Senior Environmental Services Worker

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

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Performs proper cleaning to insure cleanliness of the assigned areas.
• Performs routine and general cleaning to prevent the spread of infection and keeps 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 and performs functional set ups according to requests throughout the University
• Performs daily collection, storage and disposal of various waste generated within the University.
• Performs various grounds cleaning tasks.
• Performs snow removal tasks.
• Operates University vehicles and vehicular equipment.
• Maintains work flow in designated areas with assigned workers.
• Recognizes and acknowledges problems and maintains good communications among workers.
• Presents a clean uniform appearance.
• Performs final check and clean up at end of shift.
• Interacts with persons of all ages in a diverse, multicultural environment with respect and consideration.
• Understands and adheres to Rutgers' compliance standards as they appear in RBHS's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Minimum Education and Experience:

Two (2) years or more experience as a Housekeeping Services Worker.

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 blood borne 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:

• Multiple Vacancies
• Safe Driving Record