Supervisor Housekeeping

Position Overview

Position coordinates the work of employees engaged in cleaning, sanitizing and maintaining government facilities. Directly supervises non-exempt employees.

Essential Duties

• Assigns tasks to housekeeping employees and monitors progress
• Spot checks employees’ work to ensure compliance with housekeeping standards; performs daily performance inspections of assigned areas
• Identifies new supplies and materials required for housekeeping duties and coordinates the requisitions with the Project Manager
• Resolves issues or complaints among or regarding to housekeeping staff members
• Monitors employee workloads and notifies management of anticipated increase in workloads
• Provides training for housekeeping employees
• Issues supplies and equipment
• Ensures staff members utilize personal protective equipment (PPE) as appropriate and perform in compliance with established safety procedures.

Other Responsibilities

• Ensures staff members are attired in appropriate uniform and badge in compliance with Company policies
• May also perform some maintenance at facility
• Performs other duties as assigned
• May be required to work weekends if required

Knowledge, Experience and Skill Requirements

• Minimum of two (5) years of experience in all phases of housekeeping and floor care
• Certified Executive Housekeeper (CEH) certification through International Executive
• Housekeeping Association preferred
• Prior supervisory experience preferred
• Ability to understand contract terms
• Must be able to read, write and speak English
• Effective verbal and listening communications skills
• Knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Knowledge in office equipment such as computers, printers, faxes, and scan machines
• Capable of preparing and managing correspondence (documents, reports, emails)
• May require some experience in basic maintenance

Work Environment

• Works in office areas as well as throughout the facility.
• Physical demands include intermittent sitting, standing, walking, bending and lifting, stooping, kneeling, climbing, pushing, pulling, reaching, and other use of hands; occasional lifting up to 50 lbs.; moving of furniture required.
• Operation of motorized equipment, such as floor stripping, buffing and deep cleaning machines.
• Occasional exposure to chemicals such as cleaning solutions

This job description is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.