Floor Care Cleaning Tech (Español) - Oswego, IL

Sizemore•Oswego, IL

18d•Onsite

About The Position

The Floor Care Technician is responsible for maintaining hard-surface floors and carpets, including stripping, waxing, buffing, shampooing, extraction, and bonneting. The technician provides cleaning services onsite with limited supervision and collaborates with other Building Maintenance team members. The position supports Sizemore’s core values of Flexibility, Improvement, Reliability, Safety, and Teamwork. It is a direct-hire role in Oswego, Illinois, paying $16.00 per hour, with weekly pay on Friday. The schedule is seven days a week from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., for 35 hours per week. Spanish-speaking candidates are encouraged to apply; bilingual English/Spanish skills are preferred but not required. The technician performs floor and carpet care, general cleaning, and related duties while operating equipment and using cleaning products safely. The position requires following instructions and safety procedures, reporting injuries, damage, equipment problems, and supply shortages, and maintaining an organized storage area. After training, the Lead Technician assumes sole responsibility for applying floor wax and may guide less-experienced technicians. Additional duties may be assigned. The role requires physical strength and stamina for janitorial floor-care tasks, including regularly lifting up to 45 pounds and pushing or pulling floor-cleaning equipment across concrete, tile, and carpet. Work may take place during night or very early morning hours as dictated by the position. Continued employment is dependent on passing a criminal background check, employment verification, and pre-employment and random drug screens; a clean motor vehicle record is required if driving.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED recipient.
At least 18 years of age.
Ability to understand and carry out simple instructions using common sense.
Ability to communicate respectfully with coworkers, customers, and store personnel, and to work effectively in a multi-ethnic and multicultural environment.
Ability to collaborate as part of a team and also work independently with minimum supervision.
Effective time management to complete tasks within the allotted time; ability to meet attendance and punctuality expectations for time-sensitive customer needs.
Highly detail-oriented, with initiative, sound judgment, problem-solving ability, and ability to prioritize and multitask under pressure.
Ability to read and comprehend detailed instructions and process information accurately and clearly.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Commitment to service and professionalism, including patience, tact, enthusiasm, and diplomacy.
Ability to regularly lift 45 pounds and push and pull floor-cleaning equipment over concrete, tile, and carpeted floors.
Sufficient physical strength, ability, and stamina to perform janitorial floor-care tasks.
Ability to work with a variety of cleaning products.
Ability to meet the position’s night-shift and/or very early morning work needs.
Vision abilities including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to pass a criminal background check, employment verification, and pre-employment and random employment drug screens; clean motor vehicle record if driving.

Nice To Haves

Some cleaning experience; preferred but not required.
Bilingual English/Spanish skills; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Maintain hard floors through routine dry and damp mopping, scrubbing, buffing, and other floor-care work, including stripping as assigned.
Maintain carpets through vacuuming, shampooing, bonneting, and extraction.
Perform other cleaning services, including dusting and routine restroom and area cleaning.
Operate floor-care machines and cleaning products safely and according to manufacturer instructions.
Follow all safety requirements and procedures.
Report to work as scheduled and on time, and accurately report hours using phone timekeeping systems.
Interact respectfully with customers and personnel.
Check that equipment works and that required materials and safety signs, tape, and cones are available; promptly report equipment problems or shortages to a supervisor.
Follow instructions for cleaning projects assigned during each shift.
Report work-related injuries to a supervisor on the date they occur; immediately report falls and other injuries, including those involving store customers or personnel, to the supervisor and onsite store manager.
Immediately report store damage to a supervisor and clean it up as needed.
Keep the storage area organized and supplied, and request products through a supervisor.
Use caution when walking over wet surfaces during cleaning.
After training on floor waxing and products, the Lead Technician assumes sole responsibility for applying wax.
Provide guidance on floor-care and cleaning procedures to less-experienced technicians as needed.
Assist periodically with other duties, including floor stripping.
Identify and implement changes that improve productivity and service efficiency.
Enforce Sizemore policies and procedures as needed.
Perform additional duties as assigned.