Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

The Operations & Facilities Management Department at WashU Medicine is committed to delivering a comprehensive range of services to support the medical campus.

We oversee maintenance and operations for 65 buildings, covering more than 11.1 million gross square feet of space. This includes the 11-story, 609,000-square-foot neuroscience research building, which houses one of the world’s highest concentrations of neuroscientists. Our responsibilities include operational and administrative support, strategic planning, and project management.

Furthermore, as WashU Medicine continues to expand its presence both on and off campus in areas such as teaching, clinical care, and research, our team remains instrumental in ensuring the seamless delivery of clinical care, advancing research initiatives, and facilitating educational endeavors.

Responsible for floor cleaning and maintenance throughout campus. Will be required to work with cleaning chemicals and will need to be able to understand the safety data sheets for those chemicals. Responsible for hard surfaces, carpet, and wood floors, scheduled by supervisor in public areas and as requested by customers utilizing commercial equipment.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Canvasses areas of responsibility daily.
• Assesses for thoroughness and quality of floors on campus.
• Provides floor maintenance services to campus.
• Performs daily cleaning services for customers and public areas and floor care as assigned.
• Performs major floor maintenance such as stripping, refinishing, scrubbing, and top coating and burnishing.
• Performs major floor maintenance such as carpet extraction, spotting, carpet bonneting, and large area vacuuming.
• Utilizes vacuum cleaners, brushes, cleaning chemicals, floor finish, and other hard surface floor and carpet cleaning materials.
• Works with cleaning chemicals and understands safety data sheets for those chemicals.
• Performs all floor tech procedures, from proper setup to proper cleanup of the work site and all equipment used for complex surface or carpet cleaning projects.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions

• Works in different locations that may involve late-night hours.
• May be required to work weekends or modified hours.

Physical Effort

• Exposure to cleaning agents, chemicals, heavy lifting, and prolonged standing, walking, kneeling, crouching, and bending.
• Will be required to frequently work in position to prepare floors for cleaning.
• Requires a great deal of walking within assigned areas, including going outside from one building to another.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.

Certifications:

No specific certification is required for this position.

Work Experience:

Floor Care (2 Years)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

No additional education beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Certifications:

No additional certification beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Skills:

Chemical Regulations, Cleanup Tools, Computer Documentation, Computer Literacy, Equipment Operations, Floor Care, Instruction Manuals, Learning Techniques, Oral Communications, Organizational Commitment, Planning Activities, Polishing Machines, Professional Cleaning, Professional Integrity, Quality Performance, Reading Instruction, Safety Measures, Safe Work Practices, Self-Starter, Strive for Excellence, Teamwork, Upholstery Cleaning, Work Collaboratively, Working Independently, Written Communication