Floor Tech

Perform daily floor care, cleaning, buffing and refinishing floors, cleaning carpets, and performing housekeeping duties as assigned.

Essential Job Functions

• Perform day-to-day floor cleaning activities in accordance with daily work assignments.

• Clean floors to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, disinfecting, etc.

• Clean carpets to include vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing and disinfecting.

• Buff floors using floor machine and appropriate pad and finish as needed.

• Refinish floors using proper stripping or scrubbing method as needed or assigned.

• Pick up accumulated trash and place in designated areas for storage or removal.

• Clean exit/entrance door areas, to include removing trash and cigarette butts, clean glass with cleaner and clean/sweep entrance mats.

• Clean hallways, stairways, and elevators.

• Clean and store equipment, etc. at end of shift.

• Dispose of refuse daily in accordance with established sanitation procedures.

• Inform supervisor of supply needs.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as directed by supervisor, to include any special projects.

• Ability to handle reasonably necessary stress.

• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with staff, resident/patients, and visitors.

Education/Experience

• High school or equivalent preferred.

• On-the-job training provided.

Specific Requirements

• Must be able to read and write the English language.

• Must be able to follow oral and written instructions concerning the mixing of laundry detergents and other liquids.

• Must possess the willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.

• Must possess flexibility.

• Must demonstrate sensitivity to the special needs of resident/patients.

Working Conditions

• Subject to frequent interruptions.

• Subject to being involved with resident/patients, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.

• Subject to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.

• Subject to call-back during emergency conditions.

• Subject to hostile and emotionally upset resident/patients, family members, personnel, and visitors.

• Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc. including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.

• Subject to handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.

• Subject to working around resident/patients' pets (animals).

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Functions

• Must be able to move about consistently throughout the workday.

• Must be able to reach, bend, and/or stoop intermittently throughout the workday.

• Must be able to walk/stand 75% of the day.

• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry up to 50 pounds utilizing proper body mechanics and assistance.

• Must be able to push, pull, or move a minimum of 100 pounds utilizing proper body mechanics and assistance.

• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.