Custodian
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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.

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.