Retail Custodian - Liberia
Goodwill of Greater Washington · Manassas, VA · 3 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
About the Role
Provide preventative cleaning services for a retail store in accordance with green cleaning methods and best industry practices. This position requires adherence to divisional and organizational RISE values and expectations.
Essential Competencies
- Boss Relationships
- Perseverance
- Self-Development
- Listening
Responsibilities
- Maintains cleanliness of all assigned areas in the retail store, ensuring the store is clean, hazard-free (within the custodian’s span of control), and customer-ready prior to opening.
- Performs cleaning duties such as:
- Dusting lights, furniture, shelves, and other horizontal surfaces
- Dry and/or wet mopping hard floor surfaces
- Vacuuming carpets
- Emptying and cleaning trash containers and ashtrays
- Spot cleaning walls, carpets, and windows
- Using a high-speed buffer to burnish hard floor surfaces
- Cleans, maintains, and ensures basic security of assigned equipment.
- Notifies supervisor of equipment and facilities needing repair or replacement or any other potential safety hazard.
This position requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of up to 40 pounds. Prolonged walking, standing, bending, reaching, and stooping are required.
Other Duties
- Cleans and maintains assigned equipment.
- Notifies supervisor of equipment and facilities needing repair or replacement or any other potential safety hazard.
Requirements
- Two years of previous commercial cleaning experience.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
- Ability to decipher/comprehend signs indicating danger.
- Skilled in the knowledge of cleaning methods and equipment such as a scrubber and extractor as required by site specifications.
- Proven track record of dependability.
- Excellent customer service skills, including the ability to communicate positively and consistently with customers, co-workers, and supervisors while delivering professional, consistent results.
- Ability to pass a background check and drug screening as required by the assigned site.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous custodial experience.