Custodian

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Position Purpose: 

Under supervision, performs work involving the cleaning and housekeeping of buildings, offices, shops, garages,
and/or locker rooms in assigned locations. Specific duties may vary with assignments and may include minor
outdoor work. Work is performed in assigned environments with exposure to all types of weather when working
outdoors; generally works weekdays first shift hours or second shift hours, with assigned overtime. In addition to
the normal industrial environment, some locations may include exposure to sewage, confined spaces, gases and
odors.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:  

• Floor and stair maintenance – daily, weekly, or as needed:
• Wet or dry mop, use floor scrubber, strip old wax, seal and wax.
• Vacuum carpeting, clean, replace area rugs, shampoo as directed.
• Bathroom/locker room maintenance – daily, weekly, or as needed:
• Scrub and disinfect sinks, toilets, showers, fixtures, floors daily;
• Wash walls, lockers, benches, etc.
• Maintain supply of towels, tissue, soap, etc.
• Check, change, empty trash containers and material collectors in assigned areas.
• Empty and clean ashtrays, material collectors, wall ashtrays; around lens cleaning stations.
• Wash windows, walls, ceilings, glass partitions, and mirrors.
• Dust furniture, desks and other horizontal surfaces, radiators, file cabinets, sills, mopboards, etc.
• Use automatic scrubber daily in powerhouse cleaning.
• Remove snow at entrance ways, sidewalks.
• Clean up spilled material and debris.
• Pick up charts for Administration, pick up supplies, move furniture.

Education/Experience/Background:  

• High school diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent preferred.
• 1 year of general housekeeping/maintenance work in an industrial environment

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:  

• Understand written & verbal communication
• Requires superior interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with clients, employees, etc.
• Ability to operate within a team atmosphere.
• Ability to shift priorities frequently and effectively perform under pressure.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training:  

• Valid driver’s license

Physical Requirements: 

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Pay Range: $15 to $22 per hour

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.