Custodial Services

 Serving the U

Our dedicated custodial staff is responsible for cleaning approximately 6.5 million square feet of campus space that includes general and auxiliary areas. Our department is comprised of nearly 300 custodians both part-time and full-time to accommodate University needs. For more information regarding custodial standards, additional services and service frequencies please contact 801-581-6100.

Routine Cleaning Includes (public areas, private by arrangement):

• Garbage containers emptied and supplied with liners
• Hard floors dust-mopped, scrubbed and spills damp-mopped
• Carpets vacuumed and spills spot cleaned
• Open surfaces dusted and telephones cleaned in public areas
• Doors, frames and switch plates spot cleaned in public areas
• Building entries cleaned
• Hallways buffed
• Drinking fountains cleaned
• Chalkboards, trays, and erasers cleaned; chalk supplied
• Restrooms cleaned and dispensers refilled
• Stairs and elevators cleaned
• Lights replaced
• Public lunch and vending areas cleaned
• Door glass cleaned daily, side glass cleaned weekly and interior glass spot cleaned daily
• Carpet, floor and window cleaning projects on an annual basis

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The Custodial Services department can also provide floor care and window cleaning services on a 12-18 month schedule. For more information regarding Specialty Services, please contact 801-585-6912.

 Carpet

Our carpet crew works evenings and weekends to service areas in an efficient and convenient manner.   Our mobile truck mounted system can cover more square footage than traditional methods and also utilizes steam requiring fewer chemicals.

 Hard Floor

Our hard floor crew moves from building to building to refinish various types of flooring such as vinyl, linoleum, rubber, terrazzo and more. The process for each floor treatment is determined according to the surface type.  

 Windows

 Our window cleaning crew takes advantage of the warm months to service outside areas using a window washing system able to reach up to four stories. During the winter months, a traditional squeegee method is used for inside windows.

 Lighting

 Our department can also assist with re-lamping and lighting projects to change lights in large numbers or above 12 feet using ladders, lifts and scaffolds.

 

 

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Students

In addition to providing a clean and healthy environment for students, we offer part-time job opportunities.  Custodial Services offers flexible work schedules and a school- friendly work-life balance. Work locations are conveniently on campus and eliminate any additional commute. For more information or to apply online, please visit: www.employment.utah.edu.

Community

 Custodial Services is partnered with several organizations within Salt Lake City to offer on-the-job training. If your organization is interested in partnership opportunities, please contact 801-581-6100.

 

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The University of Utah is the largest institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. Built in 1850, the University provides an array of unique and diverse facilities. With that comes the continual challenge to mentor, train and develop our staff so they can provide the very best practices for each building on campus. With the current movement the University is making towards USGBC LEED Certified buildings, it is important that our staff understand the environmental impacts they may have within each building they clean.   Our department strives to provide ongoing training within the facility and as well as in the classroom. View a list of our trainings that range from Equipment, Safety Procedures, Floor care and other custodial procedures.

Trainings Offered:

• HAZCom
• MSDS
• Floor Care
• Equipment Use and Care
• Chemical Safety
• Asbestos
• Blood Borne Pathogens
• Security
• Closet Set-up and Control

and many more...

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Janus Award

The April winner of the Janus Award was presented to the USTAR Crew led by Crew Leader, Glen Nelson. The team topped other crews with the highest score on the SMART Inspections for the month!

Pictured Left to Right: Sher Sar, Glen Nelson, Ganga Dhungel, Nicholas Cramer, Sandy Tison, Joseph Marriott, Inocencio Morales

Honorable Mentions:
Natural History Museum/NPS Crew led by Crew Leader, Lisa McCarrel
Ft. Douglass Crew led by Crew Leader, Clayton Norlen
Nursing/Skaggs Pharmacy Crew led by Crew Leader, Marchelle McCoy 
Eccles Genetics/Polymers Research Crew led by Crew Leader, Judy Gradney 

About the Janus Award

Custodial Services presents a monthly award for outstanding work within their assigned area. The award is named after the Roman god, Janus; a two headed god that looks from the past to the future monitoring change and transition during time. Our focus each month is to create continual progress and improvement for each area on campus through monitoring their work with our own SMARTInspect system. Each month the custodial office will recognize a crew that demonstrates their excellence in cleaning based on inspection scores.

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