Traveling Floor Care Technician (Español) - North & Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Minnesota (Night Shift)

Sizemore • East Lake, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Traveling Floor Care Technician performs specialized floor-care and janitorial projects at retail stores throughout North and the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro area of Minnesota. Work includes maintenance of hard surfaces and carpet, such as stripping, waxing, buffing, spot cleaning, carpet extraction, and deep cleaning restrooms and grout. The technician travels between assigned stores, performs project work, and may cover for onsite staff vacancies by carrying out the location’s cleaning tasks. Reliable transportation is required; paid drive time and mileage reimbursement are available according to company policy.

The role also involves training onsite cleaners and store personnel in cleaning methods, equipment use, and safety practices. The technician works with limited supervision in collaboration with Building Maintenance team members and interacts respectfully with customers, store personnel, and the public. The position supports the company’s values of Flexibility, Improvement, Reliability, Safety, and Teamwork.

This role works overnight, with schedules varying by project and location. Weekend work and overtime may be required. The work is generally performed indoors in climate-controlled areas with little or no natural light, with exposure to cleaning products. Regular travel takes place in varying weather and road conditions. The position requires physical strength and stamina for janitorial work, including lifting, pushing, and pulling floor-care equipment. Continued employment is dependent on passing a criminal background check, a clean motor vehicle record check if driving, employment verification, and pre-employment and random employment drug screens.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience as a site lead or equivalent experience with another company.
• Knowledge of sweeping, mopping, burnishing, waxing, and stripping methods for retail or institutional sites.
• Reliable transportation to travel between stores in the assigned area.
• Ability to read and write in either Spanish or English.
• Ability to use and teach others to use vacuum cleaners, scrubbers, floor buffers, wet/dry vacuums, swing machines, and strip machines.
• Good judgment and time-management skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to build strong working relationships with onsite staff.
• Ability to motivate team members and work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding and carry out complex instructions.
• Ability to communicate respectfully with coworkers, customers, and store personnel, and work well in a multi-ethnic and multicultural environment.
• Highly detail-oriented, with problem-solving, prioritization, and multitasking skills; able to work under pressure in potentially stressful, time-sensitive situations.
• Ability to read and comprehend detailed instructions and process information accurately and clearly.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to adhere to attendance and punctuality policies to meet time-sensitive customer needs.
• Commitment to service and professionalism, with patience, tact, enthusiasm, diplomacy, initiative, and sound judgment.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Ability to regularly lift 45 pounds.
• Ability to 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 work overnight and/or very early morning hours as required.
• Vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check, employment verification, and pre-employment and random employment drug screens; a clean motor vehicle record check is required if driving.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual English/Spanish skills are preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform floor-care projects at assigned stores, including stripping and waxing floors, carpet extraction, and detail work.
• Travel between area stores and cover for onsite staff vacancies.
• When covering a store position, perform hard-floor and carpet maintenance, including sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, buffing, vacuuming, shampooing, and extraction.
• Provide other cleaning services as needed, including dusting, restroom cleaning, trash removal, window cleaning, and cleaning deli, bakery, restaurant or café, office, and other offstage areas within the scope of work.
• Refer to the daily task list when covering a store position.
• Report to work as scheduled and on time, and accurately record time worked through the phone timekeeping system.
• Follow the schedule to prevent budget overages, including when covering a store position.
• Train cleaners in job skills, proper cleaning methods, equipment use, and safety practices.
• Train store personnel to use safety equipment, including PPE, safety signs, tape, and cones.
• Communicate problems involving employees or stores to the appropriate chain of command, and promptly inform the supervisor of equipment problems or shortages.
• Follow safety requirements and procedures and company policies, including the anti-harassment policy.
• Interact respectfully with customers and store personnel.
• Report work-related injuries to the supervisor on the date they occur; immediately report falls or other injuries involving the technician, customers, or store personnel to the supervisor and an onsite store manager.
• Immediately report store damage to the supervisor and clean up as needed.
• Identify and implement changes that improve productivity and service efficiency.
• Enforce company policies and procedures as needed.
• Perform additional assigned duties as necessary.

Benefits

• Weekly pay on Friday.
• Paid drive time for travel over 30 minutes.
• Mileage reimbursement for travel over 25 miles.
• Training and opportunities for growth and advancement.
• Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits packages are mentioned in the introductory company description.

What This Job Offers

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