Description

Job Title: Custodial Supervisor

Department: Facility Operations & Maintenance

Job Summary:

The Custodial Supervisor will be responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the facility. This includes traditional janitorial tasks like mopping and dusting but also requires an understanding of proper handling and disposal of biological waste. Environmental services technicians often work in shifts around the clock in facilities that are always open.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Lead team of custodians
• Assist with new employee training
• Assist with time management of the team to complete tasks promptly

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Uses dry dust cloths, high dusting tools, and vacuum cleaner to clean windowsills, blinds, floors, and furniture
• Where applicable, move furniture and furnishings to clean area
• Demonstrates a complete knowledge of infection control, isolation procedures, and proper operation of cleaning equipment
• Maintains age-specific precautions
• Dispose of all medical waste, inclusive of hazardous, regulated, infectious, recyclable, and regular appropriate
• Ensure adequacy of supplies
• Perform a variety of custodial tasks related to cleaning and refurbishing all public areas of the hospital, including lobbies, meeting rooms, always, and restrooms to ensure they are clean, sanitized, and stocked with necessary supplies
• Operate a variety of cleaning equipment and utilize a variety of cleaning supplies to perform housekeeping duties
• Perform a variety of cleaning and housekeeping tasks related to cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms to ensure their continued cleanliness
• Performs related duties as assigned to meet the needs of the department
• Mix, store and use chemicals safely, according to department standards

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Proficient written and oral communication skills according to skill requirements
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
• Linen/laundry handling
• Lead EVS Tech must exhibit leadership skills and be able to oversee the work of peers and effectively communicate with team members and all levels of management in the organization

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least two years of related experience required

• Knowledge of proper cleaning, sanitation, infectious waste, floor, and carpet care including knowledge of aseptic procedures, detergent/germicide solution and proper use and cleaning of equipment, proper use of safety standards and procedures

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged period of standing, bending, reaching, and working with hands
• Occasional periods of prolonged exposure to load noises
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds at times
• Ability to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands as necessary
• Ability to hear and see to position and safety requirement levels
• Occasional exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, and chemicals

Special Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must be able to successfully pass as required a federal, state, or local government's background investigation

Disclaimer:

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Job Description last updated April 15, 2022

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