Custodian
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Maintained campus buildings clean, safe, functional, and secure as per established policies and standards. Led a team and provided training on equipment and procedures. Ensured classrooms, restrooms, auditoriums, gymnasium, are cleaned and disinfected complying with safety and sanitary regulations.

• Trained new employees in best practices to meet university standards and to avoid cross-contamination.
• Ordered supplies and minimized the consumption of cleaning liquids to avoid wastage.

Supervised 35 shop floor employees and performed an annual performance review. Cross-trained employees on production efficiency and lean methods.

• Developed and distributed work assignments, assessed performance, and presided over daily operations; assisted the team as workload required.
• Ensure employees are adhering to all applicable company policies, local, state, and federal regulations.
• Initiated lean methods such as 5s, QS9000/ ISO 9000, and continuous improvement methods to improve efficiency, quality, and reduce costs.

Managed the service team’s performance related to maintenance operations throughout the company’s facilities, including carpentry, electrical, fire systems, groundskeeping, heating and air conditioning, painting, and plumbing. Reviewed expenses and outsourced work to third-party vendors as needed.

• Tasked with sourcing and negotiating prices with numerous vendors to ensure cost-effective purchases of equipment, products, and services.
• Demonstrated full knowledge and understanding of all facility, county, and state health & safety standards and regulations.
• Performed concurrent on-site reviews, noted potential safety, hazard, and productivity issues, and reported them to the appropriate management teams.
• Provided support, mentorship, and direction to new hires to ensure a high level of employee engagement and productivity.
• Achieved maintenance, cleanliness, and aesthetics throughout the company’s facilities, reducing the amount spent on outside contractors.

Accomplished ordinary custodial activities, including dusting, cleaning, vacuuming, sanitizing restrooms, and refilling tissue and soap supplies.

• Maintained a clean and organized environment in the building and on the premises.
• Ensured that supplies and equipment are used and maintained properly.
• Used insecticides to keep hazardous pests at bay.
• Scrubbed and sterilized the restrooms and workplaces.
• Worked as a team member to complete cleaning tasks and ensured that the required standards (of neatness/cleanliness) were fulfilled.
• Create detailed cleanliness logs, documentation, and schedules to check which portions of the building cleaned out.
• Removed ice and snow from sidewalks and parking areas.

Coordinated the operation of the facility maintenance team consisting of anywhere between 2 to 5 technicians at a time. Vetted and negotiated with vendors to procure and maintain parts and equipment for quick maintenance and repair of the facility’s equipment. Tasked with streamlining work processes.

• Tasked with developing an updated training program for new hires to expand on technical skills for apprentices.
• Analyzed and reduced the cost of large expenditures by sourcing and contracting with lower-cost, high-quality vendors.
• Developed and instituted improved parts and equipment work order history processes to enhance performance and predict useful life expectancy.
• Collaborated with department heads to ensure operational assets and liabilities to improve communication and increase the reliability of services.
• Led efforts to relocate parts and equipment storeroom to a remote and less expensive location to utilize open space for onsite warehouse meetings.

Oversaw the bindery department with a $500,000 budget and a combination of 50 full-time and part-time employees. Coordinated employee schedules, vacation time, and overtime work to ensure projects were completed on time and met company quality standards and client order requirements.

• Supervised the daily operations, employee performance, preventative maintenance, and safety processes.
• Established clear processes and procedures for planning maintenance, conducting repairs, and completing facility updates.
• Developed and implemented maintenance strategies to improve the response and execution of predictive and preventative actions.
• Created and implemented safety standards and protocols that resulted in a decrease in workplace injuries by 45%.
• Managed maintenance expenses and capital to ensure necessary activities came within budget year after year.

Monitored custodial personnel and taught them in activities such as routine cleaning, floor maintenance, and trash collection.

• Mixed cleaning agents and chemicals in bottles according to directions in preparation for cleaning.
• Performed cleaning tasks particular to the given facility based on seasonal/project needs.
• Maintained a clean and orderly environment.
• Made sure that the janitors and cleaners are on time and on schedule.
• Conducted security checks, health checks, and sanitization procedures on a regular basis.
• Took responsibility of major damage and ensured that fixed on time.
• Conducted custodial inspections to ensure the quality of work in the given area using technology.

Directed technician teams of 3 - 5 employees and made sure the company’s facilities were kept in good operating conditions by delegating tasks, setting schedules, overseeing repairs, and ensuring safety policies and procedures were followed. Demonstrated exceptional leadership and problem-solving skills.

• Participated in employee hiring and training processes to ensure new staff was educated in the company, state, and federal safety regulations.
• Evaluated employee work performance and provided feedback addressing areas in need of improvement and carried out corrective action plans.
• Identified the need for and implementation of preventative parts and equipment to reduce the cost of repairs and production downtime.
• Overhauled work order processes and procedures for parts and equipment resulting in improved productivity and efficient life expectancy.
• Improved maintenance efficiency by 15% by instituting and achieving a low life cycle cost of parts and equipment.

Promoted within six months of hire to a highly visible leadership role of overseeing public hospitals' healthcare equipment repair and maintenance of service contracts, tracking service metrics, and resolving reliability issues.

• Received Service Excellence Award for exceptional customer support and service delivery.
• Minimized breakdown calls by 25 per day and sustained uptime of the equipment.
• Supervised and trained 25 service engineers while ensuring prompt quality service delivery.
• Trained surgeons, biomedical technicians, paramedics, and nurses on new products and procedures through a variety of instructional seminars and programs; participated alongside surgeons, ran live cases, and provided in-servicing.
• Spearheaded service delivery processes to provide high-level customer service cost-effectively; evaluated customer feedback to improve customer satisfaction goals.
• Partnered with senior management for inventory mapping purchasing, price negotiation, and Equipment Condemnation and Disposal(EBME) process.