Custodial Coordinator

Melaleuca: The Wellness Company; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Melaleuca: The Wellness Company seeks a Custodial Coordinator to manage and supervise custodial staff at our Knoxville facilities. The role focuses on frontline supervision, training, and ensuring our spaces are maintained to high cleanliness standards.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate dependability, strong communication, and the ability to follow established procedures while ensuring safety and quality in daily cleaning tasks.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning/custodial operations preferred.
• Experience cleaning commercial/industrial environments is a plus.
• Ability to supervise others and enforce procedures is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily assignments for custodial staff.
• Train and supervise custodial team members.
• Maintain attendance and training records for staff.
• Ensure adherence to cleaning procedures and quality standards.
• Inspect work to meet quality expectations.
• Perform cleaning tasks (vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, dusting).
• Stock supplies and manage breakroom cleanliness and restocking.
• Maintain clean offices, lobby, restrooms and common areas.

Skills

Supervision

Dependability

Attention to detail

Written communication

Verbal communication

Procedural compliance

Physical stamina

Teamwork

Independence

Job description

Our custodial team members are vital to providing high quality cleaning services for our operations facilities and the team members working in these facilities by ensuring our buildings are in “Tour Ready” condition at all times.

The Custodial Coordinator is a working front line supervisor for the Custodians.

Requirements

Essential functions of the position include:

• Overseeing daily assignments, training and supervision of custodial staff
• Maintains training and attendance records / Work Force on department personnel
• Ensures custodial staff follow proper procedures and meet quality expectations through periodic observation and inspection of work performed
• Vacuuming carpeted floors and floor mats using an industrial vacuum
• Sweeping, moping and dusting all areas of the building
• Ensuring that all trash is removed from the building and deposited into the trash receptacle
• Cleaning all restrooms by sweeping & mopping floors, disinfecting the restrooms, (i.e., wiping & washing urinals, toilets, sinks, stalls, walls, floors, mirrors, etc.) with disinfectant and stocking paper products and soap
• Cleaning breakroom by sweeping floors, disinfecting the lunchroom: by wiping & washing tables, chairs, counters, floors, walls, windows, etc. Including cleaning inside refrigerators
• Stocking breakroom with supplies (i.e., forks, knives, spoons, cups, coffee, etc.)
• Cleaning windows inside of the facility
• Cleaning offices including desks, chairs, carpet and chair mats
• Cleaning and dusting the lobby area
• Ensuring all refuse is removed from the grounds around the building by sweeping sidewalks, picking up trash, and emptying garbage cans and ash buckets

Qualifications

Successful candidates will be team players with previous cleaning / custodial experience preferred and experience with cleaning commercial buildings and/or industrial environments a plus.

• Ability to supervise others effectively
• Dependability with exceptional attendance and a strong work ethic
• Ability to read, write, and follow established operational procedures
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to pull, stretch, bend, and lift regularly and consistently over duration of shift
• Ability to stand or walk for duration of shift
• Ability to climb stairs
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to perform essential duties and responsibilities with efficiency and accuracy