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Harvard Companies

Runs cleaning and security services for commercial buildings

Janitorial Floor Technician

Full-TimeDeadline 1/20/27
$20.65/hr
Entry
Chicago, IL, USA
In Person
Cleaning & Custodial ServicesJanitorial Services

About the job

Requirements
  • A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
  • Previous experience in floor care, janitorial, or commercial cleaning is a plus.
  • Knowledge of floor-care techniques for various surfaces is required.
  • Familiarity with operating and maintaining floor-care equipment is required.
  • Understanding of cleaning chemicals and safe-usage practices is required.
Responsibilities
  • Deliver service and professionalism while upholding Environmental Services Department standards.
  • Clean, maintain, and care for tile, carpet, brick, and other floor surfaces.
  • Complete assigned tasks efficiently and on schedule.
  • Follow procedures for the correct use of cleaning chemicals and supplies.
  • Operate, maintain, and care for floor-cleaning equipment safely and properly.
  • Observe safety protocols, including using wet-floor signs and other precautions.
  • Work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Report safety hazards or concerns promptly.
  • Perform basic interior and exterior property cleaning.
  • Sweep, mop, vacuum, remove trash, wipe, dust, and polish surfaces.
  • Clean and restock restrooms, including sanitizing fixtures, mirrors, partition doors, walls, toilets, urinals, high-touch areas, horizontal surfaces, vents, and tile floors.
  • Clean offices, including moving and repositioning furniture, vacuuming, dusting and wiping furniture, emptying trash, replacing liners, and disinfecting desktops and telephones.
  • Clean common areas, including dust mopping, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming hard floors and carpets, spot-cleaning walls, disinfecting high-touch areas, dusting vents and window sills, and cleaning glass panels.
  • Clean eating areas, including dust mopping, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, disinfecting surfaces and fixtures, removing trash, and refilling consumables.
  • Attend to flooded areas, incidental spills, and related trash and restroom cleanup as required.
  • Restock carts and closets at the end of each shift.
  • Wax, strip, and buff floors.
  • Clean carpets using floor equipment.
  • Perform cleaning and maintenance of all tile, carpet, and brick floors.
Desired Qualifications
  • Previous experience in floor care, janitorial, or commercial cleaning.

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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