Floor Finisher

• 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.

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