Facility Worker

Facility Worker Performs a variety of cleaning and maintenance procedures to ensure sanitary conditions are met. Duties will include maintaining hard surface floors, including sweeping, mopping, and refinishing; maintaining carpets, including vacuuming and shampooing; cleaning and maintaining buildings, including emptying waste baskets, dusting, upholstery cleaning, making minor repairs, and replacing light bulbs and tubes; cleaning and disinfecting restrooms; ground maintenance, including cleaning windows, trash collection, and snow removal; event set up and moving services; monitoring building safety and property; and other duties as assigned.Knowledge of custodial and grounds maintenance duties, security procedures. Ability to follow oral and written directions, work outdoors in all types of weather conditions, operate required equipment, a variety of motorized vehicles, and hand and power tools, perform heavy lifting up to 50 lbs. or more, physical labor including pulling and pushing, establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships, interacting in a supportive manner with students, faculty, staff and the public, provide excellent customer service.Work hours are day shift with some variation. Occasional weekend and holiday work may be required.South Dakota Mines is committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce and offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life coverage options for employees, spouses and dependents; retirement plans; paid holidays; and a generous vacation and sick day allowance.Founded in 1885, South Dakota Mines is the premier destination for ambitious students seeking bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degrees at the intersection of innovation and tradition. Renowned for hands-on learning and pioneering research, Mines educates future leaders in STEM fields who will make a meaningful impact on the world.Cognitive requirements include analyzing, comprehend, frequent change, logic, memory, multiple priorities, pace-average, reading, reasoning, verbal communication, written communication.Protective clothing/equipment includes ear protection (including earplugs), eye protection, latex gloves, protective clothing, boots for snow removal.Physical requirements include balancing, bending, stooping, twisting, carrying, climbing stairs, crawling, crouching, driving, grasping, kneeling, lifting above waist, lifting below waist, lifting light, lifting moderate, lifting heavy, pushing/pulling, reaching, repetitive motion, squatting, standing for sustained periods of time, stretching, use both hands, use of either hand, independently, walking, wrist movement (twisting or rotating).Sensory requirements include hearing, near vision, peripheral vision, speaking, vision (with and without corrective lenses).Working conditions or exposures include changes of temperature, chemical hazards, exposure or potential exposure to blood/body fluids, exposure to dust, exposure to noise, extreme cold, extreme weather conditions (wind, rain, snow, humidity), vibrations, walking/standing on rough or uneven surfaces (gravel, rocks, etc), walking/standing on wood, metal or concrete, work in narrow aisles/passageways, working around machinery.The environment in which the primary function of the position is performed includes residence halls, events area.