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Building Services Worker

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Work type: Support Staff
Pay Grade: 02
Major Administrative Unit / College: Residential And Hospitality Services
Department: Rehs Facilities 40001031
Sub Area: 1585- Service Maint.
Salary: 18.21
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Labor/Service/Maintenance, Residential and Hospitality Services, Service Maintenance- 1585, Full Time (90-100%), Union

Position Summary

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES – RESPONSIBILITIES

Male worker-

Performs regularly scheduled cleaning duties in areas such as the following: bathrooms, halls, stairways, lobbies, dining rooms, apartments, student rooms, study lounges, pressing rooms, offices, and inside entrance ways.

Dust mops, operates vacuums, or sweeps floor areas.

Wet mops lavatories, bathrooms, and shower areas with lightweight mop.

Washes window glass, casings, tracks, ledges, and venetian blinds.

Makes beds and tidies bedrooms.

Handles, counts, and mends linens.

Spot washes walls to remove such items as splash marks around sinks and fingerprints from light switches.

Shampoos and cleans upholstery on chairs and sofas.

Re-supplies toilet tissue, towels, and similar items in restrooms, showers, and locker rooms.

Empties and cleans wastepaper baskets and receptacles.

Dusts furniture, office equipment, and surfaces subject to dust accumulation.

Cleans chalkboards and erasers.

Turns in lost and found articles to Supervisor.

Cleans and clears trash from building entrances, sweeps or shovels snow from building entrances.

Reports damage, malfunction, or irregularities of the building or equipment to Supervisor.

Cleans and replace s cleaning equipment and supplies at end of work period.

Perform related duties as assigned including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:

May assist in the training of new Building Service Workers and other support employees, as directed.

Waters plant s in public areas.

Changes light bulbs in table, desk, and floor lamps in lounge

 

This posting has a Male Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) due to the nature of the duties associated with this position. In order to achieve these business-related needs, specific information about the individual is required. With t his understanding, applicants will be asked to disclose their gender as it pertains to the duties of the position which include cleaning specific community bathrooms that are assigned for use by male identified individuals.

 

All positions in SLE are designate d as critical status. In the event of a university closure, modification, or suspension of operations due to snow or other emergency condition , persons in this position are expected to make all reasonable attempts to report to work as scheduled for the duration of the closure/suspension. If a person has an approved remote work agreement to work a portion of their normally scheduled work hours remotely, they may be called upon to work on-site to serve the MSU community.

Minimum Requirements

  • Casual knowledge of cleaning methods, techniques, and equipment is necessary.
  • Ability to relate and communicate with college students is necessary.
  • Lifting of up to 25 pounds is required.

Desired Qualifications

Experience as an team member in housekeeping and bathroom sanitation ; dynamic self-starter who demonstrates a work orientation towards delivering outstanding Spartan experiences, customer service, problem solving, organization, taking initiative, leadership, working as part of a team, and learning for continuous development; ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions.

  1. Experience working directly with people from a diverse racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, LGBTQIA+, and gender backgrounds
  2. Ability to flex communication style to multiple cultural environments and multiple social identities

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Application Materials

Resume

Work Hours

Sunday-Wednesday-6:30a-3p, Thursday-Friday-Off, Saturday-6:30a-3p

Building Location

ABBOT HALL

Summary of Physical Demands

  • Lifting of up to 25 pounds is required.

Bidding eligibility ends November 25, 2025 at 11:55 P.M.

Advertised: Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Eastern Standard Time

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