Shawn Lester
Finksburg,MD
Summary
Knowledgeable about maintaining organized inventories and handling custodial requirements of commercial building bathrooms, workspaces and customer areas. Experienced team player with strong service record, good organizational skills and productive approach to handling simultaneous tasks. Focused on always producing high-quality and professional results.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Custodian
Carroll County Public Schools
Westminster, MD
11.2020 - Current
- Kept building spaces premises clean inside and outside.
- Maintained clean and comfortable environments in school building by vacuuming, cleaning windows and dusting.
- Moved furniture for cleaning and set up for special events.
- Completed routine floor stripping, sealing and finishing.
- Ran variety of cleaning machines such as floor machines designed to strip, wax, extract and top scrub floors and carpets.
- Set up, arranged and removed decorations, tables, chairs, ladders and scaffolding to prepare facilities for large events.
- Reported vandalism or other damage to property to supervisor.
- Maintained cleanliness of restrooms by washing down and properly sanitizing walls, floors and toilets.
- Emptied waste paper and other trash from premises and moved to appropriate receptacles.
- Used vacuum and shampooers to clean carpeted areas in offices, lobbies and corridors.
- Responded immediately to calls from personnel to clean up spills and wet floors.
- Used power scrubbing and waxing machines to scrub and polish floors.
- Used hand trucks or manually lifted supplies, equipment and heavy furniture.
- Helped outside crew complete grounds maintenance tasks such as mowing grass, trimming bushes and removing debris.
Night Captain
Giant Food LLC.
Baltimore , MD
02.2015 - 11.2020
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
- Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Established and updated work schedules to account for changing staff levels and expected workloads.
- Delivered feedback to decision-makers regarding employee performance and training needs.
Commercial Cleaner
Total Maid Service
Nottingham, MD
06.2014 - 08.2019
- Cleaned building floors by sweeping, mopping and scrubbing floors.
- Maintained clean, neat and professional entrances.
- Handled equipment, chemicals and materials properly and with caution.
- Disposed of trash and recyclables each day to avoid waste buildup.
- Organized and used industrial cleaning products following strict safety procedures.
- Wiped down conference tables and reception desks to remove smears and fingerprints on surfaces.
- Cleaned industrial job sites using maximum strength cleaning solutions and equipment.
- Emptied wastebaskets to transport trash and waste to disposal area.
- Used squeegees and cleaners to clean windows and glass partitions.
- Refilled soap dispensers and air fresheners in bathrooms.
- Restocked room supplies such as facial tissues for personal touch with every job.
- Stripped and refinished hard surface floors to maintain quality condition and appearance.
- Moved around heavy equipment and furniture for storage or rearranging.
Stocker
Giant Food Landover
Baltimore, MD
02.2002 - 02.2015
- Readied items for sales floor stocking by affixing tags and preparing shelf labels.
- Completed regular cycle counts and inventory audits.
- Monitored deliveries by checking merchandise against invoice paperwork and notifying supervisor of discrepancies.
- Stayed current on available products, store promotions and customer service policies to better serve shoppers.
- Used dollies and pallet jacks to unload and organize merchandise from delivery trucks.
- Used fork lifts to move product from racking.
Education
High School Diploma -
Liberty High School
High School06.2000
Skills
- Floor Cleaning and Buffing
- Employee Training
- Equipment Inspection
- Dependable and Responsible
- Inventory Management
- Safety Standards
- Supply Inventory Management
- Productivity and Time Management
- Facility Opening and Closing
- Snow Removal
- Cleaning and Sanitizing
- Crew Supervision
Timeline
Custodian
Carroll County Public Schools
11.2020 - Current
Night Captain
Giant Food LLC.
02.2015 - 11.2020
Commercial Cleaner
Total Maid Service
06.2014 - 08.2019
Stocker
Giant Food Landover
02.2002 - 02.2015
High School Diploma -
Liberty High School
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