Environmental Services Associate

Position Summary

We are pleased to offer the opportunity to work as a full-time Environmental Services Associate within the DuPage County Facilities Management Department. This position is eligible for our complete benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, pension, deferred compensation plan, tuition reimbursement, pre-paid legal and credit union.

To learn more about the cost and coverage of the benefits plan, visit Employees Benefit Information. For detailed information on paid time off, visit Employee Policy Manual, Section 5. DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities

• Mops, hard floors (ceramic, vinyl, and wood), fills and empties mop buckets with water and cleaning chemicals
• Maneuvers wheeled cleaning cart with mop and bucket, cleaning supplies (chemical, rags, towels), and trash bags throughout the buildings
• Vacuums carpeted floors throughout the campus
• Removes bags containing refuse and/or recycling from trashcans, recycling bins and cleaning carts, throughout the campus
• Places bags of refuse and/or recycling into wheeled carts for further processing. Unloads bags or refuse and/or recycling into dumpster or compactor for further processing.
• Operates a compactor
• Cleans and dusts, by hand, various fixtures, and furniture pieces
• Replenish supplies of paper towels, toilet paper and soap in restrooms
• Replenishes supplies of paper towels, and soap near sinks, in areas such as breakrooms or lunchrooms
• Replenishes stock of paper towels, toilet paper, hand soap and cleaning supplies on cleaning cart
• Moves carts of chairs, loads/unloads carts of chairs and arranges chairs to set up and break down meeting rooms
• Affords assistance with moving tables to set up and break down meeting rooms
• Strips and waxes floors utilizing floor chemicals and floor scrubber when applicable
• Shampoos carpet utilizing an automated, self-propelled carpet shampooer when applicable
• Reports maintenance related items to a supervisor

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
• A post-offer physical is required.
• A pre-employment background check is required.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The work environment for this position regularly includes tasks that occur indoors in a temperature-controlled environment, on surfaces such as ceramic tile, vinyl tile, concrete, wood or commercial carpeting.
• Tasks may require personal protective equipment including latex or vinyl gloves and safety glasses

Additional Information

Do you possess a High School Diploma or GED?
Yes
No

Please select the shift you are most interested in working.
Monday - Friday 7:30a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Monday - Friday 4:00p.m. - 12:30a.m.
I am interested in both shifts

Are you able to perform the following, with or without an accommodation?
Medium Work: Exerting up to 30 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Use of arm and /or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than for light work.
Yes
No