Floor Maintenance Technician

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 Floor Maintenance Technician is responsible for cleaning floors, carpets, and walls along with surfaces made of bronze, concrete, glass, plastic, linoleum, marble, porcelain, sandstone, stainless steel, title, and wood throughout the Senate Office Buildings.

Duties

• TOUR OF DUTY: 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: - Uses carpet cleaning equipment to shampoo and vacuum carpets. Uses electrically powered sweeping equipment to clean and polish hard surfaces. Uses wall washing equipment in conjunction with lifting equipment and scaffolding to clean walls. Uses polishing, burnishing, and grinding equipment to restore damaged floor and wall surfaces. - Restores surfaces and finishes of flooring and walls subject to wear and tear. Receives general instructions from the supervisor on required floor and carpet care duties and performs assigned responsibilities without supervision. - Cleans carpets using shampooing techniques and chemicals appropriate to the type and amount of soil or discoloration. Restores carpets damaged by water and other fluids or substances using appropriate methods based on the nature of the substance. - Notices details of equipment in work areas that are not functioning as intended and need adjustment or maintenance, e.g., nonfunctional lamps, lighting fixtures or outlets, worn or marred flooring. Notifies supervisor of findings. - Monitors assigned work areas for spillage and incidental scrapes and blemishes. Performs maintenance on such areas as soon as possible to reduce possibility of lasting damage. - Uses hand tools and cleaning and polishing materials. Choose proper equipment based on flooring type. Maintains equipment in good working order by performing preventative maintenance. Cleans, adjusts, and replaces brushes, rollers, and buffing pads as needed along with checking and replenishing battery fluid levels in portable machines as needed. - Participates in Institution of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) or equivalent training to be certified to perform work in accordance with industry standards. Trains Floor Maintenance Trainees and Helpers to carry out the tasks of cleaning and maintaining floors, carpets, and walls. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. You must meet the following SCREEN-OUT(S) required for this position. Your resume must show that you have the ability to perform floor and carpet care/cleaning along with operating heavy-duty floor and carpet cleaning equipment without more than normal supervision.

Requirements

“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.”

Education

There is no educational requirement for this position.

How to apply

You MUST apply online. FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. If you are a new user to the USAJOBS Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to create an account profile with your basic contact information and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJOBS user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help with setting up an account or for general assistance in using USAJOBS, go to USAJOBS Help Page. NEED HELP? If you experience any difficulties with the application site, help is available! If you have problems completing your on-line application, contact the Monster Hiring Management Help Desk at 1-866-656-6831 or by e-mail at [email protected]. The help desk is available Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail message at all other times. All required supporting documents will be collected electronically via the USAJOBS “Saved Documents” feature. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may visit our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your application. The Employment Center is located at 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call (202) 226-7000 for directions.