Housekeeping Clerk - The Vermont Country Store : Job Details

DescriptionCleanliness is key to our success! We pride ourselves on having neat, clean, safe, and orderly workspaces for our of our employees and we're looking for a dedicated Housekeeping Clerk to help us maintain a top-notch warehouse environment at our facilities in N. Clarendon and Rutland on a scheduled and/or support basis.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Clean common areas, lunchrooms, rest rooms, offices, fitness/locker room, conference-rooms and call center workstations. Involves vacuuming, dusting, window cleaning, mopping and general cleaning.
• Operate floor and carpet care equipment as needed maintaining a flexible schedule around building occupants scheduling needs to complete these tasks.
• Gather and sort trash and recyclable material from receptacles and dispose of in designated locations.
• Be alert to possible safety and fire hazards and notify a manager, supervisor, team leader or coordinator immediately of any concerns.
• Clean kitchen areas and put away dishes, as necessary.
• Perform daily, monthly and annual housekeeping duties as assigned.
• Prepare for seasonal changes such as resetting clocks, light timers, set up/clean deck furniture, wash windows etc.
• Partner with Team Leader to prepare and update a building wide cleaning schedule.
• Help manage inventory levels, usage and ordering of necessary cleaning activities supplies.
• Clean outside walkways, eating and sitting areas.
• Stripping and waxing of floors and stairways in common areas.
• Water inside plants throughout facility.
• Assist staff in preparing for company gatherings and meetings.
• Support the Housekeeping needs of other VCS buildings as necessary.
• Must be flexible with schedule and willing to adapt to business needs, including weekends and holiday hours on occasion.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be self-motivated to accomplish high-quality and timely work.
• Positive, team-oriented attitude and manner.
• Ability to prioritize and work in multi-discipline environment.
• Ability to interact with company staff and vendors with a high level of professionalism.
• Previous housekeeping experience helpful but not necessary.
• Ability to walk, stand, reach, bend and lift for extended periods of time.
• Ability to perform at a high energy level with limited supervision.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must be thorough and conscientious with good attention to detail.
• Valid Vermont State Driver's License with clean driving record.
• Ability to coordinate assignments and projects with appropriate staff.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:All offers of employment are subject to a completion of a Physical Fitness for Duty test. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms.
• Prolonged standing, walking and bending in addition to sitting in front of a computer.
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to give regular communications in person, writing, by email and by phone.
• Ability to travel independently in the daytime and evening to destinations.
• Ability to access all work sites of the company.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Working inside/outside a warehouse environment.
• Ability to work irregular or extended hours, as needed.
• Able to endure mild to moderate noise level in the work environment, depending on the location.
• Withstand frequent trips varying from indoors to outdoors, which may involve minor to extreme temperature changes and weather conditions.
• Occasionally use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.