General Cleaner H&M Liberty Center

Bluechip Pros•Liberty Center, OH

About The Position

The General Cleaner performs a variety of cleaning activities in assigned buildings and facilities, maintaining clean, sanitary, and orderly conditions and completing other tasks related to the assigned area. Duties include cleaning interior rooms, bathrooms, floors, hallways, lobbies, stairs, water fountains, furniture, food court areas, public common areas, and outdoor grounds. The cleaner also provides courteous customer service, reports broken or out-of-order items to a supervisor, and performs other duties assigned by a supervisor or Account Manager, which may include floor stripping and waxing, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor auto-scrubbing and buffing. The role requires knowledge of basic janitorial operations, materials, equipment, and safe work practices, including handling toxic and non-toxic chemicals according to safety data sheets. The cleaner must follow oral and written instructions, communicate with coworkers and supervisors, operate powered and non-powered janitorial equipment, and interpret cleaning-chemical instructions and warning labels. The work involves physical activities such as extended walking or standing, lifting and carrying supplies and equipment, pushing and pulling, climbing, bending, kneeling, reaching, and handling cleaning tools and equipment.

Requirements

Knowledge of basic janitorial work, methods, materials, and equipment.
Knowledge of basic safe work practices and the use of toxic and non-toxic chemicals according to safety data sheets.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate sufficiently with coworkers and supervisors.
Ability to operate powered and non-powered janitorial equipment.
Ability to interpret written instructions and warning labels on cleaning chemicals.
Ability to perform the physical activities required by the role, including extended walking, standing, or sitting; lifting and carrying 1–30 pounds; pushing or pulling with 5–35 pounds of force; climbing stairs and ladders; bending, twisting, balancing, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and reaching overhead.
Ability to use sight, depth perception, and hand-eye coordination to perform cleaning tasks and operate equipment and tools.

Responsibilities

High-dust surfaces above shoulder height, including lights, door areas, vents, and ledges.
Sanitize and spot-clean surfaces below shoulder height; remove fingerprints and smudges from doorknobs and walls and spot-clean windows.
Clean bathrooms, including sinks and toilets; clean and refill soap and paper dispensers as needed.
Empty trash cans, wipe them if needed, and replace liners.
Dust or vacuum floors, including beneath furniture, and dispose of collected dust.
Clean outdoor areas, including ash urns, trash cans, sidewalks, flower beds, curb lines, parking lots, benches, vending machines, window ledges, and public-area glass; remove gum and spot-clean spills.
Dust mop and spot mop public common areas; clean glass, planters, corners, and edges, and perform high dusting of window areas at least twice weekly.
Clean and sanitize food-court tables, return chairs beneath tables, spot-clean spills, empty trash, and police outdoor eating areas.
Collect dirty trays, wash them using the tray power washer, and stack clean trays for reuse.
Sanitize floors using the proper germicidal solution, including beneath furniture and behind doors.
Inspect completed rooms, check furniture placement, and make corrections as needed.
Clean halls, lobbies, stairs, water fountains, and furniture; perform wall spotting and high dusting daily.
Provide courteous customer service, answer or refer questions, work quietly, and remain in the assigned work area unless directed otherwise.
Report broken or out-of-order items to the supervisor and report incomplete assignments at the end of the shift.
Maintain a clean and neat personal appearance while on the job.
Perform other duties as assigned, potentially including floor stripping and waxing, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor auto-scrubbing and buffing.