General Cleaner Macys Old Orchard Center- Skokie

Bluechip Pros•Skokie, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Cleaner performs a variety of cleaning activities in assigned buildings/facilities, keeping them in clean, sanitary, and orderly condition. This role also involves performing other tasks related to the area of assignment.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of janitorial work operations.
Basic knowledge of methods, materials, and equipment used in janitorial work.
Basic knowledge of safe work practices.
Knowledge of the use of toxic and non-toxic chemicals (per MSDS sheets).
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Sufficient communication skills to interact with co-workers and supervisors.
Ability to operate powered and non-powered janitorial equipment.
Ability to interpret written instructions and warning labels on cleaning chemicals.
Ability to maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, including walking, standing or sitting for extended periods, operating equipment, lifting/carrying 1-30 lbs, pushing/pulling 5-35 lbs, climbing stairs and ladders, bending/twisting/balancing, kneeling/crouching/crawling, reaching/handling/grasping/fingering, and overhead reaching.
Adequate sight for performing cleaning tasks and maintaining safety standards, including depth perception and hand-eye coordination for equipment and tool use.

Responsibilities

Perform high dusting using a treated high duster, starting in a counter-clockwise direction around the room, cleaning surfaces above shoulder height such as lights above doors, curtain tips, vents, and ledges.
Sanitize and spot clean surfaces using a germicidal solution, working counter-clockwise around the room, sanitizing surfaces below shoulder height including ledges, chairs, telephones, countertops, and trash cans.
Remove fingerprints and smudges from doorknobs and walls using the proper solution.
Spot clean windows using the proper solution.
Clean bathrooms using a germicidal solution, wiping down in the following order: above and below the sink, toilet seat, and the outside of the toilet bowl. Clean the inside of the toilet bowl with a Johnnie Mop and germicidal solution, paying attention to the rim.
Check and refill soap dispensers and paper dispensers daily.
Empty trash cans, removing the liner and wiping the can if liquid is present, then placing a clean liner.
Dust or vacuum floors using a treated dust mophead, starting at the back of the room and using the 'S' stroke to catch dust. Dust under all furniture and in restrooms. Clean the mophead with a counter brush and sweep dust into a dustpan. When vacuuming, start at the back of the room and work towards the door, ensuring all areas under furniture are cleaned.
Perform grounds care duties, including emptying and cleaning ash urns and trash cans, policing sidewalks, flower beds, and curb lines for trash and cigarette butts, spot cleaning spills on sidewalks, removing gum with a scraper, wiping benches and vending machines, wiping lower window ledges, high dusting for dust and cobwebs, cleaning public area glass as necessary, and policing the parking lot for trash.
Clean public common areas, including dust mopping and spot mopping main hallways, cleaning glass several times a day, cleaning planters inside and out, checking for cobwebs and high dusting window areas at least twice a week, and checking all corners and edges for dirt, cobwebs, and debris.
Clean, remove trash, and sanitize tables in the food court, placing chairs back under tables. Spot clean spills, empty and clean trash cans, remove dirty trays to the washroom, clean them using a tray power washer, and stack clean trays for recycled use. Police outside eating areas.
Sanitize floors using the proper germicidal solution, starting at the back of the room and mopping under furniture and behind doors as backing out of the room.
Perform self-inspections after completing room cleaning, mentally reviewing steps and visually checking furniture placement, making corrections as needed.
Perform daily cleaning tasks for halls, lobbies, stairs, water fountains, furniture, and wall spotting, including high dusting.
Engage in customer relations and service by knocking lightly before entering occupied rooms, being friendly and cheerful, answering questions courteously or referring customers to someone who can, reporting anything broken or out of order to the supervisor, working quietly, reducing noise, staying in the assigned work area unless requested otherwise, maintaining a clean and neat personal appearance, and reporting to the supervisor if work assignments are not completed by the end of the shift.
Perform other duties as assigned or directed by the supervisor and/or Account Manager, which may include floor care such as stripping and waxing floors, extraction and bonneting of carpets, and auto scrubbing and buffing of floors.