Floor Care Technician, BRC (Evening Shift) (Finance)

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Position Summary

Rice University's BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) is searching for an experienced Floor Care Technician - someone who works well in a fast-paced setting with minimal supervision. Under the leadership of the BRC's lead custodian, the Floor Care Technician will perform the following duties: strip, scrub, buff, seal, wax and apply finishes to floors, shampoo and extract carpets, and remove heavy trash. The Floor Care Technician will also sweep, mop, vacuum, and assist with moving furniture for events set-ups. The Floor Care Technician will perform scheduled and requested cleaning of the research facility floors in accordance with departmental standards. This position has no supervisory duties.

The ideal candidates should have skills and experience with heavy floor cleaning machines, good communication skills, a positive attitude and the willingness to learn new skills for cleaning and maintaining flooring in Rice's BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC). The BRC is thoughtfully designed to facilitate and encourage interactions among researchers. It is equipped for cutting-edge laboratory, theoretical and computational investigations, and features ten floors of research labs, centers, Rice classrooms and event spaces .

Essential Functions

• Scrubs and buffs floors, including vinyl, stone and concrete flooring
• Seals, waxes and applies finishes
• Shampoos and extract carpets
• Removes heavy trash
• Cleans showers, restroom floors, lavatories, fixtures, kitchenettes, public spaces, offices, laboratories, etc.
• Vacuums, sweeps, dusts and mops floors
• Clean and polish furniture, glass, doors, mirrors, walls and other surfaces
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Additional Functions / Information

• Performs special assignments in relation to custodial services
• Washes exterior windows, cloisters and entrances
• Pressure washes surfaces
• Assists other custodians with work as needed
• Identifies and reports needed repairs

Required Qualifications

• No Formal Education
• 6 months related custodial experience including floor work, process, and equipment experience
• Must be able to speak, read and write basic English
• Must be proficient in the use of large commercial buffers
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team with others
• Exert up to 70 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
• Requires walking or standing up to 8 hours per day and multi-limb coordination to operate equipment. Other physical requirements of the job include the ability to bend/crouch/or kneel, lift, see, reach, climb, and balance.
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Two years or more of floor work experience using the following equipment: power extractor, power shampooer, and buffer

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