Job Description

Overview

HES is a premier national provider of facilities management services focused 100% on educational institutions. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, HES builds best-in-class programs for custodial, maintenance, grounds, and landscaping services. With hundreds of years of combined facilities experience, the HES leadership team is comprised of results-oriented, hands-on executives and facilities experts who give school facilities their full attention. Whether for a grounds and landscaping program, custodial services, or maintenance solutions, HES will change the way you look at facilities management.

Founded in 1972, HES has a proven track record of working successfully and exclusively in the educational environment, maintaining a singular focus on facilities management, undistracted by competing priorities. HES has earned the trust of over 150 education partners across 29 states. We employ 13,000 dedicated team members and maintain more than 200 million square feet daily.

Job Skills / Requirements

TITLE: Day Porter

Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Monitors and maintains cleanliness of restrooms, common areas, offices, and other spaces as required. May perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish.

Essential Functions

This job description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of the position. Other job related responsibilities and tasks may be assigned. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Reports to Account Manager or Daytime Supervisor.
• Polices common areas for trash and tidiness.
• Cleans entry-way glass, inside and outside surfaces.
• Polices restrooms multiple times daily to pick up incidental trash.
• Restocks restroom consumable items as necessary.
• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, polishes floors and vacuums hallways, stairs, and office space.
• Empties trash and garbage containers.
• Clean furniture.
• Notifies supervisor concerning need for repairs or additions to lighting, heating and ventilating equipment.
• May shampoos and spot clean carpets.
• Monitor and stock cleaning supplies and chemicals in specified areas.
• May work alone, without direct supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the minimal education, experience, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position.

Education: High school degree preferred, but not required.

Certifications: N/A

Experience: 1-year custodial experience preferred.

Travel

Minimal travel is required.

Physical and Working Conditions

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of this job.

• Near vision – the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
• Oral Comprehension – the ability to listen to and understand information and instructions presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Static strength – the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 25 pounds on a frequent basis, up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Trunk strength – the ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without fatiguing.
• Extensive walking and standing for the duration of the shift.
• Extent Flexibility – the ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms and/or legs.
• Manual Dexterity – the ability to quickly move the hand, the hand together with arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Arm/Hand Steadiness – the ability to keep the hand and arm steady while moving the arm or while holding the arm and hand in one position.
• Deductive reasoning – the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive reasoning – the ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Information Ordering – the ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule of set rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Additional Information / Benefits

Optional daily pay 

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance