About The Position

The General Cleaner performs cleaning activities in assigned buildings and facilities, keeping them clean, sanitary, and orderly, and performs other duties related to the assignment. The role cleans and sanitizes rooms, bathrooms, floors, hallways, lobbies, stairs, water fountains, furniture, public common areas, food court areas, and exterior grounds. The cleaner uses appropriate cleaning solutions and janitorial equipment, follows safe work practices and chemical instructions, and checks completed work to ensure cleanliness and proper furniture placement. The role also provides courteous customer service, reports damaged or out-of-order items to a supervisor, and may perform additional duties as assigned, including floor stripping and waxing, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor scrubbing and buffing.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of basic janitorial work and the methods, materials, and equipment used in janitorial work.
  • Knowledge of basic safe work practices and the use of toxic and non-toxic chemicals in accordance with safety data sheets.
  • Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, including written instructions and warning labels on cleaning chemicals.
  • Ability to communicate sufficiently with coworkers and supervisors.
  • Ability to operate powered and non-powered janitorial equipment.
  • Ability to maintain the physical condition needed to perform assigned duties, including walking, standing, or sitting for extended periods; lifting or 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 throughout the shift.
  • Ability to use sight, depth perception, and hand-eye coordination to perform cleaning tasks and operate equipment and tools.
  • Weekends are required.

Responsibilities

  • High-dust surfaces above shoulder height, including lights, vents, curtain tips, and ledges.
  • Sanitize surfaces below shoulder height and spot-clean fingerprints, smudges, and windows using appropriate solutions.
  • Clean bathrooms, including sinks, toilets, soap dispensers, and paper dispensers; refill dispensers as needed.
  • Empty trash cans, clean them if needed, and replace liners.
  • Dust or vacuum floors, including under furniture, and clean and dispose of dust from mopheads.
  • Clean exterior grounds and public areas, including ash urns, trash cans, sidewalks, flower beds, curb lines, parking lots, benches, vending machines, windows, and spills; remove gum as needed.
  • Dust mop and spot mop hallways; clean glass and planters; check corners, edges, and window areas for dirt and cobwebs.
  • Clean and sanitize food court tables, return chairs to their places, remove trash, clean trays using a tray power washer, and police outside eating areas.
  • Sanitize floors using the appropriate germicidal solution, working under furniture and behind doors.
  • Inspect completed work and correct issues, including furniture placement, to help prevent complaints.
  • Clean halls, lobbies, stairs, water fountains, and furniture, and perform wall spotting and high dusting daily.
  • Knock before entering an occupied room, interact courteously with customers, answer or refer questions, and work quietly.
  • Report broken or out-of-order items and incomplete assignments to a supervisor; remain in the assigned work area unless redirected.
  • Maintain a clean and neat personal appearance and perform other duties as assigned, which may include floor care and carpet cleaning.
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