General Cleaner

Overview

HES is a premier national provider of facilities management services focused 100% on educational institutions. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, HES builds best-in-class programs for custodial, maintenance, grounds, and landscaping services. With hundreds of years of combined facilities experience, the HES leadership team is comprised of results-oriented, hands-on executives and facilities experts who give school facilities their full attention. Whether for a grounds and landscaping program, custodial services, or maintenance solutions, HES will change the way you look at facilities management.

Founded in 1972, HES has a proven track record of working successfully and exclusively in the educational environment, maintaining a singular focus on facilities management, undistracted by competing priorities. HES has earned the trust of over 150 education partners across 29 states. We employ 13,000 dedicated team members and maintain more than 200 million square feet daily.

Job Skills / Requirements

Custodians are responsible for the cleanliness and maintenance of all assigned areas. Custodians perform any combination of cleaning duties to maintain the daily upkeep and cleanliness of the facility.

Essential Functions

This job description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of the position. Other job-related responsibilities and tasks may be assigned. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

- Sweep, mop, vacuum, scrub, and wax floors.

- Machine shampoo carpeting.

- Dust and Clean walls, vents, screens, furniture, drinking fountains, light fixtures, window blinds, brass, and other interior fixtures

- Wash interior and exterior windows and glass doors.

- Sweep entryways, empty exterior cigarette urns, and empty trashcans immediately outside building entrances.

- Clean restrooms, plunger sinks and toilets, and replenish supplies.

- Change interior light bulbs that can be reached from the sixth step of a ladder or lower.

- Complete work requests to notify management of needed repair work.

- Remove snow and ice and apply salt and/or ice melting products to assigned areas when needed.

- Organize and supply custodial closets as needed.

- Move, remove, and/or set up furniture, furnishings, supplies, equipment, and any other items, inside specified rooms for special functions as directed.

- Additional job-related duties as required by the supervisor.

Job Requirements

- Excellent work history

- Team focused approach requiring ability to work with others and take direction

- Physically demanding fast-paced environment requiring ability to work efficiently with attention to detail

- Reliable transportation

- Background check required

Physical and Working Conditions

- Ability to reach, bend, stoop, wipe, push, and pull.

- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

- Must have sufficient mobility to perform assigned tasks with production and service time frames as established by the company.

- Ability to work with various temperatures extreme from hot to cold.

Minimum Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the minimal education, experience, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position.


Education: High school degree preferred, but not required.

Certifications: N/A

Experience: Previous cleaning experience a plus.

HES is an equal opportunity employer. HES does not discriminate in employment with regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service or any other characteristic protected by law.

Additional Information / Benefits


Optional daily pay


Benefits: Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays

This is a Full and Part-Time position 1st Shift , 2nd Shift , Weekends .


Number of Openings for this position: 1