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GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Custodian - Racine Campus
Help create a clean, safe, and welcoming campus where students, employees, and visitors can learn, work, and thrive.
Hourly Pay $20.22–$20.85
Campus Racine
Closing Date October 25, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Central
Position Number 26052
Compensation Grade D
Reports To Campus Facilities Manager
Facilities and Security | Full-Time | Non-Exempt | Second Shift | 2:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Help keep Gateway ready for learning.
Your work supports clean facilities, safe operations, and a welcoming Racine Campus every day.
The Role in Brief
As a Custodian, you will help keep the Racine Campus clean, safe, and welcoming for students, employees, visitors, and community members. You will follow daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning schedules while supporting campus events, facility needs, snow removal, and general building operations.
Why This Role Matters
- Students and employees learn and work in clean, safe spaces.
- Campus events and daily operations run smoothly because spaces are prepared and ready.
- Cleaning, inspections, preventative care, and minor maintenance help keep facilities functional.
- Proper equipment use and cleaning procedures support campus safety.
What You Will Actually Do
Cleaning and Campus Care
- Clean and maintain campus spaces using appropriate germicides, cleaning products, and procedures.
- Dust, scrub, and clean surfaces, furniture, floors, and shared spaces.
- Operate industrial cleaning equipment, including carpet extractors, high-speed buffers, and scrubbers.
- Inspect campus areas and remove trash and debris from buildings and grounds.
- Maintain custodial equipment, tools, and cleaning supplies.
Facilities and Maintenance Support
- Respond to service requests through a web-based work order system.
- Perform preventative and regular maintenance around campus facilities.
- Support minor repairs, painting, and basic troubleshooting of plumbing or electrical issues.
- Assist with loading and unloading trucks, supplies, furniture, and equipment.
- Help maintain the condition, function, and appearance of campus buildings.
Campus and Event Support
- Coordinate setup and takedown of furniture and equipment for campus and community events.
- Prepare rooms and shared spaces based on event and operational needs.
- Respond professionally to campus service needs and work requests.
- Provide customer-focused support to students, employees, visitors, and community members.
Safety, Security, and Seasonal Support
- Lock and secure campus buildings.
- Follow Gateway safety policies, procedures, and OSHA requirements.
- Perform snow removal using plows, snow blowers, shovels, and salt-spreading equipment.
- Operate district-owned vehicles and snow-removal equipment as needed.
- Support safe campus operations during changing weather and seasonal conditions.
What You Need to Succeed
Required Qualifications
- Valid driver’s license.
- Basic computer skills.
- Cleaning experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
- Follow instructions, schedules, safety procedures, and chemical or solvent labels.
- Use email, basic computer systems, and a web-based ticketing or work order system.
- Complete forklift training and certification as required.
- Work independently with minimal supervision and organize and prioritize work to meet cleaning and facility schedules.
- Operate carpet extractors, high-speed buffers, scrubbers, floor jacks, forklifts, snow-removal equipment, and district-owned vehicles.
- Demonstrate professionalism and strong customer care, and promote teamwork, efficiency, and a positive campus environment.
Conditions of Employment
Work authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Background check: Employment is contingent upon an acceptable background check.
Schedule: Flexibility is needed to accommodate business and campus needs.
Travel: Ability to travel within the district with little or no notice.
Uniform: A required work uniform is supplied by the department.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
This is an active, hands-on position requiring extended standing and walking, frequent bending, crouching, kneeling, climbing stairs, and verbal communication. Work includes lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, driving, working outdoors, and using custodial and snow-removal equipment.
- Continuously: Standing or walking, verbal communication, and lifting or carrying up to 20 pounds.
- Frequently: Stooping, crouching, kneeling, climbing ramps or stairs, lifting or carrying 21–50 pounds, pushing or pulling 26–40 pounds, and driving.
- Frequently to continuously: Working outdoors and around water or other liquids, moderate or loud noise, odors, interruptions, and other people.
- Occasionally: Lifting or pushing more than 50 pounds, crawling, climbing ladders, and exposure to extreme temperatures or very loud noise.
Equal Opportunity, Accessibility, and Safety
Gateway will not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, creed, religion, political affiliation, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, disability, age, membership in any reserve component of the armed forces, union affiliation, arrest and conviction record, or any other protected category under applicable local, state, or federal law.
Gateway Technical College is an Equal Opportunity/Access Educator/Employer operating under an Affirmative Action Plan. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need special accommodation for the application process, please contact the Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights at compliance@gtc.edu or 262-564-3062. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Your safety while employed at Gateway Technical College is one of our top priorities, so we encourage you to read our Annual Security Report. This report is published in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Violence Against Women Act. It includes crime statistics, institutional policies on campus safety and security, alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, reporting procedures, sexual misconduct, and other important matters. Please email compliance@gtc.edu or call 262-564-3062 to request a hard copy.
Please note: The above is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job with or without notice.
Begin Your Next Chapter at Gateway Help create welcoming spaces for the Racine Campus community. Custodian - Racine Campus | Position #26052 | Compensation Grade D | $20.22–$20.85 hourly | Second shift: 2:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m. | Applications close October 25, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Central.