Environmental Services Associate

SC AQUARIUM•Charleston, SC

About The Position

The Environmental Services Associate maintains high standards of cleanliness throughout the South Carolina Aquarium and helps exceed customer expectations. The role cleans restrooms, locker rooms, offices, laboratories, halls, exhibits and exhibit spaces, galleries, and other indoor and outdoor areas. It also supports event and office moves, handles trash and recycling, and performs floor, carpet, furniture, and upholstery cleaning using department equipment. The associate provides courteous assistance to visitors, members, coworkers, and vendors, and helps support the Aquarium’s mission by participating in its programs and events.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One year of relevant experience.
Ability to follow detailed written or oral instructions using common-sense understanding.
Basic math ability.
Ability to read work orders, receive oral instructions, confer with a supervisor to locate materials and arrange their processing, assembly, or repair, identify numbers marked on materials, understand numbers and volumes, and transcribe numbers.
Ability to lift and carry at least 50 pounds.
Ability to perform the physical activities listed for the position, including walking, standing, bending, stooping, crouching, climbing ladders, sitting, kneeling, balancing, pushing, pulling, crawling, and working with tools.
Ability to drive Aquarium vehicles.

Responsibilities

Follow South Carolina Aquarium policies and provide service that exceeds customer expectations as defined by departmental and divisional goals.
Collect equipment and supplies for daily use, and return unused or unsoiled supplies to their proper locations at the end of the shift.
Scrub, strip, polish, and finish floors using floor machines; shampoo and extract carpets, furniture, mats, and upholstery; and vacuum carpets.
Perform pre- and post-event cleaning for party, meeting, and special-event setups and takedowns.
Move equipment, furniture, boxes, and supplies to support cleaning, office rearrangements, and other moves; assist with bulk trash removal and other nonspecific moves.
Wash walls, ceilings, floors, exhibit windows, and furniture as directed; clean stairwells, elevators, escalators, offices, locker rooms, restrooms, galleries, windows, walls, and baseboards.
Dust and damp-mop floors in corridors, entrances, stairwells, and other assigned areas; dust high vents, cabinets, and other furnishings.
Inspect outdoor areas for trash, spills, and debris, and remove waste when requested.
Collect general, recyclable, and other waste throughout the facility and on the piers, and transport it to designated areas.
Operate department mobile cleaning equipment safely and efficiently.
Keep utility closets, storage rooms, carts, barrels, and equipment clean and orderly; change shower curtains as assigned.
Notify management about equipment requiring repair, needed supplies, and fixture repair needs; report safety hazards immediately.
Provide professional, courteous customer service by assisting visitors, members, and coworkers, sharing information, and directing people to assistance.
Participate regularly in Aquarium-sponsored programs and events; attend full-staff and departmental meetings when requested; and perform other assigned custodial duties.
Drive Aquarium vehicles as required.