Environmental Services Associate

County of DuPage • Wheaton, IL

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About The Position

DuPage County Facilities Management Department is hiring a full-time Environmental Services Associate. The role performs cleaning and custodial work throughout the campus, including floor care, vacuuming, waste and recycling handling, cleaning and dusting fixtures and furniture, restocking supplies, and assisting with meeting-room setup and breakdown. The associate reports maintenance-related items to a supervisor. A post-offer physical and pre-employment background check are required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Complete a post-offer physical.
• Pass a pre-employment background check.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of medium work, including frequently or constantly exerting up to 30 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Responsibilities

• Mop ceramic, vinyl, and wood hard floors, and fill and empty mop buckets with water and cleaning chemicals.
• Move a wheeled cleaning cart containing a mop and bucket, cleaning supplies, and trash bags throughout the buildings.
• Vacuum carpeted floors throughout the campus.
• Remove refuse and recycling bags from trash cans, recycling bins, and cleaning carts throughout the campus.
• Place refuse and recycling bags into wheeled carts for further processing, and unload them into a dumpster or compactor.
• Operate a compactor.
• Clean and dust fixtures and furniture by hand.
• Replenish paper towels, toilet paper, and soap in restrooms.
• Replenish paper towels and soap near sinks in areas such as breakrooms and lunchrooms.
• Restock paper towels, toilet paper, hand soap, and cleaning supplies on the cleaning cart.
• Move carts of chairs, load and unload the carts, and arrange chairs to set up and break down meeting rooms.
• Assist with moving tables to set up and break down meeting rooms.
• Strip and wax floors using floor chemicals and a floor scrubber when applicable.
• Shampoo carpet using an automated, self-propelled carpet shampooer when applicable.
• Report maintenance-related items to a supervisor.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Pension
• Deferred compensation plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Pre-paid legal
• Credit union
• Paid designated holidays or holiday pay when required to work
• Vacation time
• Sick time
• Paid leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED