Maintenance Technician

The Budd Group; Front Royal (VA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The Budd Group in Front Royal, VA is seeking a General Maintenance Technician to join our cleaning and disinfection team. You will work Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, earning about $23 per hour as an hourly, non-exempt employee.

Under supervision, you will operate cleaning equipment, apply disinfectants, and respond to remediation tasks while ensuring safety, proper PPE use, and compliance with site procedures.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Ability to travel locally and/or long distance up to 65%.
• Previous general and/or janitorial cleaning experience preferred.
• Ability to read and communicate chemical application instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with disinfection tasks and equipment operation.
• Disinfect high-touch areas such as doorknobs, switches and fixtures.
• Operate wet vacuums, carpet extractors, buffers and scrubbers.
• Communicate with team and customer in a professional manner.
• Respond to remediation or airborne illness as needed.

Skills

Valid driver's license

Interpersonal & communication skills

Work independently

Willingness to travel

Tools

PRO-tech application

Job description

Job Title: General Maintenance Technician

Schedule: Monday to Friday 7am to 3:30pm
Pay Rate: $23
Location: Front Royal, Virginia

FLSA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Disinfection Technician Supervisor the Disinfection Technician II is the primary applicator of products by embodying various technologies specific to the janitorial industry, including misting, electrostatic, barrier application and assisting with ultraviolet light-based disinfection.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support supervisors in guiding disinfection technician I's
• Respond in short notice to remediation or airborne illness at a facility
• Identify high- touch points of a room
• Spray, wipe and disinfect offices, hallways, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other areas.
• Disinfects all high-touch points (i.e. doorknobs, light switches, sink faucets, water fountains, elevator buttons or restroom surfaces).
• Understand proper disposal of infectious material waste
• Operates various types of equipment and machinery, which include wet vacuums, hand trucks, vacuum cleaners, carpet extractors, floor buffers, automatic scrubbers
• Assist with or apply mist, electrostatic, barrier and UV light-based application
• Understand the significance of each assigned tool for disinfection
• Understand the significance of each piece of personal protective equipment
• Read, understand and communicate chemical application instructions, particularly those involving dilution rates and disinfectant dwell times
• Communicate with team and customer(s) in a professional, knowledgeable manner
• Occasional pathogen remediation
• Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications/Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required:

• Must possess a valid driver's license
• Ability to travel local and/or long distance (up to 65%)
• Previous general and/or janitorial cleaning experience preferred

• Ability to perform duties and responsibilities of Disinfection Technician I
• Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Must have the ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Knowledge of PRO-tech application is preferred, but not required
• May have on-call responsibilities
• Ability to obtain and maintain certification

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with arms and hands. The employee is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to talk or hear. The employee must lift / move up to 35 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee may be exposed to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc. including AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses. The noise level is usually moderate.