PS - Project Specialist (Español) - Illinois

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Location: Illinois

Pay Rate: $18.00/hour (Weekly Pay on Friday)

Shift Schedule: 7 days a week from 8:00 PM to 7:00 AM (40 hours per week)

At Carlson, employees enjoy a competitive benefits package featuring medical, dental, and vision coverage, HSA and FSA plans, voluntary benefits, a 401(k) with up to a 4% company match, EAP services, paid time off, and paid holidays.

• Direct hire positions with career growth!
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k and more!
• Weekly pay on Friday!

Job Summary:  The Project Specialist will be responsible for the overall floor maintenance of hard surfaces and carpet (including stripping, waxing, buffing, spot cleaning, extraction, deep cleaning restrooms and grouts, etc). The Project Specialist also performs special project work in his/her assigned area and is responsible for continuously training onsite staff on cleaning techniques to improve quality and performance. The Project Specialist works under limited supervision and in a collaborative relationship with other Building Maintenance team members. The Project Specialist is a representative and interacts with customers, store personnel and the public in a respectful and friendly manner. It will be essential that the Project Specialist supports and integrates Sizemore’s core values of Flexibility, Improvement, Reliability, Safety and Teamwork into the daily performance of assigned responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for project work in area stores, such as stripping and waxing floors, carpet

extracting and detail work.  

• Moves from location to location, covering for onsite staff vacancies in area stores.  
• When covering for onsite staff, handles hard floor care and carpet maintenance, including

routine sweeping, mopping (dry and damp), scrubbing, and buffing on hard surfaces; vacuuming, shampooing, and extracting carpets;  and provides other cleaning services, such as dusting, restroom cleaning, trash removal, window cleaning, and other area cleaning, including but not limited to deli and bakery areas, restaurant or café areas, offices, and other offstage areas located at the store and included in the scope of work.  

• Will refer to daily task list located at the location when covering a position at the store.
• Reports to work as scheduled and on time, and accurately reports time worked through the phone timekeeping systems
• Ensures schedule is being followed to prevent budget overages, including when covering a store position.
• Must have reliable transportation to travel to assigned stores.
• Passes along his/her expertise to others.   
• Trains cleaners in job skills, proper cleaning methods and use of equipment, and safety practices.   
• Trains store personnel to use all safety equipment, including PPE, safety signs, tapes, and cones.
• Communicates problems up the chain of command that involve employees or stores in assigned area, including immediately informing supervisor of any equipment problems or shortages.   
• Follows all safety requirements and procedures at all times.  
• Follows all company policies, including the anti‐harassment policy.   
• Interacts respectfully with customers and personnel.  
• Reports all work‐related injuries to supervisor on the date of occurrence.  
• Immediately reports all falls or other injuries (including those of store customers and personnel) to supervisor and to any onsite store manager.  
• Reports store damage to supervisor immediately and cleans up as needed.  
• Uses caution in walking over wet surfaces during cleaning.  
• Drives a culture of constant improvement, identifying and implementing changes to increase productivity and efficiency of service.
• Enforces Sizemore’s policies and procedures as needed.
• Additional duties assigned, as necessary.

Qualifications:

•  One year as site lead or equivalent experience from another company.  
•  Knowledge of sweeping, mopping, burnishing, waxing and stripping methods for retail or institutional

sites.

• Access to reliable transportation, in order to travel between stores in assigned area.
• Ability to read and write either Spanish or English.
• Ability to use and teach others to use: vacuum cleaners, scrubbers, floor buffers, wet/dry vacs, swing machines, strip machines.
• Good judgment and time management skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to build strong working relationships with onsite staff.
• Ability to motivate other team members to do their best work.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding and carry out complex instructions.
• Ability to engage in respectful communications with coworkers, customers and store personnel.
• Ability to work well in a multi‐ethnic and multi‐cultural environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team to achieve superior results.  
• Responsible and able to work independently.
• Highly detail oriented.
• Ability to adhere to attendance and punctuality policy due to time‐sensitive customer needs

• Demonstrate a commitment to service and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor.
• Possess patience, tact, enthusiasm as well as diplomacy when dealing with any person no matter the circumstances.
• Possess initiative and sound judgement in evaluating and reacting to situations.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure in potentially stressful and time sensitive situations. 
• Possess problem-solving skills with high attention to detail, including the ability to prioritize. 
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, read/comprehend detailed instructions and process information with accuracy and clarity.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and written.

Working Conditions: 

• The work environment is generally a climate‐controlled interior environment with little or no natural light, involving exposure to a variety of cleaning products, with work performed at night and/or during early morning hours.   
• Work also involves regular travel between stores during all seasons, in a variety of weather (including extreme cold and heat) and road conditions.
• Ability to regularly lift 45 pounds.  
• Ability to push and pull floor cleaning equipment over concrete, tile and carpeted floors.  
• Must possess sufficient physical strength, ability and stamina to perform a variety of janitorial tasks related to care of floors.   
• Ability to work with a variety of cleaning products.   
• Ability to work night shift and/or very early morning hours as dictated by the needs of the position.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.   

Conditions of Employment:

Sizemore provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Continued employment is dependent upon:

• Ability to pass a criminal background, a clean MVR check (if driving), and employment verification.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment and random employment drug screens.

The duties and responsibilities listed herein are not necessarily all inclusive and others may be assigned.  By signing this Job Description, I hereby acknowledge my responsibilities and duties and am aware I am accountable to meet the expectations and responsibilities of this position to associates, customers, co-workers and managers of Sizemore, Inc.  

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Sizemore, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.