Vacancy: Janitor/Custodian for Academic Laboratory

We are Akademiska sjukhuset – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a county hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer healthcare to two million people in Central Sweden. Something is always happening here – a new life is born, a grandmother undergoes surgery, a colleague is hailed as a hero. With us, you will experience both tough challenges and fantastic events, within a strong community of colleagues. We welcome your application!

Our Operations

Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology (KKF) is part of the Academic Laboratory business area. We are a highly specialized, accredited operation that performs diagnostics around the clock and provides guidance in the fields of chemistry and pharmacology. The analyses are fast and quality-assured to streamline healthcare processes and support research and development. We also provide support for patient-oriented activities in both inpatient and outpatient care. Approximately 140 employees work within KKF, and we always strive to be an attractive workplace with engaged colleagues and good leadership.

Your Role

The position is a temporary vacancy for our janitorial staff within the logistics department, as one of our janitors is undergoing further education.

A large part of the daily tasks for a janitor here involves packing and shipping patient samples, primarily within Sweden but also internationally, which requires good knowledge of sample handling and the sample's path through the laboratory. Additionally, you will work with:

• Ordering of consumables
• Inventory management, such as unpacking and warehousing
• Receiving deliveries for the entire KKF
• Handling fault reports and service requests for KKF premises
• Waste management
• Ordering and handling of work clothes
• Maintaining order in staff rooms and environmental stations
• Maintenance of coffee machines and photocopiers

The work is crucial for keeping the laboratory running, and the role involves supporting the entire operation. Tasks are distributed within the group, which besides you, also consists of another janitor and a laboratory assistant.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for you with a completed upper secondary education and preferably some years of experience in similar tasks. Proficiency with computers is a requirement as various computer programs are used in many of the daily tasks. You communicate fluently in Swedish, both verbally and in writing.

Your Competencies

You thrive working independently and are structured, meticulous, and organize your work well both individually and together with your colleagues. Skills we look for in you include a good ability to collaborate and a high sense of service. A janitor here works with support functions for the entire KKF and must be able to establish good contact and collaborate with all our employees, as well as build good relationships with our suppliers and customers. We will place great emphasis on personality fit.

What We Offer

The temporary position starts as agreed and is planned to run until August 15, 2027, likely with the possibility of extension. The work will be performed during daytime hours, 07:00 – 15:30. Probationary employment may apply.

With us, you receive benefits that make a difference. Read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/formaner/).

Want to know more?

For questions, contact Department Manager Fredde Klintstrand, 018 – 611 42 19.
Union contact person, Kommunal, can be reached via the switchboard at 018-611 00 00.

Want to work with us?

Please submit your application via the link below.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to the operation and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala assigns all permanent staff for military service based on the needs of the total defense. This entails no obligations for the individual employee in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

Before making a hiring decision, a check of suspicion and criminal records is conducted for all job applicants who, in the sought position, may come to work within psychiatric care, habilitation, care for children and youth, or involuntary care for addicts, areas covered by optional record extracts. This applies to all who will work patient-facing, even if the tasks currently are not intended to primarily involve work with the aforementioned patient groups.

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