Floor Tech

Elkton-Nursing-; Heritage Valley (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Elkton Nursing is seeking a dedicated floor care technician to maintain a clean and sanitary environment within the facility. The role includes stripping, scrubbing, refinishing, and buffing tiled floors, as well as vacuuming and spot cleaning carpets.

The job requires weekend and evening availability for special projects and the ability to assist with washing walls, furniture, ceilings, and other heavy cleaning tasks.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and write.
• Ability to effectively follow simple oral and written instructions.
• Ability to operate cleaning equipment.
• Ability to perform as a team player, and get along with all other employees.
• Knowledgeable of floor care chemicals and cleaners, as well as application practices.
• Efficient in the use and maintenance of all floor care equipment and supplies, including buffers, pads, wet-vacs, burnishers, scrubbers, and extractors.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, sanitary environment to minimize infection risk.
• Promote safety for patients, families, and staff.
• Strips, scrubs, sweeps, refinishes, and buffs tiled floor areas.
• Vacuums and spot cleans carpets; perform cyclical cleaning per project schedule.
• Work on weekends and evenings for special floor and carpet projects.
• Assist in washing walls, furniture, ceilings and other heavy cleaning tasks.

Skills

Reading & writing

Follow instructions

Operate equipment

Team player

Floor care chemicals

Equipment maintenance

Basic computer skills

Tools

Buffers

Pads

Wet-vacs

Burnishers

Scrubbers

Extractors

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Maintains a clean, sanitary environment, minimizing any infection risk. Promotes and enhances the safety of patients, families, and staff. Maintains standards of operational practice. Maintains a professional appearance. Specialist in floor care maintenance.

Strips, scrubs, sweeps, refinishes, and buffs all tiled floor areas of the center, utilizing the proper equipment and procedures.

Vacuums and spot cleans all carpets throughout the center. Performs cyclical cleaning according to projects schedule

Works on weekends and evenings as specified to do special projects such as complete floor treatment and carpet cleaning. Assists in washing walls, furniture, ceilings, and other heavy duty cleaning chores.

Experience and/or Pre-requisites

• Floor care experience

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read and write.
• Ability to effectively follow simple oral and written instructions.
• Ability to operate equipment.
• Ability to perform as a team player, and get along with all other employees.
• Knowledgeable of all floor care chemicals and cleaners, as well as application practices.
• Efficient in the use and maintenance of all floor care equipment and supplies, including buffers, pads, wet-vacs, burnishers, scrubbers, and extractors.
• Basic computer skills.

Physical Demands

Light: Exerts up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally. Exerts a up to 15 lbs. of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body.

Medium: Exerts up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally. Exerts a up to 25 lbs. of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body.

Heavy: Exerts up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally. Exerts a up to 50 lbs. of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body.

Very Heavy: Exerts up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally. Exerts a in excess of 50 lbs. of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body