Floor Finisher

Cleans various soft and hard surface floors using electrical and battery-powered equipment. Maintains high standards of cleanliness, sanitation, and freedom from hazards and infections. Complies with established personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, asbestos, and other hazardous substances.

Work Schedule:
3rd Shift | 10:00 PM – 6:30 AM | Off Days: Wednesday & Thursday with rotating weekends

• Transports custodial supplies and equipment to and from storage and work areas.
• Strips, cleans, and/or refinishes hard surface floors using appropriate floor-cleaning chemicals and mechanical equipment.
• Extracts or shampoos soft surface floors using appropriate floor-cleaning chemicals and mechanical equipment.
• Performs detailed cleaning of baseboards, kick plates, corners, 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.
• Cleans and removes trash from the trash and compactor areas.
• Performs maintenance as required on electric and battery-powered floor machines, blowers, industrial wet/dry vacuums, carpet shampooing equipment, and upholstery cleaning equipment. Report any equipment problems as appropriate.
• Transports furniture and equipment as directed.
• Handles special projects and daily responsibilities in a timely manner. Communicates accomplishments and any unfinished tasks to the supervisor.
• Completes required training, certifications, and continuing education, including department-specific requirements such as the in-house/departmental Floor Care Maintenance Certification.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and the institution.

• High school diploma or GED required.

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

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
• 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 is frequently required to talk or hear.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must move about the workspace to access work surfaces, shelves, cabinets, drawers, and equipment located at, below, or above waist level.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• 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, the risk of electrical shock, radiation, and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• A key responsibility of this job is to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations.
• 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 restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
• The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to perform the job.

Compensation

In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $19.50 - $28.50 per hour for the role of Floor Finisher.

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