Housekeeping Supervisor

Housekeeping Supervisor

Job no: 996765
Work type: Staff/Classified
Location: Kent Campus - Kent, OH
Categories: Full-time

Physical

Location:

Kent Campus - Kent, OH

$21.57 per hour

Plans and supervises custodial activities and staff within a designated building or group of buildings on a single shift. Reports to Assistant Housekeeping Manager, Housekeeping Manager, or other designee.

• Plans the daily custodial activities within a designated building or group of buildings.
• Supervises Custodial Crew Leaders, Custodial Workers, Laborers, and other classified, temporary, or student employees engaged in custodial activities on a single shift; has authority and responsibility to exercise independent judgment in:
• Planning and directing the work activities of employees.
• Assigning and monitoring work duties and responsibilities.
• Establishing and modifying work methods, schedules, and priorities.
• Interviewing job applicants and conducting performance evaluations of classified employees.
• Recommending formal personnel actions (e.g. hiring, termination, promotion, discipline, layoff/recall) for assigned employees and initiating appropriate action to implement recommendations.
• Communicating and enforcing policies and procedures, resolving problems, addressing employee concerns and complaints and adjusting grievances.
• Maintaining and monitoring records regarding employees' work hours, overtime/compensatory time, sick leave, vacation, performance, and other information as required.
• Authorizing time worked and recommending the approval/disapproval of leave requests.
• Ensuring appropriate training of staff, identifying training needs, and developing and implementing training activities.
• Inspects assigned buildings and work areas, including buildings cleaned by contracted employees, to ensure proper cleanliness and sanitation standards are maintained.
• Prepares electronic reports and presentations.
• Maintains inventory; requisitions housekeeping supplies and equipment.
• Acts as liaison between departmental staff within facility and advises management of housekeeping needs.
• Performs other related duties as required.

High school diploma or equivalent. A minimum of two (2) years of custodial experience, to include one (1) year supervisory experience.

Valid Ohio driver's license with safe driving record.

• Inventory control
• Custodial operation and appropriate safety practices

• Interpersonal communication to effectively interact with university personnel and public in person, electronically, and over the telephone (e.g. to transmit work directives, to discuss and clarify requests for work, to order supplies from vendors)
• Written communication (e.g. to compose correspondence, reports, etc.)
• Computer skills (e.g. word processing and reporting)

• Supervise, interview, evaluate, discipline, and train employees
• Plan and direct work activities, to manage time effectively and set priorities
• Resolve problems independently and make decisions
• Operate and maintain cleaning equipment
• Read and comprehend a variety of written materials
• Perform basic mathematics (e.g. add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions and decimals and to calculate percentages)
• Work independently or with a team
• Promote customer service

None listed.

Asterisk (*) indicates knowledge, skills, abilities which require assessments.

Moderate work exerting up to 75 pounds of force occasionally and requires light physical effort (e.g. stooping, bending, walking, lifting) to demonstrate equipment use and check work progress. Incumbent may be exposed to occasional discomforts such as dust, dirt, odors, and variable temperatures. Incumbent is required to travel from building to building frequently.

Sunday through Thursday, 10:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; however, schedule may vary to meet departmental needs.

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