Supervisor, Environmental Services

Northwell Health; Town of North Hempstead (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a supervisor to oversee the Environmental Services department, guiding staff and daily operations to ensure sanitation standards across the facility. You will implement established policies while maintaining safety and efficiency.

Ideal candidates bring an Associate's degree or equivalent experience, plus 4–6 years in the field and 0–2 years in leadership. The role involves scheduling, training, and performance assessments as part of essential hospital operations.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 4-6 years of relevant experience and 0-2 years of leadership / management experience, required.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and coordinates Environmental Services staff daily.
• Implements policies and procedures for sanitation.
• Promotes department goals by training team members.
• Schedules, assigns and monitors work to optimize operations.
• Analyzes and implements workflow changes as approved.
• Manages supplies and inventory, ensuring par stock levels.
• Oversees stock in storage and coordinates weekly pickups from main storage area.
• Provides safety instruction related to MSDS, products and equipment.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Training

Operations coordination

Education

Associate's degree

Job description

Job Description

Supervises and coordinates the staff and daily operations of the Environmental Services Department. Implements established policies and procedures as they pertain to Environmental Sanitation.

Job Responsibility

• Promotes Environment Services department goals by selecting, motivating, and training capable team members.
• Leads the activities of assigned Environmental Services team members by communicating and providing guidance toward achieving department objectives.
• Supervises, hires, trains, disciplines, and evaluates the performance of staff; ensures performance appraisals are completed in a timely manner.
• Prioritizes, schedules, assigns, and monitors work to optimize operational service.
• Analyzes, recommends, implements, and monitors approved work-flow changes.
• Receives special work assignments from management, as needed.
• Ensures adequate inventory of supplies.
• Oversees supply maintenance; reviews stock levels in storage area as to established par levels; requests and picks-up needed supplies weekly from main storage area.
• Evaluates and recommends related products and equipment.
• Provides safety instruction related to the use of products, equipment and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) references.
• Addresses the needs of special groups, hearing impaired, physically challenged and various issues relating to the hospital and facility.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Associate's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 4-6 years of relevant experience and 0-2 years of leadership / management experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).