, including one month of vacation, two personal days per fiscal year, several federal holidays, as well as Thanksgiving break and winter break.

One of our very popular policies provides a tuition waiver for Drake employees, their spouses, and eligible dependents. Drake also participates in not one, but two tuition exchange programs available to dependent children. You can learn about both the tuition waiver policy and tuition exchange programs here: Tuition Benefits.

If you are exploring a job with Drake University, we invite you to spend a little time with our digital benefits guide: Drake Benefits Guide (Plan Year 2025).