Floor Finisher (3rd shift)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital•Memphis, TN

About The Position

The Floor Finisher cleans soft and hard floors using electric and battery-powered equipment and maintains high standards of detail, cleanliness, sanitation, infection control, and hazard prevention. The role follows personal protective equipment requirements to protect against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, asbestos, and other hazardous substances. Work is scheduled Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Under direct supervision, the employee performs cleaning, equipment and furniture moving, floor-care maintenance, and waste-handling tasks. The role helps maintain a safe, clean environment for patients, visitors, and health sciences staff, including through detailed hard-surface floor refinishing and carpet cleaning and maintenance. The employee is expected to maintain regular and predictable attendance, meet job expectations, follow policies, and deliver quality work while applying St. Jude values and principles. Performance is evaluated throughout the year, including spring and fall Check-In milestones and the Annual Performance Review. The role requires regularly walking, handling objects, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and regularly lifting or moving up to 100 pounds. The employee may encounter moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, corrosive, toxic, or caustic chemicals, electrical-shock and radiation risks, and vibration. The work environment is usually loud. Compliance with applicable safety and health regulations is essential.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Experience in environmental services preferred.
Understanding of environmental regulations, laws, and standards preferred.
Basic knowledge of biohazardous and/or hazardous waste management preferred.
Hard-surface and carpet-care experience preferred.
Ability to understand and adapt to changing priorities, learn new approaches, and complete tasks with limited guidance.
Structured, logical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills; ability to use available resources effectively and resolve routine issues.
Clear, effective written and verbal communication, timely information exchange, and ability to clarify and explain information.
Planning, prioritizing, and organizational skills, including managing multiple tasks, tight timelines, and unexpected changes while maintaining quality.
Ability to remain composed under pressure and seek support or escalate issues in a timely manner.
Ability to recognize potential hazards, follow safety rules, take precautions, and report safety concerns.
Ability to work cooperatively with team members, listen, communicate, and give and receive feedback.
Ability to safely collect, separate, and dispose of regular and hazardous waste; handle basic biohazard materials according to protocols; and use personal protective equipment correctly.
Ability to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear; and regularly lift or move up to 100 pounds.
Close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to move about the workspace to access work surfaces, shelves, cabinets, drawers, and equipment at, below, or above the work surface.

Nice To Haves

Environmental services experience.
Understanding of environmental regulations, laws, and standards.
Basic knowledge of biohazardous and/or hazardous waste management.
Hard-surface and carpet-care experience.

Responsibilities

Perform basic cleaning, equipment and furniture moving, and floor-care maintenance tasks under direct supervision.
Move biohazardous waste for proper disposal and move regular trash to designated waste receptacles.
Help maintain personal protective equipment in good condition, as appropriate based on job hazard assessments.
Help provide patients, visitors, and health sciences staff with a safe, clean environment.
Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and freedom from hazards and infections.
Refinish hard-surface floors with meticulous attention to detail and consistency.
Clean and maintain carpets with meticulous attention to detail and consistency.
Perform other duties as assigned to meet department and institutional goals and objectives.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
Meet job expectations, adhere to policies, and deliver quality work while applying St. Jude values and principles.
Follow applicable safety procedures and health regulations, recognize and report hazards, and use personal protective equipment and hygiene practices appropriately.
Participate in performance management processes, including spring and fall Check-Ins and the Annual Performance Review.