Custodian
full-time•San Antonio
About this role
Description
Texas Biomed is searching for a Custodian to support our Facilities team. This position is responsible for keeping assigned buildings stocked with custodial supplies and in clean, orderly condition per work schedule provided. Responds promptly to unscheduled janitorial services encountered during normal business hours.
The Role:
· Restock hand towels, soap and toilet tissue dispensers in restrooms and designated laboratory areas.
· Empty trash and waste receptacles both indoors and outdoors.
· Sweep, mop, scrub and/or vacuum floors, walks and steps.
· Wash walls, doors, trim and windows both indoors and outdoors.
· Clean up spills and spot clean carpets and other special needs as may be required by staff.
EDUCATION: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of janitorial experience required. Two (2) years janitorial experience
in a medical, research or educational
Who We Are:
Join our incredible mission to pave the way for a world free from the fear of infectious disease!
Texas Biomedical Research Institute is pioneering and sharing scientific research to protect you, your families, and our global community from the threat of infectious diseases. Our scientific discoveries create breakthroughs in medical research to provide better overall global health.
Texas Biomed is the only independent, nonprofit infectious disease research institute in the U.S. to combine:
- The highest-level biocontainment labs for infectious disease and biodefense research
- A federally-designated National Primate Research Center
- More than 80 years of discoveries advancing diagnostics, vaccines and therapies
- An entrepreneurial culture and specialized expertise in regulated science required for FDA approval
What We Can Offer You:
- Recognized as one of the San Antonio Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in 2025.
- Awarded the 2024 Healthy Workplace Platinum Recognition by the San Antonio Business Group on Health (SABGH).
- Employee-centered culture focused on open communication, job empowerment, and trust.
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for you and your family (including your pets!).
- Competitive employer-funded retirement plan with 7% contributions starting on day one, increasing with years of service.
- Generous paid time off, including 14 paid holidays and a paid Winter Recess (last week of December until New Year’s).
- On-site medical clinic, wellness incentives, and paid prescription drug resources to support your health.
- On-site gym and wellness programs to help you stay active.
- Flexible work arrangements designed to support work-life balance.
- We offer a relaxed dress code so you can feel comfortable and be yourself at work.
- Dynamic learning environment with professional development, mentorship, tuition reimbursement, and leadership programs to help you grow.
We take pride in fostering a culture of respect, opportunity, and unity! Texas Biomedical Research Institute provides equal employment opportunities for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.
What you'll do
- The Custodian is responsible for maintaining assigned buildings in a clean and orderly condition according to a provided work schedule, which includes restocking necessary custodial supplies in restrooms and designated laboratory areas. This role also involves responding promptly to unscheduled janitorial needs that arise during normal business hours.
About Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) is one of the world's leading independent biomedical research institutions dedicated to advancing health worldwide through innovative biomedical research. Texas Biomed, formerly the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, partners with hundreds of researchers and institutions around the world, targeting advances in the fight against cardiovascular disease, psychiatric disorders, Tuberculosis, AIDS, hepatitis, malaria, parasitic infections, Ebolavirus, Marburg virus and a host of other infectious diseases.
The Institute is located on a 200-acre campus on the northwest side of San Antonio, Texas. Its staff of more than 300 employees includes a multidisciplinary team of doctoral-level scientists who lead more than 200 major research projects in the Institute's Scientific Programs; Host-Pathogen Interactions, Disease Intervention & Prevention and Population Health.
Texas Biomed is the site of the Southwest National Primate Research Center and the world's largest colony of baboons for biomedical research, including a unique pedigreed colony of approximately 2,500 nonhuman primates. The Institute enjoys a distinguished history in the innovative, humane and appropriate use of nonhuman primates for biomedical research.
The Institute also is home to the nation's only privately-owned biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory. This maximum containment lab allows for safe research on lethal pathogens for which there are no treatments or vaccines, including potential bio-terror agents and emerging diseases.
The AT&T Genomics Computing Center houses the world's largest computer cluster for human genetic and genomic research. This high-performance computing facility allows scientists to search for disease-influencing genes at record speed.
For more information on Texas Biomed, visit us at www.TxBiomed.org
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As a Custodian at Texas Biomedical Research Institute, you will: the Custodian is responsible for maintaining assigned buildings in a clean and orderly condition according to a provided work schedule, which includes restocking necessary custodial supplies in restrooms and designated laboratory areas. This role also involves responding promptly to unscheduled janitorial needs that arise during normal business hours..
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