Gloria McLendon
Washington
Summary
Highly skilled Janitorial Associate with comprehensive experience in maintaining cleanliness, safety, and hygiene of various types of facilities. Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of cleaning procedures, waste disposal regulations, and sanitary equipment operation. Strengths include ability to work independently as well as part of a team, strong physical stamina to handle heavy tasks, and excellent time management skills. In previous roles, consistently promoted cleanliness standards resulting in improved overall sanitation scores for facilities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1988
1988
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Janitorial Associate
Fiberon Composite Decking
New London
09.2022 - 07.2025
- Cleaned restrooms, emptied trash receptacles, and replenished supplies such as toilet paper, soap, and paper towels.
- Swept and mopped floors, vacuumed carpets, and dusted surfaces to maintain cleanliness.
- Washed walls, ceilings, woodwork, tile work, doors, blinds, to ensure cleanliness.
- Maintained all janitorial equipment in a safe and orderly manner.
- Ensured all safety regulations are followed when using hazardous materials or chemicals.
- Inspected buildings for signs of disrepair or damage and reported issues to supervisor.
- Operated industrial cleaning equipment to quickly complete custodial tasks.
Stocking Associate
Walmart SuperCenter
Albemarle
05.2019 - 09.2022
- Provided excellent customer service by responding courteously to inquiries.
- Checked expiration dates on perishable items to ensure freshness.
- Organized backroom areas, ensuring all items were properly stored and labeled.
- Ensured all products were correctly priced and tagged before stocking shelves.
- Inspected returned merchandise for damage prior to restocking shelves.
- Verified that orders matched pick tickets prior to loading them onto delivery trucks.
- Rotated stock from older to newer product when necessary to ensure quality control standards.
- Maintained cleanliness of sales floor, including sweeping, dusting, and mopping as needed.
- Unloaded delivery trucks and verified contents against invoices.
Environmental Assistant
Atrium Health
Albemarle
12.2015 - 09.2020
- Perform daily routine cleaning in assigned areas following established policies and procedures; this could include specialty areas, such as, Operating Room, Cardiac Cath Lab, Recovery room, IR rooms, special procedure rooms, MRI’s, Sterile Supply , etc.
- Maintain sterile field as required according to department policy.
- Remove trash and soiled linen (to include the removal and replacement of linen on discharged patient beds, stretchers and on-call rooms) and use appropriate techniques and bagging procedures.
- Replenish bathroom supplies as needed.
- Perform project work such as cleaning specialized equipment as directed.
- Use cleaning chemicals for their specific purpose, follow product directions.
- Restock cart and notify supervisor when supplies are low.
- Perform meeting room set ups when assigned.
- Perform routine and restorative care to hard and carpeted floors as assigned.
Housekeeping Aide
Avante Nursing And Rehabilitation
Albemarle
01.2014 - 12.2015
- Clean hospital areas such as furnishings, floors, walls, windows and equipment with special cleaning solutions and disinfectants to prevent the spread of infection.
- Dust mops and wet mops floors. Utilizes safety signs to warn of potential hazards.
- Perform floor care, to include stripping, buffing and refinishing.
- Vacuum, spot cleans, shampoos and extracts carpet areas.
- Clean vertical and horizontal areas that collect dust to include light fixtures and other high places using ladder when necessary.
- Collect and removes regular and infectious waste from hospital areas following proper procedures as needed. Cleans and relines waste containers with clean bags. Cleans and disinfects trash carts.
- Replenish hand soap, paper towels, toilet tissue and seat protectors.
- Clean beds, cribs, stretchers, headwall systems, railings, A/C and heat units, doorframes, window frames, windowsills, vents, highchairs, televisions, wheelchairs, strollers, sinks, tubs, toilets, urinals and other bathroom fixtures such as partitions and chrome fixtures. etc. using proper procedures. Clean, dusts and polishes furniture when necessary.
- Utilize cleaners, disinfectants, polishers, finishes and other cleaning products according to directions. Complies with universal precautions and infection control policies.
- Complete all cleaning and preparation of discharge units. Cleans isolation areas following proper procedures.
- Report to Customer Service and supervisor when there is a need for repairs to equipment, furnishings, and other items, (e.g. loose tiles or baseboards, chipped walls, damaged carpets, etc.)
- Adheres to all regulatory standards, including TJC, CARF, OSHA and Department of Health, as well as HSC Health Care System policies and procedures, when performing all job functions, including handling of waste and safety plan and execute all job responsibilities in a safe an efficient manner.
Education
Washington District Academy
Washington, DCSkills
- Biohazardous waste disposal
- Customer service
- Equipment maintenance
- Inventory management
- Specialized cleaning procedures
- Time management
Timeline
Janitorial Associate
Fiberon Composite Decking
09.2022 - 07.2025
Stocking Associate
Walmart SuperCenter
05.2019 - 09.2022
Environmental Assistant
Atrium Health
12.2015 - 09.2020
Housekeeping Aide
Avante Nursing And Rehabilitation
01.2014 - 12.2015
Washington District Academy