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Retail Custodian - Gainesville
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What they do
A Janitor or Cleaner provides cleaning and basic maintenance in buildings such as schools, offices, stores, hospitals or hotels. Cleans and polishes floors, removes trash, vacuums carpets, washes windows, cleans bathrooms, stocks building supplies such as light bulbs and paper towels and performs minor repairs as needed. Holds keys for rooms and building entrances and locks or unlocks them as needed.
$35,406 / year median in Virginia
+12% projected growth
Job Description
Overview Provide preventative cleaning services for retail store in accordance with green cleaning methods and best industry practices. This position is responsible and will be held accountable for behaving in accordance with divisional and organizational RISE values and expectations. Goodwill offers exciting opportunities for professional growth, and robust benefits, including the option for same day pay, accrued personal time off (PTO), paid holidays, premium pay for working certain holidays, basic life insurance, short/long term disability benefits, individual and family medical, dental and vision benefits, pet insurance, generous employee discounts, and access to an employee assistance program (EAP). 403(b)/401(k) plan with match available after 1 year.
Responsibilities Essential Competencies:
Boss Relationships Perseverance Self-Development Listening Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
Maintains cleanliness of all assigned areas in the retail store, ensuring store is clean, hazard free (within the custodian's span of control) and customer ready prior to opening. Performs cleaning duties such as dusting lights, furniture, shelves and other horizontal surfaces, dry and/or wet mopping hard floor surfaces, vacuuming carpets, emptying and cleaning trash containers and ashtrays, spot cleaning walls, carpets and windows, and using the high speed buffer to burnish hard floor surfaces. Cleans, maintains and ensures basic security of assigned equipment. Notifies supervisor of equipment and facilities needing repair or replacement or any other potential safety hazard.
•This position requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of up to 40 pounds. Prolonged walking and standing are required as well as frequent bending, reaching and stooping.
Other Duties and Responsibilities :
Cleans and maintains assigned equipment. Notifies supervisor of equipment and facilities needing repair or replacement or any other potential safety hazard.
Qualifications Required Qualifications :
Two years previous commercial cleaning experience. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions. Ability to decipher/comprehend signs indicating danger. Skilled in the knowledge of cleaning methods and equipment such as a scrubber and extractor as required by site specifications. Proven track record of dependability. Excellent customer service skills i.e. ability to communicate positively and consistently with the customer, co-workers and supervisor; deliver professional consistent results. Ability to pass a background check and drug screening as required by assigned site.
Preferred Qualifications :
Previous custodial experience.