Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Environmental Service Worker
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Facilities/Environmental/Maintenance
Department	IPO-Envir. Services-New Bruns.
Overview	The Division of Institutional Planning & Operations (IP&O) employs a workforce of approximately 2,700 staff, represented by 15 collective negotiations agreements, and is responsible for institutional strategic initiatives and operations, which encompasses an expansive range of comprehensive service and business operations across the State of New Jersey. These include planning and construction, facilities, public safety and emergency operations, environmental health and safety, transportation, housing, and auxiliary/retail operations.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Environmental Service 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 an attractive environment. 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 throughout the University. Performs daily collection, storage and disposal of various waste generated within the University. Performs functional set ups according to requests. 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 Rutgers’ 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.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	1100
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	14.620
Annual Mid Range Salary	15.120
Annual Maximum Salary	15.570
Standard Hours	40.00
Union Description	Teamsters, Local 97
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	PERS

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English sufficiently to carry out the duties of the position.
Preferred Qualifications	Prior experience in institutional environmental services is preferred. Valid driver’s license is preferred.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Physical Demands: 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 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. 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

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2770
Posting Open Date	10/11/2023
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Rutgers University - New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

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