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Harvard Companies

Runs cleaning and security services for commercial buildings

Utility Cleaner/Special Services

Full-TimeDeadline 10/8/27
$21.25/hr
Junior
New Hope, MN, USA
In Person
Cleaning & Custodial ServicesJanitorial Services

About the job

Requirements
  • High school diploma.
  • At least 1 year of experience.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Willingness to work assigned hours.
  • Able to bend, stoop, climb, and reach; lift, move, and use containers of water, cleaning fluids, and germicidal agents; and lift and use a wet mop and other janitorial equipment.
  • Able to work outdoors in changing weather conditions in the geographical area.
Responsibilities
  • Perform basic cleaning, including cleaning and sanitizing restrooms and fixtures; restocking toilet tissue and other dispensers; emptying trash; cleaning mirrors and spot-cleaning partition doors and walls; sweeping and mopping tile floors; and cleaning toilets and urinals.
  • Move and reposition furniture, vacuum, empty trash, and replace liners.
  • Check all trash containers before moving them.
  • Dust mop, damp mop, sweep, vacuum, remove gum, dust, pick up larger objects from floors, and spot-clean glass.
  • Attend to flooded areas, incidental spills, and related cleanup work for trash and restroom concerns as required.
  • Restock carts and closets at the end of each shift.

About the company

Harvard Companies runs cleaning, facility maintenance, and security businesses for property owners, institutions, and multi-site customers across the United States. Harvard Maintenance handles janitorial, disinfection, restoration, and specialty cleaning, while Harvard Protection Services supplies security, hospitality, and life-safety staff. Account teams set service standards, train on-site staff, and use inspections, work orders, and performance reviews to measure delivery against agreed service levels at each location. Revenue comes from service contracts and project work across commercial, healthcare, education, life-science, and industrial facilities. Founded in 1961, Harvard Companies is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Miami, FL

Founded

1961

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What believers are saying

  • Client relationships bring repeat work: Harvard's January 2026 case study describes two renewals and expansion to 1.5 million square feet.
  • Cleaners advance into leadership: Harvard describes routes through training, mentoring and both field and corporate roles.
  • Language classes fit different shifts: Harvard's April 2026 partnership brought 32BJ English instruction onsite for day and night workers.

What critics are saying

  • Tenant use affects staffing budgets: Harvard's June 2026 guide links building occupancy to cleaning scope and labor spending.
  • Benefit eligibility varies: Harvard says work status and location determine access to some employee benefits.
  • Onboarding requires English: Harvard Protection Services publishes Spanish job descriptions but supplies onboarding documents only in English.

What makes Harvard Companies unique

  • Ownership remains with the family: Harvard Maintenance is privately held, unlike publicly traded ABM.
  • Supplier certification supports purchasing goals: buyers count up to 100% of Harvard Services Group contract value toward supplier-diversity spending.
  • Frontline staff anchor its management model: Harvard's Inverted Pyramid puts their support first.

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