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Purdue UniversityHammond, IN, USPosted Jul 20, 2026
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Overview of Custodian Nights

The Building Services department at Purdue University Northwest is seeking a Custodian to join our Hammond campus community.  Our Custodial Staff play a pivotal role in maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy environment by providing services for university classrooms, offices, research labs, and public spaces.
 

Pay:

  • $15.00/hour plus $.70 shift differential

     

Schedule:

  • Sunday through Thursday from 11:00pm to 7:30am

Duties and Responsibilities of Custodian Nights

  • Perform custodial duties which include but are not limited to: 

    • Mopping, sweeping, scrubbing, s tripping, waxing, and buffing floors

    • Disinfecting toilets and sinks

    • Cleaning walls and washing windows

  • Operate and maintain power and non-power equipment including: Mops, shovels, brooms, pressure washers, scrubbers, power floor sweepers, shampoos, vacuums, high speed floor machines, buffers, walk behind floor machines and floor machine riders

  • Perform floor preparation, care and maintenance of public areas

  • Provide assistance as needed in setup of tables, chairs and other equipment to accommodate a wide variety of on campus event activities

Benefits of Custodian Nights

  • Full benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Retirement, Life Insurance and more

  • Ten paid vacation days first year of employment

  • Ten paid holidays

  • University paid and matching contribution to retirement

  • University contribution to Health Savings Account –  

    • Plus, a chance to earn more through participating in University Wellness Initiatives

  • Employee Wellness Programs

  • Paid Parental Leave 

  • Tuition remission for you, your spouse and dependent children at any Purdue campus

For more information on our excellent benefit package, please visit: https://www.pnw.edu/human-resources/benefits/ 

Education of Custodian Nights

  • High School diploma/GED

Experience of Custodian Nights

  • No experience required

  • Previous custodial/janitorial experience preferred

Core Competencies of Custodian Nights

  • Ability to work individually or with others in a team-oriented environment with direct or minimum supervision

  • Ability to maintain constructive relationships/partnerships with co-workers

  • Ability to provide excellent service to internal and external customers

  • Must have basic computer skills

  • Ability to bend, kneel, climb a ladder up to 10 ft. high, and lift up to 60 lbs

  • Ability to work adjusted schedule dependent upon area of coverage and work overtime to meet the business needs of the University

Additional Information

Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position 

 

Professional references will be verified prior to any offer of employment. Employment is contingent upon completion of successful background check along with a motor vehicle records check if applicable. 

Purdue University Northwest is an equal opportunity/equal access university. 

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a student-centered university that transforms lives through innovative education, impactful research and community engagement. Located in Northwest Indiana in the greater Chicago area and near the Indiana Dunes National Park, PNW serves approximately 9,000 students, including 6,000 core students, in a wide range of academic programs at the baccalaureate, master’s and applied doctoral levels. 

  

Purdue Northwest employs more than 1,000 faculty and staff members for operations at its main campus in Hammond, Ind., and its branch campus in Westville, Ind., plus additional sites in Northwest Indiana including the Gabis Arboretum near Valparaiso, Ind. PNW’s values reflect the university’s commitment to respect, innovation, a student-centric university, and excellence. 

 

PNW is consistently ranked among the best public regional universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges report and is recognized as a First Scholars institution as well an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. With its vision to cultivate leaders, inspire excellence, and impact our world, PNW advances the socioeconomic mobility of its students and positively impacts regional development.

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt
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