Environmental Services Technician Supervisor

Veterans Health Administration • Iron Mountain, MI

25d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located within Environmental Management Services (EMS) at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center. The supervisor exercises technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers performing tasks that support EMS goals and objectives, including environment of care, textile distribution, and training. The role oversees environmental sanitation operations and ensures housekeeping objectives, quality standards, and production schedules are met. The supervisor also supports employee training and career development, coordinates work across units, and handles staff performance, leave, and employee relations matters.

Work schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with rotating shifts that may include weekends and holidays as needed. The work occurs in varied areas of a medical center, including operating, treatment, examination, imaging, and patient rooms, as well as public, recreational, and administrative areas. The position may involve working inside and outside, using protective clothing and PPE, and potential exposure to cleaning solutions, bodily fluids, communicable diseases, and hazardous cleaning chemicals. Occasional bending, stooping, crouching, and kneeling are required, as is lifting up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Suitable for federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must submit to urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification and required application documents.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Meet the applicable OPM Federal Wage System qualification standards and satisfy the position's screen-out element.
• Demonstrate the relevant job-element competencies: Dexterity and Safety; Interpret Instructions and Specifications (other than blueprint reading); Lead or Supervise; Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment; and Work Practices.
• Support questionnaire responses with detailed descriptions of relevant experience on the resume.
• Receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an approved medical or religious exemption; employees with an exemption must wear a face mask during influenza season.
• Meet the physical demands, including occasional bending, stooping, crouching, and kneeling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Use protective clothing and PPE for applicable work and work in areas that may involve exposure to cleaning solutions, bodily fluids, communicable diseases, or hazardous cleaning chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Oversee environmental sanitation operations in Environmental Management Service.
• Supervise Wage Grade and Wage Leader positions.
• Plan daily and weekly assignments and schedule periodic work for areas of responsibility.
• Inspect assigned areas to ensure assignments are completed on time, sanitation levels are maintained, equipment is cared for properly, and housekeeping objectives are met.
• Conduct regular staff meetings to communicate new procedures and directives.
• Ensure special projects, periodic cleaning operations, and specific moves are completed in a timely manner.
• Provide basic and ongoing training to personnel and assist with division training programs.
• Support career development of subordinates.
• Review subordinate work to ensure quality standards and production schedules are maintained; take corrective action when deficiencies are identified.
• Establish deadlines and priorities, determine work assignments and scheduling, and ensure quality and production standards are met.
• Ensure materials, equipment, and supplies are available.
• Explain work requirements, methods, and procedures as needed.
• Coordinate work operations with supervisors of other units, organizations, and functions.
• Ensure subordinates carry out policies to achieve management objectives.
• Conduct formal performance appraisals and determine training needs.
• Schedule and approve subordinate leave requests.
• Counsel employees, resolve informal complaints and grievances through discussion with employees and union representatives, and initiate disciplinary actions as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• VA may grant credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual, if requested and approved before appointment; approval is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed