Location: Fairfax, VA
Experience: Junior Level
Job Title:
Environmental Services Technician
Reports to:
Director of Environmental Services and/or Facilities Director
FLSA Status:
Non-exempt
Hours:
Vary
SUMMARY
Responsible for the cleanliness and servicing of assigned areas. Care of cleaning equipment, effective expenditure of soaps, disinfectants, finishes, abrasive, polishes and other cleaning supplies. Works under limited supervision performing standardized tedious tasks.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Works in clean, well-lighted, heated and ventilated building (rooms and corridors). The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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