Utility Maintenance Assistant - Environmental Services - Evenings

Position Highlights:

• Sign on bonus: None
• Position: Utility Maintenance Assistant
• Location: Arlington Heights, IL
• Full Time
• Hours: Evening shift (3:00 pm - 11:30 pm); rotating weekends and every other holiday required
• Required Travel: None

What You Will Need:

• Level of knowledge equivalent to that normally acquired through the completion of a HighSchool education or equivalent.
• Knowledge of an/or experience in the correct use of body mechanics.
• The ability to operate hard floor and carpet floor maintenance industrial equipment.
• The ability to verbally communicate in English and to read and follow basic English instructions.
• 5.The ability to interact acceptably with hospital staff and respect patient confidentiality.

What You Will Do:

Reporting to the Director of Environmental Services, with accountability to the Environmental Services Coordinator, performs a variety of general tasks to assist and apprentice in the daily operations of the Environmental Services Department.

• Performs hard floor maintenance and care which includes dust mopping, wet mopping, scrubbing, buffing, burnishing, stripping and refinishing floors.
• Performs carpeted floor maintenance and care which includes vacuuming, (corridor
• vacuum), stain removal, bonneting, shampooing and extraction of carpets.
• Operates all industrial cleaning equipment associated with the performance of hard floor and carpeted floor maintenance and care. Mix chemicals following instructions utilized in the industrial cleaning equipment using proper protective equipment.
• Provides labor for a variety of tasks including furniture moves, department moves, mattress and bed requests, traction set up and removals, set up /takedown of meeting rooms.
• Performs the storage and delivery of supplies to Environmental Services closets throughout the facility. Replaces concentrated chemical containers in dispensing units as needed.
• Adheres to all Northwest Community Hospital standards, policies, and procedures.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires continuous lifting or moving of average weight material and frequent lifting or moving of heavy weight material (50-100 lb) and work in difficult positions.
• 2. Flow of work and character of duties involves normal mental and visual attention much of all of the time.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Conditions are acceptable. At least one disagreeable element or hazard is frequently present in the environment, i.e. exposure to chemicals, heat, cold, noise, and dust.

Benefits:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking at designated locations
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Community Involvement Opportunities