Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, LES is customer-owned and is one of the nation’s leading utility companies. We are recognized for low costs, unmatched reliability, financial stability, cutting-edge innovation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service while fostering a culture that celebrates passion, talent, and high standards. If you're not just looking for a job but a fulfilling career in a workplace that values excellence, the environment, and the community we call home, LES might just be the perfect fit for you. Join us and power a brighter future!

• LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.
• LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
• This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Are you looking for a dependable, hardworking, and detail-oriented professional to join your team? We’re seeking motivated custodians who take pride in creating clean, safe, and welcoming environments. As a custodian, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and organization, ensuring a positive experience for everyone who uses our spaces. If you’re someone who enjoys hands-on work, values attention to detail, and thrives in a team-oriented environment, we’d love to hear from you! Join us and help make a difference every day. This posting is for our North location located at 2620 Fairfield Street.  Day shift, Monday - Friday

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND COMPETENCIES 

Performs a variety of duties, under general supervision, requiring skill in operation, maintenance, and cleaning of LES owned buildings in accordance with LES policies, safety rules, procedures, and practices to maintain efficient and functional buildings. Specific duties include prioritizing tasks, engaging in continuous process improvement to gain efficiencies, working independently to complete small tasks to meet facility goals, and responding to after-hour facility needs, as needed. Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position. 

• Under general supervision, performs routine custodial duties, to include floor care, general cleaning, cleaning restrooms, moving furniture, operating cleaning equipment, setting up meeting rooms, and other minor facility cleaning/maintenance projects. 

• Under general supervision, ensures that custodial facility maintenance equipment is operational by performing routine and preventative maintenance and cleaning of tools, equipment, and machines. 

• Operates ride-on and walk-behind floor scrubbers. Cleans floors including buffing, stripping/waxing, and carpet extraction. 

• Maintain stock levels of various items including restroom and breakroom supplies. 

Accountability – Holds self and others responsible for goals, outcomes, deadlines, and objectives and follows through on commitments. Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development. 

Communication – Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner whether verbally, written, or other means; tailors message to fit the interests and needs of the audience; delivers information in a manner that is interesting and compelling. 

Customer Focus – Putting customers, both internal and external, at the center of business decisions in order to identify and respond to current and future customer needs. Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers. 

Initiative – Takes action on their own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked. 

Job Technical Skills – Keeps their technical skills current; effectively applies specialized knowledge and skills to perform work tasks; understands and masters the technical skills, knowledge, and tasks associated with their job; shares technical expertise with others. 

Teamwork – The ability to effectively interact, cooperate, collaborate, and manage conflicts with other people. Shows enthusiasm toward being a member of the group; actively participates in team meetings and activities; leverages the skills and interests of coworkers to achieve goals and solve problems; supports team decisions. 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES  

• Basic knowledge of custodial trades and the associated tools, equipment, and chemicals. 

• Basic computer knowledge to include word processing and email communication. 

• Ability to follow floor maintenance schedules and assigned cleaning areas. 

• Basic knowledge of materials, methods, and skills used for floor care maintenance including strip/wax, buff, and carpet extraction. 

• Ability to identify and properly use cleaning chemicals by following product directions and safety guidelines. 

• Bilingual in Spanish preferred. 

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

• High school diploma or G.E.D., and 

• At least one year of related experience, or 

• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. 

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 

• Valid driver’s license 

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