Norristown, PA, USA
4 days ago
Porter/Custodian

Job Overview:


The porter's responsibility includes maintaining cleanliness, safety, collecting community wide trash and the residential house trash, and provide professional customer service to the residents and their guests. Tasks can vary from day to day, so flexibility is key to be successful in this role. Assisting the General Manager and facilities manager when necessary on varying tasks is essential. The porter reports directly to the General Manager and indirectly to the Facilities Manager.

 

Schedule: Tuesdays-Saturdays, Full time 8-4:30pm

 

Your Responsibilities:


• Cleaning: Vacuuming, Sweeping, mopping, taking out the trash and restocking waste receptacles with trash bags, cleaning and monitoring the restrooms, clean all glass that is accessible without the use of a step ladder, remove all cobwebs and overall general cleanliness of the community property.
• Cleaning and maintaining the kitchen countertops, wiping the cabinet faces cleaning under all the equipment and maintaining the outdoor eating patio and pool area.
• Ensure that the toilet paper, rolled paper towel dispenser, the soap dispensers and the shower shampoo dispensers are replenished on a daily basis.
• Fitness Room: Daily wipe down all the equipment with disinfectant, vacuum carpeting, mop the rubber flooring clean the mirrors of finger prints and smudges.
• Safety: Ensuring the safety of guests by placing and removing signage and responding to safety and security issues.
• Keep the entrances clear of leaf debris, trash, sticks or any other materials to prevent tracking that debris into the building.
• Keep all closets in an orderly fashion, promptly retrieve material deliveries and restock shelves. Rotate stock so that older material is utilized first. Provide material ordering list to the General Manager in a timely fashion to prevent running out of stock.
• Maintenance: Provide assistance when requested by the facilities manager to perform repairs that would require a two-person team. This includes moving ladders, replacing light bulbs, relocating pool patio furniture, plunging toilets, etc. Identify maintenance repairs/needs and report them to the Facilities Manager.
• Reception: Good verbal skills to effectively address residents and guests. Be respectful to all residents and guests and provide assistance or answer questions or guide them to the right person.
• Event setup: Helping with room setup for events, such as moving furniture or equipment, moving and setting up tables and chairs. Rearrange patio furniture so that tables have four chairs.
• Ability to lift 50lbs and move heavy objects such as tables, patio furniture (lounge chairs, glass table tops and chairs), bags or buckets of pool chemicals, ladders, material deliveries and other miscellaneous items.
• All other duties as assigned by the General Manager and/or the Facilities manager

 

Qualifications:


• Proven knowledge of housekeeping technics and the proper use of cleaning chemicals and supplies. A minimum of three (3) years' experience in housekeeping.
• Strong knowledge of using and donning PPE.
• Experience operating an auto-scrubber, repairing vacuums, operating shop vacs and other general housekeeping tools and equipment.
• Preference will be considered with experience cleaning an indoor pool environment.
• Service oriented with a passion for helping others.
• Ability to climb ladders to reach and clear cobwebs or address mold issues.
• Previous experience in setting up furniture and the ability to follow a floor plan layout of the set up.
• Previous experience with light maintenance repairs such as changing light bulbs or replacing ceiling tiles.
• Must be willing to work in varying temperature settings such as hot and cold environments.
• A high school diploma or GED, preference will be considered for any technical school training.
• Reliable and the ability to arrive to work on time.
• The ability to work overtime when requested by the General Manager.
• Valid PA driver's license.
• Ability to lift in excess of 50 lbs.

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