Building and Grounds Worker

Job Posting

This position is represented by the Teamsters Bargaining Unit. The promotional priority period for current Teamster applicants : 11 / 20 / 2025 - 11 / 27 / 2025. Salary range : $22.39 - $26.53 per hour. Routine : Griggs M / N / P1-3, Monday through Friday, 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm.

Job Description

Custodial work requires proficiency in the use of tools, equipment, and chemicals required to perform custodial work including the ability to follow instructions for safe use of products and equipment. Safety gear may be required during the use of equipment and chemicals. Work requires repetitive bending, stooping, lifting, load carrying, ascending / descending stairs, ladder climbing, pushing, and pulling.

• Perform general custodial work in all common interior / exterior areas of UMD residential housing, including restrooms, offices, corridors, stairways, study rooms, conference rooms, laundry facilities, entrances, elevators, kitchenettes, lobby areas, and other areas as directed by supervisor.

Academic year : 50% scrub and sanitize restrooms and shower rooms using approved cleaning agents and procedures. 25% floor cleaning including using commercial type vacuum or carpet extractor on carpeting. Sweeping, dust mopping, and wet mopping hard-surface flooring. 10% collect and transport trash, recycling, and compost to proper pick up sites. Keep trash containers clean. 15% washing walls, fixtures, appliances, furniture, and windows in the assigned work routine.

Summer Operations : 30% thorough deep cleaning of residence hall rooms. 15% scrub and sanitize restrooms and shower rooms using approved cleaning agents and procedures. 10% floor cleaning including using commercial type vacuum or carpet extractor on carpeting. Sweeping, dust mopping, and wet mopping hard-surface flooring. 5% collect and transport trash, recycling, and compost to proper pick up sites. Keep trash containers clean. 10% washing walls, fixtures, appliances, furniture, and windows in the assigned work routine. 30% project work including hard surface floor stripping and waxing and carpet extraction.

Qualifications

Required / essential qualifications : Ability to read and write competently in English and lift 50lbs to shoulder height.

Pay and benefits : Pay range : $22.39 - $26.53 per hour; depending on education / qualifications / experience. Time appointment : 100%. Appointment position type : Civil-Service & Non-Faculty Labor Represented Staff.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive wages, paid holidays, generous time off, continuous learning opportunities, low cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts, university HSA contributions, disability and employer-paid life insurance, employee wellbeing program, excellent retirement plans with employer contribution, public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity, financial counseling services, and employee assistance program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost.

How to apply : Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a resume. Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section. This position will remain open until filled. To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612) 624-8647.

About the U of M

The University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD) consistently ranks among the top Midwestern, regional universities in U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges" issue. Overlooking Lake Superior, UMD provides an alternative to both large research and small liberal arts environments and attracts students looking for a personalized learning experience on a medium-sized campus of a major university. A firm liberal arts foundation anchors a variety of traditional degree programs, as well as professional and graduate students that draw on UMD's many research institutes and labs. The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.