Janitor
About The Position
The Janitor maintains a clean, safe, and orderly environment across residential buildings and grounds. The role includes routine cleaning, grounds upkeep, minor repairs, and assistance with unit turnover and maintenance tasks. The Janitor contributes to a positive resident experience by ensuring common areas and exterior spaces meet Evergreen’s cleanliness and care standards. Work is primarily performed on-site, indoors and outdoors, in residential property settings. The position frequently involves changing weather, cleaning agents, and paint fumes, and requires standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending, kneeling, reaching, and moving heavy objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 2 years of experience in janitorial, custodial, or property-cleaning roles.
- Basic knowledge of cleaning agents, safety procedures, and janitorial equipment.
- Ability to read work instructions, safety labels, and property notices.
- Ability to lift and move heavy objects, up to 75 pounds regularly and up to 150 pounds occasionally.
- Ability to perform physically demanding work, including standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending, kneeling, and reaching.
- Attention to detail, reliability, physical endurance, courteous customer service, safety awareness, problem-solving, teamwork, and adaptability.
- Pool certification is required for properties with a pool.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with light maintenance or professional cleaning tools.
- Valid driver’s license.
Responsibilities
- Clean common areas, including lobbies, restrooms, stairwells, laundry rooms, kitchens, offices, and multipurpose spaces.
- Deep-clean vacant units during turnover, including floor care and trash removal.
- Remove graffiti, debris, and litter from interior and exterior property areas.
- Assist with trash-outs in vacated units and haul items to designated disposal areas.
- Walk the property daily to pick up litter, remove pet waste, and check for hazards.
- Remove snow and apply salt to walkways during winter months.
- Assist with seasonal landscaping, including mowing, edging, trimming, weeding, and mulching when no dedicated Groundskeeper is on-site.
- Support exterior work such as fence repair, painting, and screen replacement.
- Perform minor repairs, such as unclogging toilets, replacing closet doors, fixing screens, and light painting.
- Replace light bulbs and monitor lighting in hallways, stairwells, and exterior areas.
- Respond to assigned work orders and assist the maintenance team with basic repairs.
- Keep mechanical rooms and storage areas clean and safe.
- Follow company safety policies and OSHA guidelines; report unsafe conditions promptly.
- Use personal protective equipment and handle chemicals according to MSDS and label instructions.
- Distribute resident notices, flyers, newsletters, and pest-control communications.
- Assist with pool upkeep as directed, if applicable.
- Track and store tools and cleaning supplies in a clean, organized manner.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
