Area Manager

Diversified Maintenance; St. Gabriel (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Diversified Maintenance is seeking a Janitorial Area Manager to oversee cleaning operations across multiple customer locations in the Baton Rouge area. This hands-on leadership role focuses on managing teams, staffing, scheduling, and maintaining quality standards while building strong customer relationships for consistent service.

You will lead onboarding, safety training, and ongoing development, visit sites regularly, and pursue opportunities for additional services within accounts.

Qualifications

• Business level oral and written communication in English.
• Ability to multitask and adapt to changing environments.
• Strong customer service and team leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee janitorial operations and employees across multiple locations.
• Recruit, hire, train, coach and develop janitorial team members.
• Visit assigned customer sites regularly to ensure service and quality standards.
• Build relationships with customers and resolve service concerns.
• Manage employee schedules and staffing within labor budgets.
• Conduct quality-control inspections and ensure site visits are completed.
• Lead new-hire orientation and safety training.
• Review performance and create development plans as needed.
• Identify opportunities for additional services within accounts.
• Maintain operational documentation such as time sheets and work orders.

Skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Team leadership

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Join Diversified Maintenance! We’re committed to delivering exceptional cleaning, landscaping, and restoration services for commercial facilities. Be part of a welcoming and collaborative team where innovation meets excellence. We offer steady, reliable work in janitorial management, full-time and part-time janitorial roles, maintenance, landscaping, and metal restoration. If you want to make a meaningful impact and build a lasting career, we have opportunities for you. Join us and grow with a leader in the industry!

Job Description

Diversified Maintenance is seeking a Janitorial Area Manager to oversee cleaning operations across multiple customer locations in the Baton Rogue area. This role leads and supports janitorial teams, manages staffing and scheduling, maintains quality standards, and builds strong relationships with customers to ensure exceptional service. This is a hands-on operations leadership role for someone who enjoys managing teams, visiting customer sites, solving problems, and ensuring consistent service across multiple locations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee janitorial operations and employees across multiple customer locations
• Recruit, hire, train, coach and develop janitorial team members
• Visit assigned customer sites regularly to ensure service and quality standards are being met
• Build relationships with customers and quickly resolve service concerns
• Manage employee schedules and staffing while maintaining established labor budgets
• Conduct quality-control inspections and ensure required site visits are completed
• Lead new-hire orientation, safety training and ongoing job training
• Review employee performance and create development or improvement plans as needed
• Identify opportunities for additional services within assigned customer accounts
• Maintain required operational documentation, including time sheets, training records, work orders, incident reports and supply/equipment order

QUALIFICATIONS (MUST HAVE):

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of two (2) years of management experience in a service-related industry, preferably janitorial industry
• Business level oral and written communication skills; ability to speak, read, and write fluently in English
• Ability to multitask and adapt to changing environmentsExcellent customer service skills; active listening skills
• Ability to lead and encourage teamwork; ability to negotiate and resolve conflict

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (NICE TO HAVE):

• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Prior cleaning or janitorial experience
• Familiarity with custodial practices and commercial cleaning standards
• Knowledge of floor care techniques including buffing and waxing
• Experience in industrial cleaning or facilities maintenance

BENEFITS:

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, AD&D, retirement plan and disability insurance
• Eight paid holidays annually, five sick days, and four personal days
• Vacation time offered at an accrual rate of 3.08 hours biweekly. Unused vacation is only paid out where required by law.

Closing

Diversified Maintenance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law.

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