Janitor

Requisition Id 11139

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has an opening for a Janitor. In this role the incumbent will, under limited supervision, perform tasks associated with this position, as well as other tasks as directed by management.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Janitors perform a wide variety of janitorial tasks. Janitorial tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Cleaning, sterilizing and supplying restrooms
• Cleaning and sterilizing offices, laboratories and public areas
• Removing and disposing of trash including recyclables
• Cleaning building floors and/or performing floor maintenance by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, sealing/waxing, or vacuuming
• Dusting walls, base boards, and equipment
• Cleaning entranceway windows, doors, stairwells, elevators, partitions and drinking fountains using necessary cleaners, sponges and/or squeegees
• Following procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures
• Mixing water and detergents in containers to prepare cleaning solutions
• Notifying managers concerning the need for repairs to building operating systems
• Requesting supplies or equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties
• Follow requirements described in Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Abide by the principles of the Safe Conduct of Research. This includes being personally responsible for ensuring safe operations by raising safety concerns, using a questioning attitude, considering hazards for every task and continuously learning

Basic Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or GED
• A minimum of two years of commercial/industrial or sanitation janitorial experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Work will involve various physical requirements and certain working conditions and as such a post offer, pre-hire physical will be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using floor buffers and polishers
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Strong verbal communication skills

This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment.

If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov.

ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.