Floor Maintenance Helper

Summary

This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings, Client Services Division, Labor and Custodial Branch, Night Labor and Custodial Section, Floor Care Unit. The purpose of the position is to provide assistance to journey-level workers in, and to learn the skills associated with, cleaning floors, carpets and walls in the Senate Office Buildings.

Duties

• Tour of Duty for this position is : Monday (Night) - Friday (Night) 9:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Work schedule may require some occasionally mandatory overtime on holidays AND weekends. Duties and responsibilities for this position include the following: Cleans floors, carpets, and walls in an assigned area. Receives instructions from the supervisor on where work is to be performed and works independently. Tasks include restoring stone flooring. Cleans public corridors, closets, corridors, machine rooms, offices, restaurants, restrooms, and stairways. Uses heavy powered equipment such as wall washers, floor grinding and honing equipment, buffers, and rug shampooers. Performs preventive maintenance on equipment, including adjusting, cleaning, oiling and changing brushes, buffing pads, and other items subject to wear. Sets up and works from man lifts, ladders, and scaffolds Prepares areas for cleaning. Moves furniture, heavy equipment, and other items to clear floor areas. Vacuums floors as necessary to remove loose debris or dirt. Monitors assigned work areas for spillage and incidental scrapes and blemishes. Waxes and polishes hard-surfaced floors. Surfaces to be cleaned include bronze, concrete, glass, linoleum, porcelain, marble, plastic, sandstone, stainless steel, tile and wood. Cleans, adjusts and replaces brushes, rollers and buffing pads as needed. Performs periodic polishing, honing, and grinding, as appropriate, of stone floor surfaces such as concrete, granite, terrazzo, and marble. Applies a penetrating sealant to protect stone flooring. Patches floors and walls as needed prior to performing restoration tasks. Takes note of items in the assigned work areas that are not working properly and require repair. These include lights that don't switch on, damaged floor covering, and non-working electrical outlets. Notifies supervisor of findings. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. SCREEN-OUT: Ability to do the work of a floor maintenance helper without more than normal supervision: 1.Carpet and floor cleaning techniques to perform maintenance and cleaning tasks of stone, wood, and carpeted floors and walls. 2.Uses heavy powered equipment such as wall washers, floor grinding and honing equipment, buffers, and rug shampooers. 3.Moves furniture, heavy equipment, and other items to clear floor areas.

Requirements

Please be advised that federal retired annuitant candidates may only be considered as a temporary employee if the role can be filled in that capacity. And: To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the categories below: -A citizen of the United States; -A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); -A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; -A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or -A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.”

How to apply

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