Janitorial/Custodian Supervisors

Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc • North Chicago, IL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Janitorial Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily cleaning operations, ensuring high standards of cleanliness, and supervising janitorial staff. This position requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills to maintain a safe and clean environment.

Requirements

• High school diploma
• Previous supervisory experience in janitorial or facilities maintenance.
• Must have a valid state driver’s license and a good driver’s record.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Flexible schedule, including the ability to work some evenings as needed.
• Must be available to retrain employees, address performance concerns, and solve workplace problems.
• Reliable transportation and dependable attendance.
• Strong organizational, leadership, and customer service skills.
• Knowledge of cleaning methods materials, equipment, and practices.
• Ability to instruct custodian’s employees in the performance of manual tasks requiring moderate strength.
• A thorough knowledge of the operation of all mechanical cleaning equipment.
• Ability to prepare written reports and other correspondence relation to the job as necessary.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with subordinates as well as other supervisors and management personnel.
• Ability to partner with clients individually, in family, to help them mobilize resources and their inner capacity to address problems they face.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with other team members, other Agency resources and outside services in addressing client needs.
• Ability to perform in job recruiting process of recruitment of new hires/candidates.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as instructional materials, operation instructions, book, catalogues, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to sit.
• Occasionally required to stand and walk.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the daily activities of janitorial staff.
• Train, coach, and retrain employees to ensure proper cleaning procedures and safety standards are followed.
• Inspect work areas to ensure quality and compliance with company expectations.
• Resolve employee and operational issues in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintain inventory of cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Ensure all safety policies and procedures are followed.
• Communicate effectively with management, staff, and clients.

What This Job Offers

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