Janitor

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Position Information

Posting Number: C - 00490 Position Title: Janitor Line number: 01387 Job Category Operations/Maintenance Account number: 860603 FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt Obligation: Calendar Year Position Type: Perm Appointment Start date: Appointment End date : Salary: $38,235 Salary Grade: SG07 Full Time or Part Time: Full Time If Part-Time, fill in %: Benefits Summary

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Department Information

Department: CUSTODIAL SERVICES Division Administration

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Human Resources

Search Contact Phone/Extension: 315-267-4816 Search Contact Email: employment@potsdam.edu Search Contact Fax:

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Job Summary/Basic Function:

Janitors perform a variety of cleaning and unskilled maintenance tasks and supervise lower-level cleaning staff responsible for the cleaning and upkeep of assigned areas in State

buildings, and surrounding grounds and walkways.

Janitor: supervisory level; under the direction of a higher-level janitor, maintenance, or administrative position, functions as a working supervisor; performs a variety of cleaning and unskilled maintenance tasks; and supervises a group of lower-level cleaning staff, including several Cleaner positions.

Job Requirements & Essential Functions of the Job:

Performs a variety of cleaning and unskilled maintenance tasks in assigned areas.

• Collects and removes trash, recycling, organic waste, and hazardous or misplaced items from floors, furniture, and equipment; and disposes or places them in appropriate receptacles and locations.
• Prepares, mixes, and dilutes cleaning solutions following manufacturer directions.
• Washes floors, corridors, stairwells, walls, partitions, windows and other building surfaces, fixtures and equipment using mops, detergents, brushes, and other cleaning devices.
• Vacuums, strips and waxes floors, shampoos carpets and cleans and maintains other flooring using manual or mechanical equipment.
• Scrubs and cleans restrooms and showers, using hand-operated equipment and cleaning agents; maintains aerators for faucets and shower heads; and unclogs toilets, traps, and sinks. Replaces paper products and soaps as needed.
• Replaces lightbulbs, and dusts or washes light fixtures and high places, such as ceilings, using ladders, other appropriate equipment and tools.
• Polishes wood and metal surfaces, fixtures, furniture and equipment.
• Requisitions and dispenses cleaning supplies and equipment; and monitors and maintains inventories.
• Installs, replaces, and repairs building fixtures and decorative items, including shelves, doorknobs, curtains, blinds, and pictures.
• Moves, and arranges furniture and equipment in connection with cleaning tasks or in preparation for meetings, events, operations needs and other activities.
• Sweeps, removes snow from and salts walkways; cleans sidewalks, drives and yard areas; and landscapes grounds, including mowing, trimming, raking and chemical application, using mechanical and manual equipment.
• Performs basic and routine maintenance on mechanical and manual equipment used to perform the above tasks.
• Reports and recommends repairs and maintenance tasks requiring skilled trades work to supervisor.
• Oversees the distribution, collection and storage of building keys or other security system access rights.
• Utilizes electronic systems for receiving and tracking work orders.
• May provide training to lower-level cleaning staff.

Supervises a group of a lower-level cleaning staff.

• Assigns tasks; provides instructions and assistance; demonstrates proper cleaning procedures; reviews work in progress and upon completion; monitors time and attendance; and evaluates performance.

Required Qualifications:

Non-Competitive: must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and communicate orally and in writing to exchange information.

Preferred Qualifications:

We are seeking candidates who can work effectively in an increasingly diverse environment; and who are open and willing to continue to learn about diversity-related issues, and contribute in fostering a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment at the College.

Work Days: Varies Work Hours: Varies Location: Varies

Posting Detail Information

Close Date: 08/15/2026 Open Until Filled No EEO Information

SUNY Potsdam is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race including traits historically associated with race, color, national origin including ancestry, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, actual or perceived sexual orientation, citizenship or immigration status, familial status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, or any other characteristic protected under applicable state or federal law.

All qualified applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, or other applicable state and federal laws. We will consider requests for reasonable accommodation from qualified applicants with disabilities in completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process, or, should they be selected to be interviewed, to facilitate their interview. Applicants with disabilities may contact Human Resources to discuss, in confidence, any request for reasonable accommodations.

Executive Order 161: Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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