Cleaning Shift Lead

KBS - Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC; Carteret (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Life Insurance

Job summary

IFS, based in Carteret, NJ, is seeking a Warehouse Shift Lead to manage a janitorial team in a fast-paced distribution center environment. The role involves coordinating daily shifts, ensuring safety compliance, and delivering high-quality cleaning standards across multiple areas.

Responsibilities include leading a small team, supporting operations across the maintenance and field teams, and escalating issues promptly to management.

Qualifications

• Experience in janitorial operations; distribution center environment preferred.
• 1+ year in a lead/supervisory role.
• Follow OSHA requirements, safety guidelines, and forklift instructions.
• Customer service oriented with a positive demeanor to motivate the team.
• Able to read and interpret safety rules and operating instructions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in a complex task-oriented janitorial operation.
• Support Maintenance Operations Center and Field Operations teams.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, restrooms, locker rooms, offices, stairways, breakrooms, and other areas as needed.
• Follows Janitorial Supervisor Task Process Flowchart.
• Coordinate callouts and shift coverage among team and shift lead.
• Deliver feedback and escalate issues to management in a timely manner.

Skills

Lead/Supervisory experience

Customer service

Reading safety documents

Job description

Join a fast-paced, growing, and exciting company full of great opportunities! Founded in 1997, IFS is the union affiliate of KBS, the largest privately held provider of facility services in North America. IFS has an immediate full-time opportunity to join our Janitorial Services Team as a Warehouse Shift Lead in Carteret/NJ. If you want a flexible schedule to earn some additional income while being part of an exciting, dynamic and growing team with leadership opportunities in a fast-paced environment, then this is the job for you!

Work schedule: Days/nights vary, including weekends.

Shifts Available

Please list available shift(s). If more than one shift use one line for each shift.

Responsibilities

• Ability to lead a team in a complex task oriented janitorial operation environment.
• Provides direct support to the Maintenance Operations Center Team and IFS Field Operations Team by responding efficiently, timely and accurately to all escalations.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, restrooms, locker rooms, offices, stairways, breakrooms, and other working areas as needed.
• Follows Janitorial Supervisor Task Process Flowchart
• Familiar with supporting callouts by directly working or splitting up shifts amongst the team and shift lead by successfully covering operations daily schedules.
• Delivers feedback on ongoing activities committing to timely escalation reporting procedures to the IFS Management Team

Requirements

• Experience in janitorial operations and distribution center environment strongly preferred.
• 1+ years in a Lead/Supervisory role
• Ability to follow OSHA requirements, safety guidelines, and forklift instructions.
• Customer Service-oriented, friendly, and positive demeanor can motivate team members and support customer requests in an orderly and timely manner.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and safe handling for chemicals sheets/documents (generally in English; may have in Spanish where state required).

What’s In It for You?

Benefits

As a full-time IFS employee (working 30+ hours per week), you may be eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, which can include:

• Health Insurance (medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision)
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match

Please Note

Benefits may vary depending on the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This position is union-represented, and benefits may be provided either by the company or through the union, depending on the terms of the applicable CBA.

We participate in the E-Verify program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

IFS considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, and expression, marital or military status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. IFS also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.