Environmental Services Worker

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Environmental Services Worker for the Division of Institutional Planning & Operations (IP&O). The primary purpose of the Environmental Services Worker is to perform various tasks to maintain a clean, safe, sanitary, and attractive environment.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Performs proper cleaning to insure cleanliness of the assigned areas.
• Performs routine/general cleaning to prevent the spread of infection and keep areas orderly and attractive.
• Performs Isolation cleaning procedures as instructed in order to prohibit the spread of infection.
• Performs hard floor care and various levels of carpet care.
• Renders moving services throughout the University.
• Performs daily collection, storage and disposal of various wastes generated within the University.
• Performs functional set ups as per request.
• Performs various grounds cleaning tasks.
• Performs snow removal tasks.
• Operates University vehicles and vehicular equipment.
• Presents a clean uniform appearance.
• Performs final check and clean up at end of shift.
• Understands and adheres to Rutgers' compliance standards as they appear in RBHS' Corporate Compliance Policy, Corporate Integrity Agreement, Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Policy, and HIPAA.
• Interacts with persons of all ages in a diverse, multicultural environment with respect and consideration.
• Complies with the attendance policies of Rutgers and the Environmental Services Department in order to fulfill the responsibilities of the position.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English sufficiently to carry out the duties of the position.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Demands: The person in this position must be physically active. Position requires climbing or balance, taste or smell less than 1/3 of the time; stand, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear up to 2/3 of the time; walking 2/3 of the time; reaching with hands and arms over 2/3 of the time. Position requires lifting up to ten (10) pounds over 2/3 of the time, lifting or exerting force of 25 pounds up to 2/3 of the time, lifting or exerting force of 50 or more pounds under 1/3 of the time. Position requires Close vision, Distance vision, Color vision and Depth Perception. Ability to hear pager alerts, overhead pager radio messages.

Work Environment: Up to 2/3 of the time, the position requires exposure to wet or humid conditions (non-weather), exposure to bloodborne pathogens that requires the use of Personal Protective Equipment, exposure to dust, fumes or airborne particles, and exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals that require the use of Personal Protective Equipment, exposure to outdoor weather conditions. Less than 1/3 of the time the position requires exposure to risk of electrical shock, exposure to risk of radiation, exposure to hazardous waste. The position requires work near moving mechanical parts up to 2/3 of the time, work in precarious places less than 1/3 of the time. The typical amounts of noise for the position are moderate to loud noise.

Special Conditions:

• Shift/ Schedule: 4PM-12:30AM Monday to Friday