Job Responsibilities:

• Transports custodial supplies and equipment to and from storage and work areas.
• Strips, cleans and/or refinishes hard surface floors using appropriate floor-cleansing chemicals and/or mechanical equipment.
• Extracts or shampoos soft surface floors using appropriate floor-cleansing chemicals and/or mechanical equipment.
• Performs detailed cleaning of base boards, kick plates, corners and edges and elevator tracks.
• Performs salvage, corrective and preventative maintenance on a variety of floor coverings including but not limited to vinyl, marble, terrazzo, wood, granite (polished and unpolished), ceramic tile, conductive flooring and cork.
• Clean and remove trash from the trash and compactor areas.
• Performs maintenance as required on electric and battery floor machines, blowers, industrial wet/dry vacuums, carpet shampooing equipment and upholstery shampooing equipment. Reports any problems with equipment as appropriate.
• Transports furniture and equipment as directed.
• Handles special projects and daily responsibilities in a timely manner. Communicates all accomplishments and unfinished tasks to supervisor.
• Completes required training, certifications, and continuous education, including department specific requirements such as the in-house/departmental Floor Care Maintenance Certification.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as directed to meet the goals and objectives of the department and the institution.

Minimum Education and/or Training:

• High School Diploma or GED required

Minimum Experience:

• One (1) to two (2) years of floor finishing experience preferred, including experience with housekeeping-related equipment operations.
• Previous Environmental Services experience in a hospital/hotel environment preferred.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus
• The employee must move about the work space to access work surface and shelves, cabinets, drawers, and equipment that are at, below or above the work surface
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, highly corrosive toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation, and vibration
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud
• An essential function of the job is to be able to comply with all applicable federal, state and local safety and health regulations that would apply to this job
• Nothing in this job description limits management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time as business needs dictate
• This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned
• The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job

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