Janitor-Floor Care

Akron, OH

Part Time

Student (High School)

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At Challenge Unlimited, our vision is to become a national leader in providing employment services to people with disabilities that empower them to reach their full potential. We intentionally provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities which will assist them to live, work, and participate in the community.

Challenge Unlimited is driven by its core values: community, helpfulness, abilities, leadership, learning, ethics, innovation, growth, and effective outcomes. It is these values that have powered Challenge Unlimited to its success and has helped over 600 disabled individuals find meaningful work across all of our locations.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Project Manager the Janitor is responsible for developing work skills and performing work at the assigned site.
Performs janitorial duties, specializing in floor care. Cleans, sanitizes, sweeps, vacuums, dusts, mops, scrubs, buffs, and waxes. Janitorial work includes washing, rinsing, wiping, cleaning, and restocking. Safely operates equipment. May be assigned to label and dilute chemicals used and maintain cleaning supplies. Contributes to teamwork by training and helping co-workers, communicating needs to the supervisor and implementing feedback for improvement. Performs duties with a special focus on safety, quality and customer service.

Pay Rate: $17.20 per hour
Shift: Part-Time, Monday - Friday, Nights
Location: GSA Akron, John F. Seiberling Federal Building and US Courthouse

Key Responsibilities:

1. Performance Support: Assist crew in completing contract required tasks. Using CIMS (Cleaning Industry Management Standard) Standards, clean, sanitize and restock bathrooms including sinks, toilets, glass and mirrors, stall walls, stainless steel and sweeping and mopping floors. Vacuum, sweep, mop floors and stairs. Empty trash and various recyclable cans and replace liners, clean receptacles, as necessary. Dust and clean office areas, desks and furniture that are not cluttered. Clean windowsills and windows. Obtain tools necessary for the job to be completed. Clean break rooms and other areas that are applicable to the contract.

2. Floor Care: Maintains floor care in various buildings. Sweeps, vacuums, dust mops, wet mops, scrubs, strips, restores, buffs, and waxes floors, cleans carpets. Power scrub floors. Operates floor care equipment. Cleans and maintains hard surface floors using various kinds of power equipment and cleaning solutions. Maintains equipment by performing preventative and minor maintenance.

3. Inventory Assistance: Maintain and organize chemical and equipment storage areas in a clean, organized, and safe manner. Proper labeling, dilution, and use of all chemicals. Inform the Crew Leader of any needs which cannot be satisfied with current equipment and supplies and/or as additional supplies are needed. Responsible for assuring proper use of company resources including vehicles and cleaning equipment.

4. Quality Assurance: Maintain quality control standards. Promptly correct any deficiencies and rectify any customer complaints.

5. Employee Relations: Perform work according to the contract’s statement of work, company policies, and procedures with a special focus on safety, quality, and customer service. Follow schedules and/or task assignments as directed. Help communicate job expectations to new hires or others in need of assistance. Assist with training and helping co-workers. Report issues and needs to Project Manager. Implement feedback for improvement. Assist with building an effective company culture that embodies our Company values to achieve optimum performance levels and achieve goals and objectives.

Position Qualifications:

Experience: 1+ years of janitorial experience required.
Certifications/Licenses: Driver’s License preferred but not required (regular in IL, WI, OH, SC, Class E in MO)
Background Checks: Must pass criminal background check. Must pass various State and Federal registry checks. Must pass DCFS Abuse and Neglect Tracking System check.

Physical Demands:

Sitting: Occasionally sitting in the normal course of office-sedentary type work.
Standing: Frequently standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, and twisting in the normal course of dusting, cleaning, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, removing trash, and performing other related duties.
Hearing, Speaking: Occasionally listens and speaks with managers, clients, and employees to communicate instructions and exchange feedback.
Seeing: Continually visually alert monitor the area where work is performed, the janitorial equipment and other workers’ actions to maintain safety and complete janitorial service duties.
Handling: Continuously using hands in grasping, lifting, carrying, wiping, and squeezing.
Movement: Occasionally bending, reaching, and twisting; occasionally climbing stairs and/or ladders squatting, and kneeling to clean, dust, inspect, remove trash, sweep, and mop.
Lifting: Occasionally lifting, carrying, and pushing or pulling up to 75 pounds of mop buckets and/or trash barrels, buffer, carpet machine.

Benefits:

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Short Term & Long-Term Disability
Training & Development

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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